Evaluation:
Published: 28.05.2004.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
  • Essays 'Sir Gawain and The Green Knight', 1.
  • Essays 'Sir Gawain and The Green Knight', 2.
Extract

Sir Gawain and The Green Knight
<Tab/>Throughout Sir Gawain And The Green Knight there is a stark contrast between life within a castle and the world outside. In this poem life inside of a castle represents society, security, happiness and a closeness to God; while the world outside represents wilderness, danger, and vulnerability to evil. This binary is very significant in that it helps the reader to understand the lives and views held by medieval peoples.
<Tab/>In the poem Sir Gawain And The Green Knight the characters are safe and secure while they are insi…

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