Discuss the difference between heroism and monstrosity in Gawain and the Green Knight. How do different episodes within the poem define these terms, and how do they designate certain characteristics as heroic or monstrous?

Guidelines

· Your initial response should be at least 500 words in length

· Use MLA format for any quotations or citations that you use to support your answer. Use size 12 font, one-inch margins, and double-spacing.

Readings

Hunt, Lynn, et al. The Making of the West: People and Cultures. 6th ed., Macmillan Learning, 2019. Combined volume.

· Chapter 10: Commercial Quickening and Religious Reform, 1050–1150

· Chapter 11: The Flowering of the Middle Ages, 1150–1215

Anonymous. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, translated by W. A. Neilson, 1999.

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