Read lines 1-1177 of Sir Gawain and The Green Knight. If you don’t have the book, you can find a copy here.

As you read, answer the following questions: 
1. Why do you believe the author began his poem with the end of the Trojan war and Aeneas?
2. Look up the meaning of “alliterative verse.” What is alliterative verse, and give three examples from the poem that you particularly like. 
3. Describe the scene at Camelot in lines 37-129. What do we know about the likely characters of those gathered in the hall given this description?
4. Lines 130-220 describe the Green Knight. What do you believe the green of the knight represents, and support your answer with proof from this passage. 
5. Why does the Green Knight claim he has come? How does Arthur respond?
6. Why does Gawain volunteer to “play” the knight’s game. 
7. What happened in the “game?”
8. Why did the Green Knight say that such happenings were appropriate for Christmas?
9. On which day did Sir Gawain leave in his trip to seek out the Green Knight?
10. What are the five sets of five represented in the pentagle on Sir Gawain’s shield?
11. What was Gawain concerned about missing that made him pray to find a house to stop at?
12. Describe Gawain’s reception into the house.
13. How was the Christmas celebrations at the Castle different than the Christmas celebrations at Camelot? How are they the same?
14. How did the Lord of the castle respond to Gawain’s news that he must leave to find the Green chapel and the Green Knight?
15. How far is the Green chapel from the castle?