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In three pages specific quotes from these respective classic works of literature are contextually interpreted and analyzed. Two sources are listed in the bibliography.
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regarded as a classic, it must withstand the test of time. When a text is written, it is comparable to being engraved in stone; it cannot be altered in
any way. Art reflects the life of the author and the times in which he lives. Therefore, to develop a deeper appreciation of a particular piece of classic
literature, the reader must also consider what inspired it - most notably the historical, social, or political context within which it was written. The unidentified poet of "Sir Gawain
and the Green Knight," satirist Geoffrey Chaucer in The Canterbury Tales, and playwright William Shakespeare in King Lear created situations and characters they knew would appeal to their period audiences
emotions and moral sensibilities. For example, during the fourteenth century, there was no more heroic symbol or human personification of morality than knights. They were in life
as they were depicted in art and fiction, courtly gentlemen who conducted their lives within the strictly defined parameters of a chivalric code of morality. If kings were leading
by Gods image and example, knights were His messengers. The never-revealed author of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" was rumored to be a relative of Geoffrey Chaucer.
The poem features as its protagonist Sir Gawain, a nephew of King Arthur, who is revered by his colleagues and society as the perfect knight, with his armor a modest
and protective shield of any fears or shortcomings. After courageously facing off with the Green Knight, whom he beheaded but who miraculously survived, Sir Gawain is understandably anxious about
the prospect of confronting him a year later in the dreaded eye for an eye tradition. When one of his female admirers, Lady Bercilak, shared her green girdle with
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