Fletcher,+Luke

The end of Beowulf was actually a good ending, but sad because of the fall of a great warrior. Beowulf was buried with treasure and jewels- Beowulf wished to be buried like a king- which shows how much he accomplished and achieved. Beowulf found it important to buried like a king so he can be granted God's embrace in heaven, he also wished that his story would be told and remembered as a great warrior who was a gentle, noble man- who wished for fame for his mighty strength. What makes the ending good is how all his kinsmen granted his wishes and preached of his strength, nobility, and courage which is something everyone wishes when there close friends come to their funeral.

The ruins was a fairly simple read, it talks about how these ruins have so much history with it once being a monumental place where soldiers and kinsmen use to live it up there with celebration. What i found i guess funny with this poem is that parts of it weren't translated fully so there is as much decay in the poem as there is in the ruins it's describing.

My Grendal drawing was actually very fun to draw cause i never read the graphic novel of Beowulf so drawing Grendal was all from imagination. Plus drawing is a relaxing thing for me and it helps me get practice in for my drawing class i have this semester.

The other day in class we looked at the Courtly Love list and the one that caught my attention were: "A man who is vered by too much passion usually does not love." This one made the most sense to me and what it meant was a person who's only in a relationship for the sex will never really know what the meaning of 'being in love' is.Quiz

Quiz #3 part 2- Passage in Fitt 3 Pg. 183 "Nor did the lady fail to wish her guest good day; Early she was there his mood to mollify" A this point in the story Sir Gawain has already arrived to this host's palace and is awaiting the end of the year to face the Green Knight. He is awaken once again by the host's wife where she attempts- again- to seduce, but later on in the text we find out that these meetings with the fairl lady are arranged as a test to see if Gawain will give in. But the temptation for him is hard because he knows it's a slap in the face for his host, so at one point he accepts a waist sash from her and this gives him much grief when he is in front of the host to thank him for his successful hunt. This test is revealed at the end of the story by the Green Knight who was his wonderful host the whole time and Gawain's loyalty- or more like he was mostly loyal because he did still accept something from the lady and didn't give anything back- causes him to keep his life and head.

Response: 'Undressing Lady Bertilak' This article argued about Sir Gawain's loyalty to his host by the fact that Sir Gawain accepted the host's wife's sash and didn't give anything to his host except the three kisses she gave him the last three nights. The way Gawain gave the kisses to the host first before he could give Gawain what he hunted showed the Gawain was guilty about accepting the sash and not telling the host about it. In the end though, the Green Knight reveals his identity as being Lord Bertilak and it was his wife who gave him the sash, but for this the Green knight merely gave Gawain a gash in the back of the neck instead of killing him. I guess the Green Knight felt he was more loyal than he anticiipated so he let him live, but the gash he gave Gawain was a reminder of how he could of died and his disloyalty as a Christian Knight.

My favorite pilgrim in The Cantebury Tales was the Prioresse- the nun- because of her personality: charitable, modest, courtesy, compassionate, but at the same time she wasn't as innocent as she was depicted. Her 'Amor Vincit omnia'- Love Conquers all- seems to be not very nun-like because of the fact that most Christians believe it God who conquers all. Being a top tear nun her personality would require her to eat very dantily, but at the same time Chaucer uses her kind of character as entertainment for the reader because she is the kind of person who has no pretenses.

__Medeval Period (15th to 16th century) changes/development__ __Identify significant changes in the language of the biblical passages__ The grammar in Tyndale's is old, but everyone else's version seemed to be plagurized off Tyndales. Douay- Rheins- Righteousness vs. Justice Geneva- uses literary devices Tyndale- to offerest vs. to bring, Publicans vs. publicans King James- Perfection of Earth vs. Perfection of Heaven
 * science and medicine
 * Christianity is viral
 * novels/plays get a bigger audience- origin of dramas
 * Poetry writing
 * Catholics vs. Protestants
 * and plot of witchcraft

__Ruminate on " To the Troops at Tilbury"__

In Queen Elizabeths speech she is building confidence in her soldiers before battle. She telling them that no one will break the borders of their country and invade while she is incharge:" I myself will take up arms; I myself will be your general, judge, and rewarder of every one of your virtues in the field." Queen Elizabeth also sweet talks her people with:" you have deserved rewards and crowns, and we do assure you in the word of a prince, they shall be duly paid you." Emphasizing to her people that they as the soldiers will be favored like kings if England prevails.