Question

Read the excerpt from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Yet Arthur would not eat until they were all served. He seemed full of the joy of youth, almost a boy. He was happy with his life; he cared little For lying in bed or sitting still for a long time, His young blood so stirred him and his wild brain. And there was a custom, besides, that he meant to keep, That he had assumed in his noble way: he would not eat On such a holiday until he had been told A tale all new of some wonderful event . . . Which textual evidence best supports the conclusion that Arthur respects tradition

Answer 1

Answer: And there was a custom, besides, that he meant to keep, That he had assumed in his noble way.

Explanation:

From the excerpt, Arthur would not eat until everyone else were served. He was full or the joy of youth and he also kept to a custom which he had assumed in his noble way as he would not eat on such a holiday until when he had been told a new tale of some wonderful events.

The textual evidence best supports the conclusion that Arthur respects tradition is that "And there was a custom, besides, that he meant to keep, That he had assumed in his noble way