In the beginning, Sir Gawain was given the green girdle by his lover, Lady Bertilak, as a token of their 'love.' She also told him the girdle would make him invincible. When he fought with her husband, Bertilak, he was supposed to win and give him the girdle, however, he failed in doing that. Therefore he continued wearing the girdle as a sign of his shame and failure. His fellow knights felt very compassionate and wanted to show their support for him by wearing a green girdle as well.
Answer: Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy.
Explanation:
The prologue of this play establishes it as a tragedy by using key words like "fatal", "piteous", and "strife". Shakespeare lets the audience know from the very first lines that this is a tragic tale.
"From forth the fatal loins of these two foes
A pair of star-crossed lovers take their life,
Whose misadventured piteous overthrows
Doth with their death bury their parents' strife."
Of course, he further elaborates on the tragedy through the scenes just foreshadowed. Romeo and Juliet, our protagonists both die. In a triumphant ending, we would see the protagonist achieve their desires.
There are subtle examples of the tragedy as well. In Act 2 Scene 2, Juliet laments on their unfortunate circumstance. "O Romeo, Romeo! wherefore art thou Romeo?" She isn't asking where he is, but why he has to be a Montague. Though it is a romantic scene in which they reveal their desires, it is inherently tragic. They can never truly be together.
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Read: Tristan and Isolde
, The Love Sin, By Lady Jane Wilde (1871
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Which of the following best describes the central conflict in this poem?
A
. The central conflict in this poem is between Tristan and Isolde because they cannot decide if their love is true or fake.
B
. The central conflict in this poem revolves around the secrecy of Tristan and Isolde’s love, and the strife this secret brings them (as they keep it from King Mark).
C
. The central conflict in this poem is between King Mark and Sir Tristan, as they fight for Isolde’s love and hand in marriage.
D
. The central conflict in this poem deals mostly with the rumors being spread by the courtiers, who threaten to tell the king of the queen’s faithlessness.
Answer: B
. The central conflict in this poem revolves around the secrecy of Tristan and Isolde’s love, and the strife this secret brings them (as they keep it from King Mark).
Explanation:
Jane Wilde wrote this poem in the 1800's, based on a Celtic legend. Her focus is on the forbidden love of Tristan And Isolde. ("None, unless the saints above, Knew the secret of their love", and " their hands would twine unseen"). Their love seems to feed on the rush of the secrecy they keep to avoid King Mark of Cornwall from finding out about it.
Calypso asks Odysseus if he is willing to stay with her, and if he does so she will make him immortal with her. He replies that he would rather return to his wife and family. Reluctantly, she lets him leave.
