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I decided to do the texts Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight because I really found the story behind them to be interesting, and the way the roles are played in each story aren’t always as they seem, like nothing is straight forward, there’s always some sort of reason or action behind the event that happens. Beowulf, Gawain, and the Green Knight play fascinating roles that aren’t always the perfect or noticeable of people. Beowulf yes was a hero in every sense a hero could be, but he also had an ego, he loved boasting about his strengths and victories which isn’t something a hero is known, but that’s what it was like back then. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight both seem to have “disguises” in the beginning of the story, neither of them who they really say they are. Again, Gawain is a very clear example of a brave and honorable knight, yet even after he told the Green Knight he was not afraid of death, he still flinches when he sees the axe because he was scared for his life. In the beginning he was willing to die, but in the moment, after all the temptations he’d gone through, he loved his life, which is a human thing to do. And finally, the Green Knight who from the beginning was lying about his identity, him being the lord of the castle, as well as his challenge was actually to test his loyalty to the task against all the pleasures he was given.

The multimedia modes I used were Visual because I feel like aside from describing how someone or something is feeling, seeing it is the next best thing. You can get a clear sense of what the person is trying to portray in that moment just by looking at a photo. I chose a photo of a tree changing through the seasons as a way to represent the way the author beautifully described the way the seasons changed for Gawain, reminding him of his promise to the Green Knight. Or a photo of Beowulf displaying Grendel’s arm to the king and telling him how victorious he was in battle. Through this process I learned a lot about really looking into a text, and to try to find something that could equally describe it as clearly as words can.

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Sir Gawain keeping his Promise (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)

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Sir Gawain keeping his Promise (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)

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This picture is shows what was supposed to be Sir Gawain’s final moments, the final part where he reunites with the Green Knight to keep his promise of getting his head chopped off, of proving to the knight that king Arthur and the Round Table were brave and honorable people (lines 2213-2214). In this moment I believe the Green Knight is just noticing the green sash his wife had given to Gawain before he had left to find the knight, but right as he was going to swing his axe Gawain catches a glimpse of it from the corner of his eye and flinches (lines 2265-2267), which then leads to the true purpose of what the Green Knight was doing. The challenge he called out in Arthur’s court was nothing more than a test to see whether he would stay loyal to his task, despite all the pleasures he was given, and even though Gawain somewhat failed the test, he was honest in his actions and admitted his failures and the fact that he wasn’t afraid of admitting those failures showed the Green Knight how brave Gawain was, and how he deserved to live and not die as he had promised.

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The Honor of the Round Table (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)

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The Honor of the Round Table (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)

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In the story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, there speaks a lot about honor. When the Green Knight first appears in Arthur’s court, the first thing he does is to test the loyalty, honor, and strength of Arthur and the Round Table, who are said to be the bravest in all the kingdom (lines 256-274). After none of the other knights step forward, Arthur takes up the challenge to kill the Green Knight until his nephew Sir Gawain asks his king to take his place (lines 341-361). Gawain does this because he is eager to protect the honor of the knights of the Round Table, and king Arthur. After completing the test and cutting the head off the Green Knight, he then promises that after a year and one day Gawain would find the knight and allow him to strike him down (lines 381-385). Doing this would test if Gawain was loyal to his word and show that he, and the other knights aren’t cowards.

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In this photo it shows Beowulf displaying Grendel’s arm after his fight with him in the mead-hall, a show of his victory (lines 832-835). In this moment you can see that Beowulf is thrilled with himself about his victory against Grendel, and the shock on all the others faces when they find out that the threat that was plaguing their lands was finally dead. King Hrothgar goes as far as to adopt Beowulf and tell him he would want for nothing, and that he can have whatever he wants (lines 946-949). The picture shows in detail how the author was describing Grendel’s dangerous features such as Grendel’s talons (line 926), hoping to emphasize the strength Beowulf had against him. That he was able to rip off an entire arm from a monster as huge as Grendel was something no one could easily do, hence Hrothgar adopting Beowulf. This victory against this monster is what created the hero in these people’s eyes, their protector from a far away land.

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What makes a hero? Beowulf is a common example of what a hero appears to be. Strong, brave, caring, loyal, and true to his word. From the very beginning Beowulf shows clear examples of what a hero should be by willing sailing across the seas in order to avenge their people from Grendel’s attacks (lines 217-221). The fact that he was willing to risk his own life to protect someone other than his own people shows how brave and caring he is towards others, which is widely shown in all hero aspects. But being a hero isn’t always so humbling. Due to Beowulf’s constant victories and boasts of his bravery, it gave him a sort of ego, the ego of a person who believes that they can never lose, and no one could ever beat them. Of course in this case, its because of this ego that gives him an edge against Grendel because it wasn’t something Grendel was expecting. Someone he could count as an equal in battle (lines 740-753).

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Changing of Seasons (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)

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Changing of Seasons (Sir Gawain and the Green Knight)

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As the months pass the author talks about the beauty of the changing seasons, which in a way is a reminder to Gawain that his time with the Green Knight was close (Lines 516-535). This picture depicts the changing of the seasons and the beauty each one brings along with it (lines 504-520). But as fall and winter begin to arrive he slowly notes the changes in both the weather, and the closeness of his promise. “Then autumn arrives to harden the harvest and with it comes a warning to ripen before winter. The drying airs arrive, driving up dust from the face of the earth to the heights of heaven, and wild sky wrestles the sun with its winds, and the leaves of the lime lie littered on the ground, and grass that was green turns withered and gray. Then all which had risen over-ripens and rots and yesterday on yesterday the year dies away, and winter returns, as is the way of the world through time.” (lines 521-531). In passage he is describing how great everything was in the summer and spring, but as soon as fall came and slowly slipped into winter, Gawain is reminded that his time will come and that the greatness he felt was just as temporary as the changing of the seasons.

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"Designart 'Tree with Four Seasons ' Tree Painting Canvas Art Print, Size_40" x 30", Green"