The Middle Ages

Question 1: The Crusaders- are band of men assemble by the Pope to retake back Jerusalem from the Muslims.



The Murder of Thomas a Becket- the was of Thomas was brutal. They ran up on him while he was praying and just stab him until they broke his skull. King Henry II gave the order for him to be killed and three nights went to France to do it and was disgrace for doing it by the king.



The Magna Carta- A bill that was sign by the king to give him less power over taxation in the middle ages. It was the first time an English monarch was under control by law.



The Black Death- Was a plague that went through Italy but started in the east. Their was three different types of the disease: The bubonic- which left you wit bumps on your neck, armpits, and groin, has a life expectation of a week. The pneumonic plague- which attacked the respiratory system, has a life expectation of a day or two. The septicemic version- which attacked the blood stream.



Question 2: The Knight- He has similarities to Beowulf but he seems more humble than him.



The Squire- He is the knights son. He really is the perfect son with all his special talents but he a little feminine



The Yeoman- He is the farmer. He is very skilled in the bow and arrow department and also in the woods



The Prioress- She is the nun of the ship and she brought another nun and three priest. She is sweet and elegant.



The Monk- Hes very skilled in riding horse's and in the woods.



The Friar- he was the comic relive around the ship.



The Merchant- He was the hustler of the ship, good wit money and trading in foreign countries.



The Clerk- He was college man of the ship, very smart at philosophy.



The Sergeant of the Law- He was the man with the money. A well known judge and had great wisdom.



The Franklin- the son of a great philosopher but also a alcoholic.



The Haberdasher, Carpenter, Arras-maker, Dyer and Weaver- i didn't get to much information about them but what i got was, their wives really want to get married.



The Cook- Seems like a good cook i guess.



The Ship man- He was a rough looking guy but he knows his way around the seas.



The Physician- A well know doctor through the city he was from.



The Wife of Bath- Seems like she gets around being deaf and all. she had five husbands. she must have pretty







The Parson- Is a man that takes life as it comes. Hes not rich but he is glorified.







The Plowman- he was the hired help just their for the muscle and good working skills.







The Miller- was a man with great strenght but was ugly as ever. He knows poetry.







The Manciple- Seems like he was con man towards the people.







The Reeve- He seems like a collective type of guy. He keep to himself i guess cause it said everybody was afraid of him







The Summoner- was a alcoholic too.







The Pardoner- He was his companion and long time friend. They were both equal in everything.







Question 3: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was very good. It started of as it was a battle but it was just a game. The Green Knight came to King Arthur castle to challenge anybody in his game of chance. The game was blow for blow, he will let anybody take one swing at his in return for a swing at their neck. Sir Gawain took the challenge and chop his neck off only to find out that the knight was unhuman and he pick his head up off the ground and told to Gawain to come see him a year to receive his blow. Sir Gawain was an honorable knight so in that year he went looking for the knight and ended up at a castle. In the castle he found himself in danger of his life cause they king wife was trying to seduce him. He stayed in castle for a couple of days and then he was back on his way to find the knight. He found the knight and the knight gave him the blow but did not kill him because of his loyalty towards his wife in the castle.




Question 4: I read Sir Gawain and the Green Chapel and in that Sir Gawain displays chivalry which is a part of the Middles Ages culture. He fulfills his promise to the Green Knight that he was going to met him a year to get his head cut off. Another form of chivalry was when he went to the castle and the queen was trying to seduce him but he stay true to his lady.

The Anglo-Saxons

QUESTION 1: The story of Beowulf was a very interesting but boring novel. It would give you a good battle scene to read but it would bore u when it goes off the topic of Beowulf. This story is about the trials of Beowulf not about the other people it talks about. Beowulf is the type of person that i would like to have around cause he is trustworthy, brave, and also really strong. The story in general is a really good fictional story, it will make you seem like you there after you get pass the difficulty of the reading. I would recommend it to people who enjoy fictional stories. The Anglo-Saxon's culture is very discreet with its warrior tradition, it kind of reminds you of the crypts or the bloods with all the kings and how they show loyalty to their kings. I like there culture especially because it involves being a warrior and knowing how to fight fighting.





QUESTION 2: The Anglo-Saxon's culture believes corresponded with Beowulf through its warrior tradition. One example of it is when Beowulf was loyally to his country but set out to help a unknown stranger in battle("The one who, out of pride,risked his life in the deep water though both friends and enemies told you it was too dangerous"). Another is his strong believe in god(" Light shone from the East,that bright beacon of God, and the seas subsided"). The last example is how he believe that his gods would help him in all his fights("God, as men learned,had chosen a man who could fight Grendel.The chief of the Geats, indeed, trusted his strength and God's favor").





QUESTION 3: Beowulf is similar to super man cause he protects and serves no matter what the situation is("I resolved when I set to sea in my boat with my warriors that I, alone, will fulfill the wish of your people. . .or die in the foe's grasp.,") and how he is different is because he give praise to god before and after a fight.





QUESTION 4: Beowulf death was shocking to me. He suppose to be the world famous and skilled full warrior and he was stupid enough to get scorch by the dragon. I had a feeling that the story would end that way cause in story like this nobody really lives. Reading stories from this time era really makes me think what if i grew up in this time, would i be a great warrior or a peasant. I enjoy the battle scenes in the story, when I'm reading i put my self in that time era causing me to really get stuck on that particular book.