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Assignment:

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight has always intrigued me for this reason, both because while it includes the King Arthur legend, it has consistently failed on the "big screen." Western culture has seen "one off inspirations" from Sir Gawain in the forms of "The Jolly Green Giant," "The Headless Horseman," and a few other lesser known references, but nothing has really taken hold when it comes to this rich Medieval narrative.

Why do you think this is? What about Sir Gawain makes it hard to adapt to a modern, condensed version on film? Please identify out ONE passage in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight that you think would beautifully translate to film for a visual audience, and please explain your reasons why.

Side Supplemental Note: GUESS WHAT? It turns out that yet another bold filmmaker is taking on the Sir Gawain narrative. If you're looking for more backstory about this elusive narrative, please see this interesting cinematic and narrative history. And, don't forget to check out this apparent Sir Gawain modern film recently released!

Note 1: Remember, you must include textual evidence from the poem to support your answers. Don't fall into the trap of "creating" something that isn't there. Look at the poem's lines carefully with your eye on the literary devices we have covered thus far.

Note 2: When including quotes from poetry, please use a backslash to indicate when the lines break in the poem, and include the line numbers in the parenthetical/in-text citation.

Example:

Frost uses vivid nature imagery: "The woods are lovely, dark and deep, / But I have promises to keep" (13-14).