These lines tell us that the green knight mocked the knights of arthur’s court for being cowardly and not accepting his challenge. king arthur stepped up to accept the challenge himself, but gawain does not let his king suffer such and accepts the potentially fatal challenge. by this act, gawain upholds the of chivalry.

Ask yourself all of the following questions before you even consider submitting your essay for grading. if your answer to even one of these questions is no, then you still have some work to do. does my introduction attempt to “hook” the reader? does my essay have a clear and specific thesis statement? does my essay accurately tell my story? does my essay indicate why i’m telling my story? have i described only my own experiences? have i used the first-person point of view (the pronoun “i”) throughout the essay? have i clearly indicated where paragraphs begin and end? does each of my paragraphs support my thesis statement? does my conclusion summarize and give closure to my essay? have i effectively proofread my essay? have i met the length requirement? is my essay formatted according to the instructions?

Read these passages from when birds get flu and cows go mad by john

Which three parts of these excerpts reflect the idea that war affects not only the minds of the combatants but also their physical reactions?