Humanities Homework Help

Response essays are to be typed in 12-point, Times New Roman font, double-spaced, and set within 1” margins. Each essay should be 2-4 pages in length (minimum of 500 words/two full pages), address one of the prompts provided, make clear references to the texts, and present a legible argument, position, line of analysis, or reaction. Essays submitted after noon on Monday, October 4, or those that do not meet the requirements or address the prompt will receive zero credit.

Option 1: How do the courtly mores of our chivalric romances differ from the values of the warrior culture depicted in Beowulf? Refer to two or more of our chivalric texts (Erec and Enide, Lanval, Bisclavret, Sir Orfeo, or Sir Gawain and the Green Knight) in addition to Beowulf in order to describe and compare the expectations of the hero, the relationship between the hero and his culture, and any other elements you found significant.