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  1. Apr 2023
    1. “What,” said the monk, “have you almost done preaching? Help me, in the name of God, seeing you will not in the name of the other spirit, or, by the habit which I wear, you shall repent it, tempore et loco praelibatis.”

      "Tempore et loco praelibatis" means "for the place and time." The monk somehow gets himself stuck in the tree and unknowingly draws attention to himself. His clumsiness brings the enemy to them. But the words of encouragement from the monk ultimately start a plan to end the war. This chapter of the monk brings a sense of silliness to the battle and bravery to motivate them to keep fighting regardless of how many men they have.

      Oxford Reference. https://www.oxfordreference.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780195369380.001.0001/acref-9780195369380-e-1684;jsessionid=82B337048FE6A917127D4152C84751C6

    2. and take much delight in the reading of Plutarch’s Morals, the pleasant Dialogues of Plato, the Monuments of Pausanias, and the Antiquities of Athenaeus, in waiting on the hour wherein God my Creator shall call me and command me to depart from this earth and transitory pilgrimage.

      Gargantua references Plutarch's Morals because of how valued this piece was in the French Revolution. Plutarch's Morals wrote about education for future generations. Gargantua was writing this letter to tell his son that he wanted him to be educated and his grandchildren to be educated as well. Plutarch's Morals pointed out, "Good birth indeed brings with it a store of assurance, which ought to be greatly valued by all who desire legitimate offspring." In his letter, Gargantua relates to this as he references it and encourages his son to leave his "own name" for himself while honoring him.

      Shilleto, Arthur. Plutarch's Morals. George Bell & Sons.November 27, 2007. Bohn's Classical Library,https://www.gutenberg.org/files/23639/23639-h/23639-h.htm

  2. Mar 2023
    1. When he had girded on his sword he wrapped the gift twice about him, swathed around his waist. The girdle of green silk set gaily and well upon the royal red cloth, rich to behold, but the knight ware it not for pride of the pendants, polished though they were with fair gold that gleamed brightly on the ends, but to save himself from sword and knife, when it behoved him to abide his hurt without question.

      Sir Gawain appealed to the green silk girdle because of what it represented. When she offered this gift, it came with the ability to escape death. He knows he will face the Green Knight to receive equal punishment. As he wraps the girdle around his surcoat, it becomes the "symbol of his defection from the virtues of the pentangle." But after Sir Gawain realized his cowardly behavior, the green girdle became Gawain's "symbol of guilt."

      Malarkey, Stoddard, and J. Barre Toelken. “Gawain and the Green Girdle.” The Journal of English and Germanic Philology, vol. 63, no. 1, 1964, pp. 14–20. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/27714339. Accessed 11 Mar. 2023.

    2. Then Gawain said angrily, “Why talk on thus? Thou dost threaten too long. I hope thy heart misgives thee.”

      Sir Gawain is known for his chivalry. As Gawain reflects, he becomes angry with himself for being deceived by the Green Knight. Sir Gawain demonstrates heroism "by the geometric figure on [his] shield" and the "moral imperfection of his actions." So Gawain feels so shameful for his failure of upholding the chivalry code. Even though he was brave in facing the Green Knight, Sir Gawain might have "failed" his chivalry code; but he showed "Christian humility" by upholding the temptations and honoring the Lord.

      Farrell, Thomas J. “LIFE AND ART, CHIVALRY AND GEOMETRY IN SIR GAWAIN AND THE GREEN KNIGHT.” Arthurian Interpretations, vol. 2, no. 2, 1988, pp. 17–33. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/27868637. Accessed 10 Mar. 2023.

  3. Feb 2023
    1. Surely. She is a woman like her kind. . . . Yet I will aid thee in thy labour; I Will send her gifts, the fairest gifts that lie In the hands of men, things of the days of old, Fine robings and a carcanet of gold, By the boys’ hands.—Go, quick, some handmaiden, And fetch the raiment.

      Medea talking to Jason for the second time is a thoughtful revenge plot. She realizes she can manipulate Jason by exploiting her children and gifting a gold robe and crown to his soon-to-be wife. Glauce would find the robe and crown irresistible which foreshadows the "beautiful death." The audience knows what is going to happen yet Jason has no idea. The importance of this conversation shows Medea's cleverness to act out her revenge for Jason's betrayal.

      Reference:SEGAL, Charles. “Euripides’ ‘Medea’: Vengeance, Reversal and Closure.” Pallas, no. 45, 1996, pp. 15–44. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43684499. Accessed 3 Feb. 2023.

    1. As from the “Sankhya”–unspiritually–

      "Sankhya" is comprised of two indifferent concepts of Hindu philosophy. According to the Encyclopedia of Philosophy, "Sankhya are Prakrti and purusa-s, namely Nature and persons." The importance of these distinctions are representations of dualism and mind. Prakrti is described as matter or a physical being. The Purusa-s is the concept of the intelligential component of the body's soul. These principles shape the culture to embody the mind and soul by manifesting cognitive powers to practice Hinduism.

      Reference: Ruzsa, Ferenc. Sankhyda. Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy. https://iep.utm.edu/sankhya/#SH4d