PrepTest 88, Section 3, Question 2
Flores: The behavior of the character Gawain in Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur fluctuates radically and without apparent reason between heroic and criminal. Malory's portrayal of Gawain is incoherent in this way because Malory based his book on earlier sources from different eras, and Gawain's role changed over time.
Flores: The behavior of the character Gawain in Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur fluctuates radically and without apparent reason between heroic and criminal. Malory's portrayal of Gawain is incoherent in this way because Malory based his book on earlier sources from different eras, and Gawain's role changed over time.
Piro: While the variation you mention might stem from the different times that Malory's sources were written, in Malory's work Gawain's heroic behavior occurs during crises, but his criminal behavior occurs during stable periods, when there is more room to break the rules.
Flores: The behavior of the character Gawain in Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur fluctuates radically and without apparent reason between heroic and criminal. Malory's portrayal of Gawain is incoherent in this way because Malory based his book on earlier sources from different eras, and Gawain's role changed over time.
Piro: While the variation you mention might stem from the different times that Malory's sources were written, in Malory's work Gawain's heroic behavior occurs during crises, but his criminal behavior occurs during stable periods, when there is more room to break the rules.
Flores: The behavior of the character Gawain in Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur fluctuates radically and without apparent reason between heroic and criminal. Malory's portrayal of Gawain is incoherent in this way because Malory based his book on earlier sources from different eras, and Gawain's role changed over time.
The dialogue provides most support for the claim that Flores and Piro disagree over whether
Malory's portrayal of the character of Gawain in Le Morte D'Arthur is incoherent
the sources for Malory's characterization of Gawain were written in different eras
Gawain was portrayed as a hero in some of the stories that Malory used as sources
the behavior of Gawain in Le Morte D'Arthur alternates between heroic and criminal
the sources for Malory's characterization of Gawain vary significantly regarding the role played by Gawain
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