LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MEDIEVAL LITERATURE AND CULTURE
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As the suffering Christ
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As the ransom God demands for the sins of humanity
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As a special Jewish teacher
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As the heroic noble warrior
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Dreamer is seeing for himself the validity of Christ’s claims of rewarding his faithful servants. So the Cross, it seems, is now further gift-giving and reciprocating by telling the Dreamer that he has been given a gift by Christ, who died for his sins.
Detailed explanation-2: -However, many also understand that the cross (rood) is a symbolism for the victorious redemption of Christ’s resurrection because of the suffering he endured for the human race.
Detailed explanation-3: -In his dream, the poet narrates that at night, he saw the Cross was “treasure adorned” for it was covered in gems and gold, and the ‘Rood’ or the ‘cross’ was hovering in the air. The poet also described the Cross to have a “wretched hostility” and on the right side a little blood other than its golden beauty.
Detailed explanation-4: -The crucifixion symbolizes the battles in life and sacrifices we must make, but the resurrection is the victory over all does battles. The dreamer describes the cross as a beautiful tree that selflessly was sacrificed to be a companion to Jesus.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Rood considers itself, in the mode of the Germanic heroic code, the retainer of Christ, as all living things should serve God. Yet the Rood is about to assist in the death of his liege-lord, Christ; no Germanic warrior would ever willingly help in such an act.