Sir Garwin and the Green Knight supply a medieval setting during the time of King Arthur and his knights. During this period, knights followed a certain code that ensured "heroic and gentlemanly behavior". In this romance, the knight's code questioned in regards to Arthur's bravest knight, Gawain. Lancelot is usually portrayed as the best of the Round Table in modern tales. However, earlier versions of King Arthur's group display his nephew, Gawain, as the greatest of them all. The Gawain Poet's "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" entails the theme of integrity as Gawain receives challenges from the Green Knight which includes a ridiculous task, finding a castle, and remaining honest.
To test the overall courageousness of Arthur's knights, the Green Knight of a foreign kingdom proposes a troubling task to the Round Table. The strange knight asks either of the Round Table men to swing an axe at his neck in exchange for a swing to theirs in return. When no one accepts the task, King Arthur himself agrees, but is quickly replaced by Gawain. He proceeds by swinging the axe and making a clean cut along the way. This entire part of the story shows the hidden test the Green Knight made to question the bravery of the knights of the Round Table as a whole. Gawain passes the task when he takes the place of …show more content…
Gawain's swing was so powerful that it decapitated the Green Knight. Instead of dying, he simply retrieves his and goes home, but not before telling Gawain to find him to finish the deal. By telling him to do so, the knight tests his code of honor. As a knight, Gawain is required to honor his word, so this tested when the most frightening side of the deal, in his case, is prolonged. Although tempting, he does not withdraw from the challenge, for he sets out to find the Green Knight's
To test the overall courageousness of Arthur's knights, the Green Knight of a foreign kingdom proposes a troubling task to the Round Table. The strange knight asks either of the Round Table men to swing an axe at his neck in exchange for a swing to theirs in return. When no one accepts the task, King Arthur himself agrees, but is quickly replaced by Gawain. He proceeds by swinging the axe and making a clean cut along the way. This entire part of the story shows the hidden test the Green Knight made to question the bravery of the knights of the Round Table as a whole. Gawain passes the task when he takes the place of …show more content…
Gawain's swing was so powerful that it decapitated the Green Knight. Instead of dying, he simply retrieves his and goes home, but not before telling Gawain to find him to finish the deal. By telling him to do so, the knight tests his code of honor. As a knight, Gawain is required to honor his word, so this tested when the most frightening side of the deal, in his case, is prolonged. Although tempting, he does not withdraw from the challenge, for he sets out to find the Green Knight's