In all instances, truthfulness and resilience was a continuous pattern for proving himself worthy as a knight, and further uncovering his strengths. As stated in line 1876, “Then he went at once to the chapel of worship, privately approached the priest and implored him to allow his confession, and lead him in life so his soul might be saved when he goes to his grave.” Gawain, tempted by the thoughts of sexual instant gratification, openly confessed his lustful thoughts immediately, which symbolically portrayed opting for God’s embrace and reassurance in protection of his soul against worldly endeavors. In the final chapters, after overcoming considerable barriers and disregarding his guide’s warnings, Gawain reunites with the Green Knight for his punishment, and discovers the challenge to be his journey in seeking out the Green Knight to prove his devotion to the chivalric code, as the Green Knight morphed himself as the seemingly kind-hearted and warm-spirited host, Bertliak of Hautdesrt, and Bertilak’s seductive and lecherous wife with the assistance of sorceress Morgan le Faye, King Arthur’s half-sister. Gawain believes his experiences to be a representation of his true nature, and once again portrays selflessness and self-awareness by presenting the…
