Conflicts between innocence and experience prove extremely central to the understanding of the relationship between the plots. Fundamentally, Gawain can be seen as a physical manifestation of what all Perceval aspires to and may be becoming but cannot yet achieve. However, this makes his adventures less emotive, inspiring and even less dimensional. Thus whilst Gauvain serves as a flaw to Perceval’s imperfect personal chivalry, it can also be suggested Perceval serves as flaw to Gauvain’s false grandeur and limited development as a potentially fundamental character in Arthurian
Conflicts between innocence and experience prove extremely central to the understanding of the relationship between the plots. Fundamentally, Gawain can be seen as a physical manifestation of what all Perceval aspires to and may be becoming but cannot yet achieve. However, this makes his adventures less emotive, inspiring and even less dimensional. Thus whilst Gauvain serves as a flaw to Perceval’s imperfect personal chivalry, it can also be suggested Perceval serves as flaw to Gauvain’s false grandeur and limited development as a potentially fundamental character in Arthurian