The True Hero, Sir Gawain
In regard to the matter of deciding a true hero in the book King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, one believes that Sir Gawain is an exceptional hero whose ordinary life qualities and accomplishments in the special world prove him to be a true knight. His pursuit of chivalry led him to overcome his past mistake of murdering a lady, built a solid foundation for him to further excel in his life quests based on the lessons he learned from the past, and eventually earned an honor as a true knight, which gave him a much deserving title as a hero.
Sir Gawain’s, the son of King Lot of Orkney and the nephew of King Arthur, status quo is well depicted on the day of King Arthur’s wedding. On King Arthur’s wedding day, …show more content…
He did not know what was about to happen when he loses his composure. Sir Gawain ruined his knighthood in the moment of a slain of his sword. His status quo started as such upon the failure of his first assigned quest.
Sir Gawain’s call to adventure was neither planned nor prepared, which signifies his readiness as a true knight and disposition to be a hero. The appearance of Green Knight was truly an unexpected incident, which gave Sir Gawain a precious long-awaited opportunity to execute his knighthood without hesitance. Green Knight’s call for dueling had a terrifying condition. It is described in the book as follows:
“‘If any man in this hall is so brave and so courageous as to exchange stroke for stroke, I will give him this noble axe-- heavy enough truly to handle as he may desire: yes, and I myself will stand here on the floor and receive the first stroke of the axe wherever he may smite me. Only me must swear, and you, lord king, to give me the right to deal him such another blow, if I may, a twelve month and a day from now’” …show more content…
However, the source of his courage was not from recklessness but from the contrition that he made deep down in his heart, which led him to realize the importance of the dignity and honor of knighthood. If he had not killed a lady in the past, he would not have worked so hard to be a better and stricter knight. Had it not been for this mistake, he would not have tried as hard as he could to keep the knighthood in his heart. And lastly, without his faithfulness to his knightly words, Sir Gawain would have not promised his commitment to the dueling. It seems that he wanted to make up for his past mistake and constantly reminded himself of his wrong deed along with the knighthood. He once had been in a situation where he lost all of his work and accomplishment as a great knight. He knew the value of them better than any other knights. To keep them, he knew it was worthwhile to take a risk. According to the book, Sir Gawain called himself “a shamed knight” for he regretted his past mistake while he confessed as follows:‘“I am a shamed knight,’ he said, “for I have slain a lady. Had I been merciful to Sir Blamoure, this would not have happened!’” (61) Even though he had murdered a lady by accident, his attitude and repentance towards it opened a pathway for him to become a hero because if he had not killed a lady, he wouldn’t have tried so hard to recover his knighthood under strict
In regard to the matter of deciding a true hero in the book King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, one believes that Sir Gawain is an exceptional hero whose ordinary life qualities and accomplishments in the special world prove him to be a true knight. His pursuit of chivalry led him to overcome his past mistake of murdering a lady, built a solid foundation for him to further excel in his life quests based on the lessons he learned from the past, and eventually earned an honor as a true knight, which gave him a much deserving title as a hero.
Sir Gawain’s, the son of King Lot of Orkney and the nephew of King Arthur, status quo is well depicted on the day of King Arthur’s wedding. On King Arthur’s wedding day, …show more content…
He did not know what was about to happen when he loses his composure. Sir Gawain ruined his knighthood in the moment of a slain of his sword. His status quo started as such upon the failure of his first assigned quest.
Sir Gawain’s call to adventure was neither planned nor prepared, which signifies his readiness as a true knight and disposition to be a hero. The appearance of Green Knight was truly an unexpected incident, which gave Sir Gawain a precious long-awaited opportunity to execute his knighthood without hesitance. Green Knight’s call for dueling had a terrifying condition. It is described in the book as follows:
“‘If any man in this hall is so brave and so courageous as to exchange stroke for stroke, I will give him this noble axe-- heavy enough truly to handle as he may desire: yes, and I myself will stand here on the floor and receive the first stroke of the axe wherever he may smite me. Only me must swear, and you, lord king, to give me the right to deal him such another blow, if I may, a twelve month and a day from now’” …show more content…
However, the source of his courage was not from recklessness but from the contrition that he made deep down in his heart, which led him to realize the importance of the dignity and honor of knighthood. If he had not killed a lady in the past, he would not have worked so hard to be a better and stricter knight. Had it not been for this mistake, he would not have tried as hard as he could to keep the knighthood in his heart. And lastly, without his faithfulness to his knightly words, Sir Gawain would have not promised his commitment to the dueling. It seems that he wanted to make up for his past mistake and constantly reminded himself of his wrong deed along with the knighthood. He once had been in a situation where he lost all of his work and accomplishment as a great knight. He knew the value of them better than any other knights. To keep them, he knew it was worthwhile to take a risk. According to the book, Sir Gawain called himself “a shamed knight” for he regretted his past mistake while he confessed as follows:‘“I am a shamed knight,’ he said, “for I have slain a lady. Had I been merciful to Sir Blamoure, this would not have happened!’” (61) Even though he had murdered a lady by accident, his attitude and repentance towards it opened a pathway for him to become a hero because if he had not killed a lady, he wouldn’t have tried so hard to recover his knighthood under strict