In the Pearl poet’s Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, an epic talk emerges to reveal a man’s journey of honesty, morals, and honor. Sir Gawain accepts a challenge in place of his uncle King Arthur, with hidden tests. The tests that we’re giving to him is when he was forced when the Green Knight gave him the challenge. Then there was the test when lord Bertilak wife tried to seduce him. The other one was when Gawain keeping his word and actually going through with the challenge. At the Green Chapel Gawain The Green Knight reveals his name, Bertilak, and explains that he is the lord of the castle where Gawain recently stayed. Because Gawain did not honestly exchange all of his winnings on the third day, Bertilak drew blood on his third blow.
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He declined Arthur’s invite because he was to ashamed of his dishonorable action to ever want to face the place of the people of his shame and dishonor again. Obviously no one else thought it shameful of him want to save his own life, as the invitation was given and his fellow knights treated him well; however, Gawain set a high standard for himself and simple did not want the reminder and that’s why he refused the invitation. The Green Knight lifts the axe high and drops it. When the Green Knight sees Gawain flinch he stops his blade, mocking Gawain and questioning his reputation. Gawain tells him he will not flinch again, and the Green Knight lifts the axe a second time. Gawain doesn’t flinch as the axe comes down, and the Green Knight holds the blade again, this time congratulating Gawain’s courage. He then threatens Gawain, saying that the next blow will strike him. Angry, Gawain tells the knight to hurry up and strike, and the knight lifts his axe one last time. He brings it down hard, but causes Gawain no harm other than a slight cut on his
He declined Arthur’s invite because he was to ashamed of his dishonorable action to ever want to face the place of the people of his shame and dishonor again. Obviously no one else thought it shameful of him want to save his own life, as the invitation was given and his fellow knights treated him well; however, Gawain set a high standard for himself and simple did not want the reminder and that’s why he refused the invitation. The Green Knight lifts the axe high and drops it. When the Green Knight sees Gawain flinch he stops his blade, mocking Gawain and questioning his reputation. Gawain tells him he will not flinch again, and the Green Knight lifts the axe a second time. Gawain doesn’t flinch as the axe comes down, and the Green Knight holds the blade again, this time congratulating Gawain’s courage. He then threatens Gawain, saying that the next blow will strike him. Angry, Gawain tells the knight to hurry up and strike, and the knight lifts his axe one last time. He brings it down hard, but causes Gawain no harm other than a slight cut on his