In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a romantic poem by the Pearl Poet, a mysterious individual known as the Green Knight presents a challenge. With no one steps up to the challenge, Sir Gawain, a member of the Round Table, accepts it. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight exchange equal blows with a year and a day apart according to the deal. The journey follows after the beginning of the deal to test Gawain’s virtues of knighthood and prove that he is a model knight. Sir Gawain is an ideal knight because he exhibits the most of important virtues of knighthood which are piety, chivalry, and chastity.
Sir Gawain demonstrates the virtue of piety, a characteristic involving religion, throughout his journey to the Green Chapel. During the preparation for his course, he gathers his weapons and armor. According to the quote, “This fair knight had her face painted inside his shield, to stare at Heaven’s …show more content…
When none of the other knights stepped up, he proves chivalrous when he accepts the Green Knight’s challenge. He tells Arthur, “Hear me, my lord. Let this challenge be mine” (Raffel 841-842), to step up to the challenge. Along the way, he encounters a young woman who tries to seduce him. To keep the virtue of chivalry, he responds as he says, “By God, I’d be glad, if it pleased you, to offer you some different service, in word or deed: to serve such excellence would be endless delight” (Raffel 1245-1247). Gawain attempts to push her away and not lead himself into temptation. Before he encounters the Green Knight, a guide tells him “And so, good sir, leave him in peace, in the name of God pick some different path” (Raffel 2118-2120). Even though the guide provides the option of saving Gawain’s life, Gawain completes his deal and does not back down. Gawain proves his chivalry as a knight by going through his journey with honesty and bravery to himself and
Sir Gawain demonstrates the virtue of piety, a characteristic involving religion, throughout his journey to the Green Chapel. During the preparation for his course, he gathers his weapons and armor. According to the quote, “This fair knight had her face painted inside his shield, to stare at Heaven’s …show more content…
When none of the other knights stepped up, he proves chivalrous when he accepts the Green Knight’s challenge. He tells Arthur, “Hear me, my lord. Let this challenge be mine” (Raffel 841-842), to step up to the challenge. Along the way, he encounters a young woman who tries to seduce him. To keep the virtue of chivalry, he responds as he says, “By God, I’d be glad, if it pleased you, to offer you some different service, in word or deed: to serve such excellence would be endless delight” (Raffel 1245-1247). Gawain attempts to push her away and not lead himself into temptation. Before he encounters the Green Knight, a guide tells him “And so, good sir, leave him in peace, in the name of God pick some different path” (Raffel 2118-2120). Even though the guide provides the option of saving Gawain’s life, Gawain completes his deal and does not back down. Gawain proves his chivalry as a knight by going through his journey with honesty and bravery to himself and