Sir Gawain And The Green Knight Feminist Analysis

he treatment that a stereotypical woman in the Dark Ages received was controversial because they were treated with deification and adulation, but were not respected as capable members of the human race. Most of the knight’s code of chivalry that they prided themselves on was based on the assumption that women were unable to achieve much on their own, and therefore, men had to accomplish the women’s tasks for them. The characters Morgan le Faye, Lady Bercilak, and Queen Guenevere in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight each had traits that separated them from each other but they also had traits that made them alike in someway. If not for the ulterior motives of Morgan le Faye, the epic poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, would not have occurred. Morgan le Faye is Arthur’s half sister and a sorcerer. The reason that Lord Bercilak, or the Green Knight, came to Arthur’s court in Camelot at the beginning of the poem while wearing a disguise was because Morgan le Feye command him to do so. Lord Bercilak told Gawain, “Morgana the goddess she’s called, and no one in the world could resist her call if she bade him come— Morgans sent me to your king’s castle, to test your pride, to determine the truth …show more content…
Their lives were very intertwined. Women’s role in the Dark Ages were complicated. Some women received respect from men while others were treated like slaves. One example of how they were treated poorly is that they had no rights and were basically raised as servants. Growing up their teachings focused on how to serve their future husbands. Yet Queen Guenevere was treated with lots of respect and loved by those in Camelot. Morgan le Faye, Lady Bercilak, and Queen Guenevere are perfect examples of the complicated roles because each of these three women played a much different role in society and they were all treated somewhat