Every other character is given a name. Guinevere never speaks, and Morgan Le Fay is never seen doing anything, but they both get names. Through being referred to only as Lady Bertilak, she is objectified. When she first sees Gawain, she “[desires] to see this stranger” and comes “from her closet with her sisterly crew”. However, while she is eventually introduced to Gawain, she remains a stranger. During their first morning together, she says, “because I know your name-the knight Sir Gawain.” Gawain, through his name, is known throughout and past Camelot. But without a name, Lady Bertilak cannot be truly known. Since she remains just Lady, she can be referred to in the possessive sense. Lord Bertilak admits that, “the wowying of my wyf; I wroght hit myselven.” Since she has no name, the only way she can be referred to is as “my wyf” or “my lady”. That word choice gives the other characters ownership over
Every other character is given a name. Guinevere never speaks, and Morgan Le Fay is never seen doing anything, but they both get names. Through being referred to only as Lady Bertilak, she is objectified. When she first sees Gawain, she “[desires] to see this stranger” and comes “from her closet with her sisterly crew”. However, while she is eventually introduced to Gawain, she remains a stranger. During their first morning together, she says, “because I know your name-the knight Sir Gawain.” Gawain, through his name, is known throughout and past Camelot. But without a name, Lady Bertilak cannot be truly known. Since she remains just Lady, she can be referred to in the possessive sense. Lord Bertilak admits that, “the wowying of my wyf; I wroght hit myselven.” Since she has no name, the only way she can be referred to is as “my wyf” or “my lady”. That word choice gives the other characters ownership over