What you think the Green Knight was trying to prove? The major theme of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is the hero’s passage to maturity. The Green Knight took Sir Gawain through three tests to see how he would do and was he mature enough for them. Gawain took King Arthur’s place, turn down advantages, and knew his fate. The Green Knight wanted Gawain to be better. The Green Knight made Sir Gawain mature, and let him show his honor, by accepting the challenge, refusing gifts, and seeing his death. First, he accepted the challenge to take King Arthur’s place that showed great strength and self-motivation. A strange man had come to King Arthur’s castle while they were eating dinner. He wanted to play a Christmas game, and it was one stroke
