Abnormality In The Wife Of Bath's Tale

Human within ourselves embark on a relentless pursuit of perfection, but realistically tend to fall just short of the mark. Mistakes are a critical part of learning and thus when they 're made our first thought is to judge others on there 's rather than taking an analytical look at our own. Both Sir Gawain and the knight present within "The Wife of Bath 's Tale" seem themselves to follow such a pattern and are really no different than ourselves despite the obvious abnormality of their fictional existence. Theoretically, both receive what they deserve due to an adherence to medieval ideologies as they pertain to chivalric code and a willingness to face adversity against overwhelming odds. In such a medieval period as this, chivalry was at …show more content…
Not only was this evident from the description side of things, but most profoundly noticed within his thoughts. At first, he his seen to ask for help such as in the statement, "He prayed as he rode, and wept for misdeeds, and shaped sign of the cross and called to Christ..." (SGGK 2.759-762) At this point, it 's obviously more of a request based system as the true adversity hasn 't started to hit him yet. It was common within this time period to ask God for help within any sort of tempestuous situation, and Gawain was simply abiding by a moral conviction. However, this drastically changes as the plead becomes more of a cry of desperation. Notice the change in tone in this particular statement, "When he prayed to Mary to end his grief, to guide his weary steps to relief." (SGGK 2.736-739) Rather than simply being a call for assistance in a time of need, it 's more escalated to a point of utter peril in which relief must come soon the bearer. Death doesn 't seem to be his wish however, and he seems to contain greater desire for just enough of a buffer zone to allow for his recovery and eventual conquering of the foe he 's traveled so far to confront. Obviously, he 's fully aware of how incredibly outweighed the odds are yet he continues to push forward. Adversity in this particular case seems to not be repellent to Gawain, but rather a magnet pulling him towards what attracts his attention the most. One can not help the remote fondness that is felt throughout his entire struggle yet some might still argue he 's unwilling of such a convenient final fate. However, even in the beginning of this while ordeal he proved himself worthy of such praise. For instance, when he stated this, "My life the least, my death no loss...," (SGGK 1.355) he was putting himself in the place of King Arthur in order to preserve what