Right in the beginning, readers are introduced to a menacing, giant green warrior that immediately intimidate Arthur, Gawain, and the rest of the Knights. So many thoughts run through the readers mind as they try to contemplate the mysteries of this towering foe. It 's safe to assume that this green giant is the antagonist that would eventually oppose the protagonist, Sir Gawain in some way shape or form. That just so happens to be the case when it 's revealed that the scary looking green knight, is actually Lord Bertilak through magic from Morgan la Faye. But the readers still desire the truth behind the green Knights flamboyant entrance and goals. To figure this character out, the 'Why 's ' must be answered? It 's revealed that Morgan la Faye dislikes King Arthur, and wished to scare Queen Guinevere, so that explains her reasonings. But the reason why Lord Bertilak assisted Morgan is still unsolved and up for debate. Morgan la Faye could 've used her magic to possess Sir Bertilak while he 's in his Green Knight to control his
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Lord Bertilak could want to dethrone King Arthur and take his place as Camelot, either for the wealth or the power. He could also have a stern hatred for Arthur and wants the king to fall by some means or by Bertilak’s hands, thanks to the sorcery of the green knight. This one seems too dark for someone of Bertilak 's polite and nice character but it could all be an act like his Green knight persona in the beginning. This poem has the green knight speak very brashly; “What! Is this Arthur 's house,’ said he thereupon, ‘the rumor of which runs through realms unnumbered.”(Sir Gawain 35). The last possible one that was said earlier, could be that Morgan la Faye has some sort of possession over Bertilak 's action, despite him showing a clear
Lord Bertilak could want to dethrone King Arthur and take his place as Camelot, either for the wealth or the power. He could also have a stern hatred for Arthur and wants the king to fall by some means or by Bertilak’s hands, thanks to the sorcery of the green knight. This one seems too dark for someone of Bertilak 's polite and nice character but it could all be an act like his Green knight persona in the beginning. This poem has the green knight speak very brashly; “What! Is this Arthur 's house,’ said he thereupon, ‘the rumor of which runs through realms unnumbered.”(Sir Gawain 35). The last possible one that was said earlier, could be that Morgan la Faye has some sort of possession over Bertilak 's action, despite him showing a clear