What Is The Relationship Between Sir Gawain And The Green Knight

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As humble as he could sound The Green Knight could not save his goal, Gawain settled as a knight for lacked of Mortal humility by taking the scarf that represent guilt. What separated him from reaching his goals as being a knight is that a Knight could be in contact with women and if he received a gift he had to give a gift from his part. According to the passage of “Sir Gawain and The Green knight”, “No man under heaven can hurt him, whoever may try;/for nothing on earth, however uncanny, can kill him. “(Lines 154-155). Though he did not keep his promise his agony came when he had to meet the Knight. According to the passage of “Sir Gawain and The Green Knight” it states how he lied to his lord and must face his own consequences “His heart

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