Green Knight

In the third section of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the audience is swept through stories of the lord’s hunt and the attempted seduction of Gawain by the lord’s lady. What is the purpose of the detailed inclusion of the hunting scenes in the midst of Sir Gawain facing his seductress? Close analysis reveals that attention to the action of the hunt is crucial to our understanding of Gawain’s attempts not to endanger his religious morality, courtious reputation, and very life. Through…

(Thesis statement): Although on the surface Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is not an overtly Christian story it is obvious that the author held Christianity in high regard due to Sir Gawain’s shield and the religious imagery it holds. The author takes care in explaining, with great detail, the shield that Sir Gawain is given to carry during his adventures. This shows us the importance of not only the shield, the knight’s main form of defense, but also of the imagery on said shield. “Then they…

In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Morgan le Fay and Lady Bertilak stand as a threat to the male dominated society order of chivalry. Morgan le Fay told Lady Bersilak to seduce Lord Bersilak because she wants to test if the knights of King Arthur’s court really follow the code of chivalry closely. By taking the girdle presented to him from Lady Bersilak, the girdle represents…

at some Arthurian stories of the Sir Gawain character and try to piece what his heraldry symbol or coat of arms might look like. I would like to start with the description of the Sir Gawain character in the Pearl Poet’s poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight , as it is one of the easiest to interpret what Sir Gawain’s armor looks like and what his heraldic symbol is. This poem was written in the late 14th century, which is an important element in why the poet choses certain types of symbols and…

ever wondered how someone could get their head chopped off, then pick it up and ride off on a horse? Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was written in the medieval times. There is no major evidence on who actually wrote Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, but there are many suspicions. I chose this piece because we studied it in our 12th grade English class. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is still relevant because it shows the importance of supernatural elements. It is studied because it is a part of…

In “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight”, Gawain is perceived as a chivalrous character. Gawain is mainly concerned about his protection and honor as a knight. However, Gawain encounters a test where he has to choose whether to be truthful. Bertilak’s wife gives Gawain the girdle, but he withholds this information instead of giving it up. Since Gawain chose not to tell the truth, he failed to comply with the rules of the game and also disrespected the meaning of his shield. Although Gawain was not…

We would further understand the concept of ‘Medieval Romanticism’ by studying the text Sir Gawain and The Green Knight written by an anonymous author generally called The Pearl Poet or The Gawain Poet. The poem talks about the adventures of Sir Gawain, a trusted high-ranking noble of King Arthur, who is challenged to fight by a powerful combatant known as the Green Knight. These compositions are both doctrinal and episodic in nature and as mentioned earlier are written as powerful third person…

In the book Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a book about a green knight, King Arthur and Sir Gawain who is King Arthur’s nephew. The Green Knight mocks the people cruelly, calling out King Arthur to take challenge to have someone step up and strike the Green Knights with his own axe. The catch was that the person who struck him would have to the Green Knight a year later and allow him to hit the person with an axe in return. King Arthur had…

of the concept of nature. Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, written by Pearl Poet features many old English concepts. It is comprised of themes such as chivalry, order, and honor. All these themes are made obvious through the details in the dialogue. While all these themes enable the poem to be in existence, one theme that is not as blatantly obvious, yet crucial to the plot is nature. In this poem, nature is depicted through both the iconic Green Knight, as well as through the lifestyle of…

the case in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.” King Arthur, along with his knights, family, and friends, are all gathered at a new years party with a lot of meat. Seriously there is a lot of meat. At the entrance, a stranger arrives and everything about him is green. His body, his armor, and even his horse, yes his horse is green. I’m not certain if his particular hue indicates a deeper meaning or if it is just for dramatic effect. It could represent being green with envy, being one with…