The Hero In Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
Being a knight during King Arthur reign was life or death because with dignity the individual could die as a coward or as honored as for Sir Gawain he knows his title as prince soon might be off of him. During the poem of “Sir Gawain and the Green Night” occurred during at a Christmas eve’s party in the throne of Arthur a night who was green so called a mystical God was upon them Proposes a Game. To such knights knew that if they were capable of saying something that involved their life they would speak. Therefore, he catches his prey, Gawain. According in these lines Sir Gawain accepts the challenge, “On the ground the green light got himself in position;/ Sir Gawain laid the hold of the ax and held it high.” (Lines 1&5). According to the poem of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” His Proposal for his game was that any “brave” night must strike or have the opportunity cut his head off with his ax but he too must let the Green night give him a strike but
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As being a young knight their curtesy of boasting was the way of showing of their “skills” they acquire but being so his knowledge is young. As Diane Andrews HenningFeld States, “Through the series of tests and games in the poem, the poet demonstrates Gawain’s growth as a human being. Like most humans, Gawain does not understand the real purpose of the tests to which he is subjected until after they are over”. What he Does not realize that he has to complete it as being a normal person, Through the Romance era which where this was written for which medieval times are Series of feudalism. One’s (a knight) soul would offer his life into battle for exchange to be part of with the king. Which many during these times were outcast and even faced because they cannot could not keep with their
As being a young knight their curtesy of boasting was the way of showing of their “skills” they acquire but being so his knowledge is young. As Diane Andrews HenningFeld States, “Through the series of tests and games in the poem, the poet demonstrates Gawain’s growth as a human being. Like most humans, Gawain does not understand the real purpose of the tests to which he is subjected until after they are over”. What he Does not realize that he has to complete it as being a normal person, Through the Romance era which where this was written for which medieval times are Series of feudalism. One’s (a knight) soul would offer his life into battle for exchange to be part of with the king. Which many during these times were outcast and even faced because they cannot could not keep with their