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Archetypal Characters In Sir Gawain And The Green Knight

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Characters An archetype, which can also refer to as a universal symbol, can not only limit it to theme, setting, and symbol but can also refer to as a character. A type of archetype can not only represent one character, it can represent many different types of characters. Depending on the story that the author wants to try and portray. In the medieval romance, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight dramatically demonstrates how a single character can play many archetypal roles. This story possesses many different types of characters that can all have more than one archetype. Having characters that more than one archetype in this story helps build Sir Gawain’s character and helps guide him through his initial quest and trails that he encounters to face in order to face the Green Knight. There are several different characters in the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight that aid in the troubles that Sir Gawain faces throughout the story. A particular archetypal character in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight who plays a central role in creating the conflicts that help to develop Gawain’s character and the ultimate theme of the work is the Green Knight. The Green Knight deals with different archetypes, the evil figure… ultimately good, the trickster, and can also be considered as the mentor. In the story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, at the end once Sir Gawain finds the green chapel the green knight brings about not necessarily to trick Sir Gawain he

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