Gwaine: A Fictional Narrative

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In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, after Gawain ventures “into a forest fastness, fearsome and wild” (Norton, 311), he prays that he will be able to find “harborage” on Christmas Eve (Norton, 312). It is the middle of winter, and Gawain has been traveling in search of the Green Knight whose head he has cut off. After he prays and signs himself three times, Gawain finds a magical castle in the midst of a winter forest. He rides to the castle and is granted permission to enter by the lord. Gawain is attended to in a fashion befitting kings, and he meets the lord who tells his identity to all in the court. There are many significant implications and foreshadowings which occur during Gawain’s

“Fine, Gwaine,” moaned Arthur, running his hands though his blond hair. “But I swear to you, you can never tell anyone about this conversation as long as you live.”

This approval that Green Knight expresses towards Gawain’s person only furthers the reflection of Gawain likeability, for even his potential adversary possesses a certain amount of praise for him due to his acceptance of a challenge only the king would undertake. Through his display of courage in sacrificing himself for his king, in the eyes of all, he is deemed a worthy and honorable knight. Moreover, Gawain’s charming first impression is yet again seen when the lord of the castle he finds when searching for the Green Chapel welcomes and greets him saying, “For I know well, my knight, that your name is Sir Gawain, / Whom all the world worships, wherever he ride…” (Fit III, 68). In this declaration, the lord emphasizes Gawain’s overall popularity amongst the people of the land who have heard of his greatness and highlights the charismatic qualities Gawain possesses when he responds in kind replying, “In good truth… that is a gain indeed / Though I am hardly the hero of whom you speak / To be held in such honour… I am altogether unworthy (Fit III, 68). This response, in which Gawain humbly accepts the praise given to him, his likeability is brought to a forefront, emphasizing the charm of a self-deprecating response instead of one that basks in praise—overall a true lesson in knightly morality

In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Gawain continuously proves his knightly virtues and code of honor. Chivalry includes bravery, honor, and courtesy. He proves that he is in fact a "real" Knight. He shows his bravery by shying away from nothing and no one. He proves his honor and courtesy to everyone he meets by showing respect to all whether he receives it back or not.

o illustrate most periods in history, the era of knights evolved gradually. These guys have been knighted by the monarchy, but not as a part of an order of chivalry in particular the order of the chivalry the order of the British Empire. They can call himself “Sir”. In this case Gawain is the protagonist within the narrative poem “Sir Gawain and The Green Knight” a pinnacle of humility, piety, integrity, loyalty and honesty. He defends more than his own reputation, he was one of the bravest. In continuation we are going to see more of this amazing character that in my opinion shows to us the importance of family and overcoming one's fears.

The courage and loyalty from his armor allows Gawain to travel through the dark and cold forest to reach an unknown castle. Here, Gawain—unknowingly—takes his first steps to uncover his true identity. At the entrance of the castle, he “bore away his broad sword and blazoned shield” (2.828) and took his helmet off (2.825). This initial removal of his highly decorated clothing opens up Gawain’s body to be susceptible to outside attack of sin and lust. His armor usually protects from external harm and serves as a reminder to uphold the duties of a knight. Once removed, Gawain loses his one external reminder of who he must be. He continues to trade “His war-dress of weight and his worthy clothes” (2.861) for beautiful and luxury soft robes (2.862-871). Gawain’s public appearance disappears more and more for the desires of himself, like greed and extravagance of life. His beautiful pentangle is no longer in view as he is determined to relax and cherish every moment before his anticipated death. Once inside this castle, Gawain loses sight of his mission and slowly finds an identity closer to human nature than he wishes.

In the final part Gawain becomes brave and valuable. Gawain shows that he is brave because when the green knight pretends to swing twice and does not harm Gawain becomes aggravated. On the final strike Gawain stands up for himself and says “Have done with your hacking-harry me no more!” (Borroff l. 415). As shown, Gawain takes action and control over the situation and will not let the green knight taunt him any longer. Finally by the end of the section, Gawain is becomes a valuable knight. Sir Gawain is later finds out that Lord Bertilak was actually the green knight and Gawain was put through a test. Gawain had to prove that he was a honorable and noble knight by passing the three tiered test of the gift exchange. Gawain passes the first two days of the test and is recognized for his honesty, but fails to give the lord the girdle he was given. Gawain becomes astonished and ashamed of himself leading him to say “Now am I faulty and false, that fearful was ever Of disloyalty and lies, bad luck to them both! And greed.” (Borroff l. 473-474). Although Gawain did not successfully pass the test, the green knight, or in better terms Lord Bertilak, explains to him that it was humane for him to keep the girdle because he wanted to survive. In conclusion, Gawain learns that he is “polished as a pearl” (Borroff l. 83) because he kept his promise to the green knight and completed the

Described as having, "[a] broad neck to buttocks so bulky and thick, / ...loins and legs so long and so great," the adjectives used lead the audience to believe that the Green Knight is physically imposing (Sir Gawaine and the Green Night, ll.137-138). The author confirms this, the narrator attributing the Knight to be "no less than then largest of men" (Sir Gawaine and the Green Night, ll.141). Notice is also given to his clothing; "the fabric was noble" and "embellished with ermine", however, it is the figure's strange green color that commands the most attention (Sir Gawaine and the Green Night, ll.154-155). Although he as lavishly dressed as the men of court, it is his green color and sheer size that indicates he is not like the men at Arthur's court.

letting the fact of him “being judged a failure” get to him. This shows the readers that Sir Gawain perhaps isn’t what he appears to be at the beginning of our story.

Sir Gawain is set on a quest to discover the Green Chapel and fulfill his pledge (L.185-190). Although this quest is just your standard knight riding through the wild country and encountering many dangers, it is a real understanding of Sir Gawain himself, the human in the armor suit. The real reason for a quest is self-knowledge. Sir Gawain, the youngest of all knights, has a long way to go in the self-knowledge

The elements of "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" that continue in romance novels would be that there were a happily ever after, there was a barrier between the knight and the Lady, also romantic tension between the two, class, and passion was present between the two opponents. I believe that these elements still persist because it's what creates a good romance story. In romance novels, these elements, are what mainly keep the reader's attention simply because it is an original outline for a novel. Elements that have been dropped off from romance novels today would be class. In most romance novels that I read the characters lack a lot of class and the storyline is filled with nothing but lust. I believe that the element class has been dropped

Arthur expected Guinevere to be shocked. He expected her to sit back and gape and demand to know how it was possible that Merlin, their clumsy, quirky, bizarre friend, was born to become the most powerful warlock in the world. Or perhaps—the more likely reaction—he expected her to become lightheaded and overwhelmed and to stare at him in flabbergasted silence.

Romantic works of the Arthurian age have existed over a number of eons tracing back to quite a number of languages native to the writers that immortalized the tales, this including Welsh, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Dutch and Scandinavian. Medieval romance is defined by the ideals that stood out from the tales including the romance, honor, loyalty and the moral authority as well as it explicated the social order which left a lot to be desired of the position of feminism in the society. Marie de France perhaps the only female write of her time has quite a number of Arthurian tales to her name up to including Equitan, Le Fresne, Bisclavret, Larval, Yonec, Laustic, Chaitivel and Chevrefoil. Her two works, Lanval and

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