Sir Gawain And The Green Knight Essay

The story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a medieval romance made with supernatural events. Along the story the character Sir Gawain becomes a hero figure when he steps up to take on a daring challenge. The supernatural events take place when one character (Green Knight) is able to transform into different people. Throughout the story Sir Gawain encounters many difficult events and struggles. Also Gawain is put to the test of maturity and loyalty. During a part of this story Sir Gawain tries to out smart the Green Knight but ends up being very deceiving. King Arthur, Sir Gawain, and Green Knight represent three different perspectives of medieval warriors, the story portrays courage, bravery, and at the end a little dishonesty and deception.

During the first beginning of the story, the Green Knight appears as a strange figure to King Arthur’s New Years Eve feast. Upon the Knight’s appearance, challenges King Arthur and other recipients at the feast to a very bold challenge. At first it’s obvious that King Arthur is hesitant to respond to the

In return the Lord’s wife wants a love token, something like a ring. Gawain then tells the woman he doesn’t want to receive or give her anything else. Above all, the woman then shows Sir Gawain a green sash that’s supposed to protect anyone who wears it from death. He accepts the sash in order to survive when it’s time for him to receive his challenge. However, at the end of the day when Sir Gawain was supposed to report all of his earnings to the Lord, he did not mention the sash but gives the Lord three kisses. Soon after, Sir Gawain heads to meet the Green Knight to have his head chopped off. Upon meeting the Knight, Sir Gawain then finds out that everything that happened in the castle was a test and he had failed one by not telling the Lord about the magical sash. The Green Knight then reveals that he was the Lord of the castle but also spares Sir