Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
In the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, there are many symbolic events that take place. The events show the parallel between the perfection and imperfection, which take place in the Lord's game when at the end of the day Sir Gawain has to exchange gifts him. The situation for both of them is totally opposite in events and exchanging. There are similes that tie these happenings into one another. In the way that the deer runs away from the king when hunting it, Sir Gawain tries to escape Bertilak by faking his sleep. After being seduced profusely, Lady Bertilak gets the kiss that she wanted
Sir Gawain also gets differently when he hears Lady Bertilak's trickery again. In the same respects of how hunting styles can change from different animal to animal, the boar acts differently under pressure after he's figured out what's going on. Since the Lord never suspected anything when Gawain gave him the kisses, Gawain felt he could keep the green girdle from the Lord without him ever having to find out. The exchange of gifts that night is once again truthful as Gawain gives the gift of a kiss he's received, and the Lord gives the boar head. The boar too is also cornered and has no other way out. Sir Gawain is overwhelmed by seduction again but does not give in till he is cornered in which he feels he has no other way out then to give up. Knowing that the lord had set up these games on purpose, it is more that these symbolic events are meant to show the imperfection in King Arthur's kingdom, rather than Sir Gawain himself. Since the final scene of the game involves the fox, a sly and cunning creature, Sir Gawain also tries to be sly in pulling off the exchange. , as does the king when he kills the deer after chasing it profusely. But just as the Lord caught the sly fox, the Lord too also caught sly Sir Gawain by the end of the tale. The representation of the hunting scenes along with the bedroom and exchanging scenes show a great deal of symbolism, not only in the situations themselves, but rather in the characters intelligence, nobility, and knightly virtues. Since Sir Gawain lives up to his perfection and gives the Lord what he received that day along with receiving the venison.
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