The Noble Knight
In the poem "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," the protagonist, Gawain, illustrates deep down nobility and honesty to himself and everyone that he comes in contact with. Gawain is a good man whose only crime is berating himself all too much, therefore making both statements about him somewhat true true. Like every human he makes mistakes and must grow from them, yet for Gawain, a flaw is not acceptable and he believes that one failure makes him a failure to humanity and the lord. He is a very humble man, as all the knights are required to be, so when he makes a mistake he magnifies it and ignores the many virtues that he obtains. Therefore, the many peers of Gawain find it easy to congratulate him and praise him while Gawain will remain humble and true to himself. What Gawain must learn is that in order to be truly good, he must also know the bad. An example of the never-ending praise that Gawain receives is from the Green Knight where he states, "Not many better men have walked this earth, been worth as much- like a pearl to a pea, compared to other knights" (p.120). Here the Green Knight is talking to Gawain explaining his valor and honor in comparison to the other Knights of the Round Table
Gawain believes it to be wrong that the King should take the! challenge himself in his own walls. In the entire court of King Arthur, Gawain was the only knight who was brave enough to take the challenge presented by the Green Knight. Here in the story it seems to show metaphorically that even the most humble and loyal knight will have the basic instinct to survive. ------------------------------------------------------------------------**Bibliography**. Yet, Gawain states that after this event he is now "false" which doesn't seem to be exactly the case. Gawain was in truth afraid for his life, which led him to take the green belt, therefore breaking the agreement with the lord. "Fear of your blow taught me cowardice, brought me to greed, took me from myself and the goodness, the faith, that belongs to knighthood. Let me come to council you, here in your noble court" (p. Although Gawain did in fact commit this one sin, which does seem rather small, because of a human's main natural instinct: the will to survive. King Arthur knows that this was a slight mistake, yet everyone makes them and "The king consoled him, and all that court, and they laughed and resolved then and there. Because of this slight infringement in the agreement, Gawain then states that he has failed as a person. "Permit me to rise without discourtesy, and without displeasing your queen.
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