On the day Sir Gawain was challenged by the Green Knight many details are included to paint a very elaborate picture of the situation. The way the Green Knight sets up for the fight is almost theatrical showing that the attributes the Green Knight is testing will be reason enough for sir Gawain to follow him. For instance: “His head …show more content…
In both the qualities that are important in our society are often exaggerated to show their importance, and later are broken/questioned to then be explained in the end. Literary devices such as a social commentary in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” allow the for subtle idealization of important qualities in a specific era. The imagery sets up the story while the dramatic almost theatrical interplay of characters allows for not just the narration to be explained but for the set pieces