When one thinks of chivalry today, one might think of someone holding the door for a stranger, or pulling out a chair for someone, but what did chivalry mean back in King Arthur’s time?
Throughout Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Gawain demonstrated chivalry in 3 different ways. First, he bravely offered to take King Arthur’s spot in the Green Knights challenge. Secondly, he truthfully returned almost everything he was traded, up until the green girdle. Finally, Sir Gawain lived by the chivalric code, and was humble, and loyal to his people.
When the Green Knight came to Camelot and challenged King Arthur and his subjects to a battle, no one volunteered. As the king, King Arthur is obliged to take on the odd challenge, and take a swing at the Green Knight, so long that the Green Knight can return the …show more content…
He met the Green Knight who was disguised as a man, but Sir Gawain did not know that it was the Green Knight. The man invited Sir Gawain to stay at his castle. They made a deal that whatever one person got in a day, they had to trade it off to someone else. For example, the man’s wife gave Sir Gawain kisses, and Sir Gawain had to give the kisses back to her. One day, the man’s wife gave Sir Gawain a green girdle. This girdle was supposed to prevent the person wearing it from dying. Sir Gawain, wanting to save his life, wore the girdle underneath his shirt when he went to fight the Green Knight. The Green Knight however, knew that Sir Gawain had the girdle and cut his neck for being dishonest and not giving the green girdle back. Although Sir Gawain had been dishonest about one thing, he had only done it to save his life. Overall, the Green Knight was very impressed with the way that Sir Gawain acted, and was amazed with his ability to follow the chivalric code. This shows that Sir Gawain was a very wholesome person who believed that honesty would get you farther in life than
Throughout Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Gawain demonstrated chivalry in 3 different ways. First, he bravely offered to take King Arthur’s spot in the Green Knights challenge. Secondly, he truthfully returned almost everything he was traded, up until the green girdle. Finally, Sir Gawain lived by the chivalric code, and was humble, and loyal to his people.
When the Green Knight came to Camelot and challenged King Arthur and his subjects to a battle, no one volunteered. As the king, King Arthur is obliged to take on the odd challenge, and take a swing at the Green Knight, so long that the Green Knight can return the …show more content…
He met the Green Knight who was disguised as a man, but Sir Gawain did not know that it was the Green Knight. The man invited Sir Gawain to stay at his castle. They made a deal that whatever one person got in a day, they had to trade it off to someone else. For example, the man’s wife gave Sir Gawain kisses, and Sir Gawain had to give the kisses back to her. One day, the man’s wife gave Sir Gawain a green girdle. This girdle was supposed to prevent the person wearing it from dying. Sir Gawain, wanting to save his life, wore the girdle underneath his shirt when he went to fight the Green Knight. The Green Knight however, knew that Sir Gawain had the girdle and cut his neck for being dishonest and not giving the green girdle back. Although Sir Gawain had been dishonest about one thing, he had only done it to save his life. Overall, the Green Knight was very impressed with the way that Sir Gawain acted, and was amazed with his ability to follow the chivalric code. This shows that Sir Gawain was a very wholesome person who believed that honesty would get you farther in life than