Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a chivalric romance consisting of extreme exchanges. Most obvious of the exchanges, and perhaps the most import to the plot line is the exchange between Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. The two partake in a game of administering blows to the neck, one year apart. Although Gawain has to accept the challenge from the knight in order to maintain his status as ‘top’ knight, the act also exemplifies Gawain’s chivalry, as he is willing to die in order to honor his court and prove himself. Beyond this exchange, there is also a game of exchange between Bertilak, and Sir Gawain. The game requires Gawain to give Bertilak anything he receives while staying with him and Bertilak to share anything he kills while hunting
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Starting from part three, line 1182, Gawain is sleeping in his chamber when the women enters and sits on his bed. Surprisingly, Gawain takes a position of passivity whenever he is asked to do something. Gawain pretends to be sleeping, and makes a production of wakening-up. The woman is playing a game with Gawain, because he knows he must resist. On line 1269, She says that if she had all the money and could buy a knight, she would buy Gawain. On the first day in Bertilak’s hunt, he arrives home with a deer; which is very much paralleled with the actions Gawain uses towards the lady. Deer’s are very shy, meek, animals that have no problem fleeing at the slightest noise, or smallest flicker of danger. Similarly, Gawain acts just like a deer when lady Bertilak first confronts him in his chambers. Although he does not run away, he uses the passive aggressive maneuver and pretends to be fast asleep – despite the fact he hears her entering his room. He does this in hopes to avoid a confrontation with the Lady. Although Gawain does not want to offend her, he also knows it would be wrong, and very un-courtly to allow himself be seduced by her. Also, because of the agreement of exchanges Gawain has
Starting from part three, line 1182, Gawain is sleeping in his chamber when the women enters and sits on his bed. Surprisingly, Gawain takes a position of passivity whenever he is asked to do something. Gawain pretends to be sleeping, and makes a production of wakening-up. The woman is playing a game with Gawain, because he knows he must resist. On line 1269, She says that if she had all the money and could buy a knight, she would buy Gawain. On the first day in Bertilak’s hunt, he arrives home with a deer; which is very much paralleled with the actions Gawain uses towards the lady. Deer’s are very shy, meek, animals that have no problem fleeing at the slightest noise, or smallest flicker of danger. Similarly, Gawain acts just like a deer when lady Bertilak first confronts him in his chambers. Although he does not run away, he uses the passive aggressive maneuver and pretends to be fast asleep – despite the fact he hears her entering his room. He does this in hopes to avoid a confrontation with the Lady. Although Gawain does not want to offend her, he also knows it would be wrong, and very un-courtly to allow himself be seduced by her. Also, because of the agreement of exchanges Gawain has