Sir Gawain The Green Knight Character Analysis

Have you ever gone through events that taught you a lesson. Sir Gawain a man that thought of himself as someone whose life didn’t matter went on a journey that taught him a valuable lesson. Sir Gawain is very brave and honorable man. Sir Gawain takes on the Green Knight’s challenge, also shows discipline and self-control at the Lord’s castle. As well as goes to the Green Knight Chapel to keep his part of the deal they had. As a result of this Sir Gawain learned a life changing lesson on his journey through the Christmas games. To start off Sir Gawain takes on the Green Knight’s challenge which is called the Christmas games. King Arthur’s kingdom was celebrating then a strange man crashes the party. The strange man was all green even his horse was green he was known as the green knight. The Green Knight challenges King Arthur and his knights to the Christmas games. The challenge is for either the king or his knights to cut off the Green knight’s head and in a year in a day they come to the Green Chapel and he cuts off their head. None of the King’s knights wanted to accept the challenge. The Green knight begins to taunt the king and his knights. King Arthur was angered by how cowardly his knights were acting, so he accepted the Green Knight’s Challenge. Just as King Arthur accepts the challenge Sir Gawain steps in to accept in the King’s place; Sir Gawain said his life wasn’t as important as the king, so if he died no one would care as much as if the king died. Sir Gawain then cuts off the Green Knight’s head every rejoice at the sight of his head on the ground, but then he picks up his head gets on his horse and rides off. In addition Sir Gawain shows discipline and self control at Lord Berilak’s castle. On Sir Gawain way to the Green Chapel he sees a castle so he stops by there. The lord of the castle welcomes him in. On day one of being at the castle the Lord’s wife tried to seduce Sir Gawain, but he refuses to engage. Day two of being at the castle the Lord’s wife offers Sir Gawain a ring, but he doesn’t take the ring because he didn’t have anything of equal value to give back to the lord’s wife for the ring. Day three of …show more content…
Sir Gawain arrives at the Green Chapel only to hear the Green Knight sharpening his blade. Sir Gawain gets in position for the Green Knight to chop off his head. The Green Knight raises his blade and swings at Sir Gawain, but Sir Gawain flinched back. The Green knight then raises his blade a second time and swings at Sir Gawain but stops mid-swing to see if Sir Gawain would flinch again but he didn't. The Green Knight raises his blade a third time and strikes Sir Gawain but not hard enough to chop off his head, then Sir Gawain wonders what he’s doing;the Green Knight then tells Sir Gawain he was testing him. The castle, Sir Gawain was going to was the Green Knight’s castle and the lord in the castle was the Green Knight;the lady in the castle was the Green Knight’s