Why is sir gawain upset

To save your life, lorde, it were my parte, Or were I false and a great coward; and my worship is the bet. This is a clear indication of Sir Gawain's loyalty, honor and bravery. Towards the end of this tale, the old hag rewards Sir Gawain. She sees how noble and loyal Gawain really is. She does this by turning into a beautiful maiden. I believe that the moral to this story is that if you are a good person, who is kind, helpful and loyal to others, then your life will be rewarded. In this case Sir Gawain is indeed rewarded with a beauitful loyal wife.

By comparing these two tales, we see Sir Gawain from two distinct views. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Gawain expresses his traits of honor, nobility, chivalry and honesty in faceing the Green Knight while withstanding the temptations and seduction of the lady. If Gawain had fallen into the trap of the lord and slept with the lady then I am sure Gawain would have had to endure a greater punishment than just a scratch on his neck; he would have lost his head.

It is clear that Sir Gawain will go to extremes to help his lord, no matter the consequence. Sir Gawain, however, because he is a brave knight and marries such a hideous dame, is rewarded for his valiant, loyal actions. The character of Sir Gawain is exemplary, as he is honored and respected by all in the court of King Arthur. Sir Gawain, in both tales, shows that he is a man of great honor and will serve his king whole-heartedly.

He truly lives each day by the code set forth by King Arthur's Round Table. O ne of the most important components of any literary work is the central character.

To make literature truly great is to have a character whose personality is believable. When the character is believable, the reader is more likely to relate to the character and be drawn into the work.

There are three basic ways a character's personality can be revealed to a reader: what the character thinks about him or herself, how others think and feel about the character, and the character's actions help define his or her personality.

When these three methods are in sync, then the character becomes a real person. However it is very easy for a writer to make the character become too perfect and the illusion of reality is lost.

The way an author can work around this is to allow certain aspects to become out of sync, such as a flaw in personality which can only be brought to light when the character is pushed to his limits. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a great medieval poem written by an unknown author who is believed to be a contemporary of Chaucer. The poem takes place in Arthurian England. Sir Gawain begins his rise to greatness when he takes a challenge given by an ominous figure known as the Green Knight.

Throughout the poem, Gawain is tested and is found to be truthful until he is tested in the gift-giving game in which his flaw is revealed to the reader. The events in the poem make the character of Sir Gawain very believable and is part of the reason why Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of the greatest literary works of Middle English.

I n the first segment of the poem, we are introduced to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. He is very large and completely green. He challenges the court to a beheading game in which one of the knights must cut off the Green Knight's head and then in 12 months and a day find the Green Knight and allow the Green Knight to chop his head off.

When none of the knights of the Round Table take up his challenge, he taunts them and says, "What, is this Arthur's house This angers Arthur and he gets up to take the challenge. This is the point where we see the first glimpse of Sir Gawain's character. Sir Gawain asks Arthur to allow him to take the challenge.

We see how Sir Gawain feels about himself when he gives his reasons for being allowed to take the challenge. Sir Gawain tells Arthur that he is ".. Sir Gawain does not think highly of himself and feels that the only reason he is a knight of Arthur's court is because he is Arthur's nephew.

His takeing of the challenge is seen as a deed of selflessness and not one of pride. This combined with the fact that none of the other knights are willing to take the challenge causes Gawain to be seen as the greatest of all knights. After Gawain beheads the Green Knight, he must complete the challenge by seeking out the Green Knight in one year's time and allowing the Green Knight to chop off his head.

When it comes time for Gawain to leave for his journey, all of the knights in king Arthur's court come to see him leave. This is when Gawain's bravery is revealed when he says "'Why should I tarry? Gawain shows how he is unafraid of facing his destiny. Gawain is dressed in the finest armor. The author points out the shield he is given which has the five-pointed star of Solomon on the face and a picture of St.

Mary on the back. The five-pointed star of Solomon symbolizes truth, and the author writes that Gawain is worthy of it He leaves Arthur's court around the beginning of November. This means that Sir Gawain has to bear the worst of weather, traveling around and looking for the Green Chapel where he must meet the Green Knight.

He travels on horseback in his armor and never turns back. This, in itself, show his perserverance and dedication. He survived an attack by a superhuman knight, and his bravery that was shown by accepting the challenge.

What is his challenge? Seems like a sure bet considering the Green Knight should die once he is beheaded. What would have happened to Gawain if he has not lied to the Green Knight about the green girdle? He would have been released unharmed. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a fairy-tale-like story, full of magical creatures and supernatural happenings.

Accordingly, the tone of the story is somewhat fairy-tale-like, or fantastical, as well. The goal of the anonymous poet of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, is to teach a lesson.