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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Honor in Green
In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the writer focuses much of the story on honor. In what ways is Gawain honorable? What do you feel was Gawain's most redeeming trait? Why? ( This post closes a midnight on February 27, 2014.)
In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight I believe that Gawain does well in situations that pressure him to do the wrong thing. He does not succumb to the pressure of the Lord's wife. Also, when she offers him gifts, he does not accept anything, at first, because he has nothing in return. Of course, Gawain does not give the green scarf to the Lord when he asks for it, and he flinches when the Green Knight goes to return the blow, but he is only human. I think that this humility really sets him apart. He is not perfect, but he knows he isn't and doesn't try to pretend that he is. Overall, even with his flaws, Gawain is a well rounded, humble knight.
Gawain is honorable in all the ways a knight should be. The only untruthful thing he did was keeping the green sash. Perhaps this was a form of lying, but he is redeemable because he is a human being with faults like any other. He does not want to die from the blow and that is totally understandable because he is only human and it is human nature to shy at death. Other than that, he gives the lord the kisses he earned, lives up to his vow to meet with the Green Knight, and admits he was wrong in the end. Gawain proves himself to be the knight of the times.
In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the writer focuses much of the story on honor. In what ways is Gawain honorable? What do you feel was Gawain's most redeeming trait? Why? ( This post closes a midnight on February 27, 2014.)
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In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight I believe that Gawain does well in situations that pressure him to do the wrong thing. He does not succumb to the pressure of the Lord's wife. Also, when she offers him gifts, he does not accept anything, at first, because he has nothing in return. Of course, Gawain does not give the green scarf to the Lord when he asks for it, and he flinches when the Green Knight goes to return the blow, but he is only human. I think that this humility really sets him apart. He is not perfect, but he knows he isn't and doesn't try to pretend that he is. Overall, even with his flaws, Gawain is a well rounded, humble knight.
Gawain is honorable in all the ways a knight should be. The only untruthful thing he did was keeping the green sash. Perhaps this was a form of lying, but he is redeemable because he is a human being with faults like any other. He does not want to die from the blow and that is totally understandable because he is only human and it is human nature to shy at death. Other than that, he gives the lord the kisses he earned, lives up to his vow to meet with the Green Knight, and admits he was wrong in the end. Gawain proves himself to be the knight of the times.
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