This poem tells of Sir Gawain, a knight, who accepts a challenge from a mystifying
"Green Knight" who challenges any knight to behead him with his axe
if he will take a return blow in a year and a day. Gawain accepts. In his
struggles to keep his agreement he shows chivalry and loyalty until, the lady
of the Green Knight’s castle tests his honor. I found Gawain’s struggle with
honor and morality quite interesting. The fact that he tried to keep seemingly
contradictory rules speaks to how we struggle to keep social mores as well as
our Christian values.
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