Sir I Don't Know How To Stay Away

Sir Gavin and The Green Knight was a very interesting story to read. The first thing I noticed was how the story fit so well into our contemporary culture. The story of a man who is tricked or set up into a challenge is an all-too-familiar trope that appears in our television shows and stories. An Inter textual analysis of the work shows that Sir Gawin is a symbol of the ideal make in the middle ages. The men during this time were defined by chivalry and honor, and Sir Gawain is no different. The Christian principles are also very apparent in this text. Sir Gawin offers himself up as a sacrifice, just as Christ gave himself up for us. This man-made theology of courtly principles mixed with Christian morals as a prime example of the way society behaved and acted in the Middle Ages. Another prominent symbol in the story is the symbol of the seductive woman. This motif, as a woman who uses her feminine wiles to test a man, has not gotten old since it began,probably around this time. All this makes Sir Gawin and the Green Knight an excellent read for anyone who understands how most legends and myths are set up, and for those who would like to learn.