Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight Vs The Beanstalk Meditated Later
¡§Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight¡¨ and ¡§The Beanstalk, Meditated Later¡¨ are two poems that share similar conventions. ... Both poems are spoken through the subjects, Sir Gawaine and Jack. ... Sir Gawaine represents an honorable hero who carries attributes of courage, endurance, and faithfulness. ¡§He bent his head, and so I smote;¡¨ (2) The green knight is the antagonist who Sir Gawaine must face. Reptilian green the wrinkled throat, Green as a bough of yew the beard; (1 ¡V 2) As the green knight hands forth the challenge, Gawaine accepts the green knight¡¦s challenge despite the knights fearful appearance. Even though the challenge might cost Gawaine his life, he does not hesitate to accept it. ... (28) While an incredibly beautiful woman seduces him continuously, Sir Gawaine is still able to endure the temptation and keep his own virtue. ... ¡¨ (8) After Sir Gawaine experiences the invulnerability of the green knight, he keeps to his words. As Sir Gawaine is described, the green knight represents an image of an invincible monster (still able to walk off after being beheaded), having a disgusting green color (¡¥green¡¦ is used twice to describe the green knight). Also, in using vibrant language like reptilian and yew to describe the appearance of the green knight, Sir Gawaine perceives the green knight as a symbol of treachery and death. The challenge for Sir Gawaine is to withstand the intense temptations that almost overrun his morality. ... Without being able to persevere, Gawaine might not have been able to defend his morality and might have lost himself to the dangerous appealing beauty.