Sir Gawain is an ordinary knight attending festivities at a feast held by King Arthur himself. Then enters the Green Knight, and challenges King Arthur. He planned to test the attributes that make a king and a knight alike. Sir Gawain refuses to let the king be harmed and stands in place for him. At this moment the Green Knight is intrigued by his apparent chivalry and challenges him. Like many stories of the same narrative in the medieval time period, “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” draws on the qualities that make a knight/hero and use its social meaning at the current era to weave and intricate story. Literary devices such as a social commentary in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” allow the for subtle idealization of important qualities in a specific era. By using imagery to describe the qualities presented, the narrative sets up for a meaningful discussion about its topics. Furthermore, the story then uses the interplay between the main characters to emphasize the importance of these qualities and why they matter.
On the day Sir Gawain was challenged by the Green Knight many details are included to paint a very elaborate picture of the situation. The way the Green Knight sets up for the fight is almost theatrical showing that the attributes the Green Knight is testing will be reason enough for sir Gawain to follow him. For instance: “His head …show more content…
In both the qualities that are important in our society are often exaggerated to show their importance, and later are broken/questioned to then be explained in the end. Literary devices such as a social commentary in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” allow the for subtle idealization of important qualities in a specific era. The imagery sets up the story while the dramatic almost theatrical interplay of characters allows for not just the narration to be explained but for the set pieces
On the day Sir Gawain was challenged by the Green Knight many details are included to paint a very elaborate picture of the situation. The way the Green Knight sets up for the fight is almost theatrical showing that the attributes the Green Knight is testing will be reason enough for sir Gawain to follow him. For instance: “His head …show more content…
In both the qualities that are important in our society are often exaggerated to show their importance, and later are broken/questioned to then be explained in the end. Literary devices such as a social commentary in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” allow the for subtle idealization of important qualities in a specific era. The imagery sets up the story while the dramatic almost theatrical interplay of characters allows for not just the narration to be explained but for the set pieces