Sir Gawain and the Green Knight :: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

Section Analysis of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight In this section, we wind up in King Arthur's court during a Christmas feast. A Green Knight has quite recently proposed a test under the steady gaze of the court, a game where a blow for a blow will be given. Seeing that nobody is happy to acknowledge this demand, King Arthur himself ventures up to the Green Knight, prepared to protect his respect. Sir Gawain, being a respectable knight, inquires as to whether he can supplant King Arthur in the game. His desire is allowed. The entry starts as King Arthur calls Sir Gawain to his side to give him his weapon and gift. As Gawain stoops before his master, King Arthur says: Keep, cousin what you cut with this day, and in the event that you rule it aright, at that point promptly, I know, you will stand the stroke it will strike after. (Norton p. 210) With these words King Arthur infers that since Sir Gawain has the principal hit, he has nothing to stress over, since the Green Knight will be dead and unfit to restore the blow. The Green Knight requests that Gawain go over the details of the game and requests to know his name. Gawain answers: In accordance with some basic honesty, Gawain am I whose smorgasbord occurs for you, what'er betide after, and as of now twelvemonth take from you another with what weapon you will, and with no man else alive. ( Norton p. 210 ) In this announcement Gawain stands up for himself as well as ensures that on the off chance that he slaughters the Green Knight with his blow, nobody will have his spot. Happy with that answer, the Green Knight reminds Sir Gawain that he should discover him all alone, as guaranteed under the watchful eye of the court. Anyway when Gawain asks the Green Knight where his home could be discovered, the Green Knight postpones his answer, saying that Gawain will know soon enough after the blow where to discover him. Not discovering the genuine personality of the Green Knight might be Gawain's first error. It is constantly critical to know your foes, particularly when an extremely large, green knight, who appears unexpectedly, presents one with a test. Having settled the particulars of the understanding, the Green Knight prepares for the pass up stooping down and moving his long green hair away from his neck. Gawain capably grasps the hatchet and hits the Green Knight energetically, slicing through the tissue with such power that the sharp edge winds up in the ground.