Sir Gawain And The Green Knight Loyalty Analysis
Not only does Gawain show loyalty to his king, which is expected of him, he also shows loyalty to the Green Knight. He agreed to the knight’s challenge and after a year of waiting with anticipation, he willingly seeks out the knight knowing that he will die during the encounter. Nobody forces Gawain to seek out the knight, he does it because it is the knightly thing to do. During his search for the Green Knight, Gawain stays in the home of a man who goes by Lord Bertilak for a couple of nights. After his stay, one of the men helps him go to the Green Chapel where the Green Knight is waiting for Gawain. The man tells him of the horrible and unsightly deeds the knight has done to the people who pass the chapel and tell Gawain that if he