Fit 3 Part 2

2. I think Gawain is very nervous and uncertain of the castle. He tries to behave well and not ashame either his king or the lord, but I think he fails to do this. I feel that he doesn't uphold his honor while not dishonoring the lady and the lord because eventually he does break and give in to accept the green girdle. Even though he does hide the green girdle from the lord as the lady asks of him he is dishonorable to the lord while not playing the game fair. I don't get it, throughout the whole story Gawain refers a lot to God and Mary and asks them for help along his quest. Yet, when it comes down to it he doesn't have much faith that God will save him from the Green Knight because he accepts a magical girdle.

3. The climax of the story is when Sir Gawain meets the Green Knight. The Green Knight then swings the axe which reveals that he dishonored the lord and took the girdle because the axe leaves only a nick on his neck.

4. The green girdle symbolizes Gawain's faults. It was not a fault when he accepted the girdle from the lady, it was a fault when he chose to hide it from the lord. Gawain's nature to be a normal man who wants to spare his life overcomes that of his nature to be a knight. Its only human for a man to be a coward when his life is on the line.

5. Throughout the story it seems that Gawain is very religious and believes that if he prays, God will help him. One allusion would be when Gawain tells the lady "as for your girdle, god reward you...I shall see it as a sign of my fault". Perhaps this is showing you that he is going against his faith in God and instead placing hope in the power of magic. You also see that Gawain prays for the help of the lord and Mary to guide him to some haven where he can attend mass and pray on Christmas morning. Yes, he is granted his request, yet he is lead to a dark castle where people are trying to trick him in one big game. I don't get this because it seems to me that this story is very Christian based yet every time he is either throwing away his faith in God or God is leading him in a bad direction.