The Green Knight’s reception is met with discourteous silence and verbal hostility in which demonstrates Camelot’s inability to uphold to their Christian chivalric code. Primarily, once entering Arthur’s court, the Green Knight is met with an air of trepid silence: “The guests looked on / They gaped and they gawked / (232, 190). This reaction illustrates the discourteous reception the Green Knight receives by Arthur’s court. Although the knights are renowned as “The worthiest knights ever known to the world, / Both in competition and true combat” (261-262, 191), they appear to cower in silence at the supernatural entity brought upon their mists, refusing to cordially greet and offer a place amongst them to their guest. Once learning the proposal of the Green Knight, Arthur’s knights fail to uphold to their brave reputation and do not react to the challenge given. Instead, they become: “Flustered at first, now totally foxed / were the household and the lords, both the highborn and / the low” (301-302, 192). Evidently, the Christian chivalric code becomes hollowed when no knight stands to arise to the challenge, which would test his individual commitment and duty…show more content… Unlike Arthur’s subjects, silence is not the greeting bestowed onto Gawain, and instead respects are offered, creating a cordial dialogue between the opposing characters. Ultimately, the most cordial reception of Gawain comes from Bertilak. He states: “Behave in my house as your heart pleases. / To whatever you want you are welcome, do what you will” (835-837, 203). In extending this statement, Bertilak offers Gawain the service of his court to choose at his disposal, encouraging him to seek physical comfort within the confines of his environment. Specifically, Bertilak offers Gawain copious amounts of food to revitalize him from his travelling’s. Gawain is served
