Green Knights Ambiguity

The Green Knight

A long time ago, brave, unstoppable knights were named “The Round Table”. Everywhere they would go, they would defeat anyone to protect the Great King Arthur. One New Year's Day King Arthur gathered everyone to celebrate and feast for the holidays. While everyone was gathering and exchanging gifts, the doors burst open and a big giant man jumped in. Wanting to fight the round table knights? The giant approached and the confused members wondered what to make of this stranger. The giant asked, “Where is the leader of this folk?”. Arthur rose to greet him. Arthur tries to greet him with refreshments but the giant says, “The praise of your city and your court has brought me hither claiming them to be the most fearless warriors so I have to …show more content…
He sets up impossible challenges to test Gawain. The Green Knights' ambiguity makes them think of the even nature of morality. The Lord and Gawain agreed to play their game one last time. That night Gawain did not rest well because he was haunted by dreams of the Green Knight flourishing his fearful axe. Gawain was so thrown from that dream that he did not wake up until the lady was beside him the next day. They caught the attention of Sir Gawain and examined the belt closely. Thinking of what a jewel would be when it comes to the time of his fate at the Green Chapel. The Knight of the Green Chapel has come to Sir Gawain, asking him to stay for a moment to discuss what he has promised. There was the sound of an axe being sharpened, which began to swell, then stopped. Then an axe emerged and the knight himself looked as green and wild as he had a year before. He did not wade across the waters, he came to it. Vaulted over it with the pole of his axe and landed before Sir Gawain. He looked over him as he had the year before. He said, “Here is a man one may trust to keep his meetings, you are welcome to this place Sir Gawain”. He knelt, then leaving his neck bare as the Green Knight had done when he

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