Sir Gawain And The Green Knight Literary Analysis

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Sir Gawain and the Green Knight ignores the regulations and restrictions on character types to make the story unique. In the original style of chivalric romance, the protagonist of the story bypasses his lust for the queen or princess by channeling that energy for an adventure. Ordinarily, the protagonist of a chivalric romance acquires traits of loyalty to the king, modesty, and other typical heroic traits. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight the protagonist, Sir Gawain, embodies nearly all the normal traits; however, due to the author's desire to modernize the story Gawain and the storyline lack common characteristics. Part three of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight begins with the king and his men leaving the court in the early morning to go