Sir Gawain Morally Ambiguous Characters

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In the tale there is no better character than the green knight who is perfect example of a morally ambiguous character in comparison to Sir Gawain.The Green knight is the perfect candidate for the role due to him being the foil to Sir Gawain and a knight himself who would also most likely hold himself up to the code of chivalry which would typically be deemed as a morally good thing to do.When reading the tale you can initially infer that the green knight would be a morally evil and monstrous character giving his description of “a giant sailor man riding atop a fierce steed who had a ferocious look about him, with long, wild hair, beard”.It also didn't help that he proceeded to talk over everyone and say “Where is the leader of this folk? Bring him forth, that I might see him and exchange words with him” but from this line of dialogue from him you can see the green knight speaking in a well formed and courteous manner far from what you would expect of a monstrous character described as he was.
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