Through all its complicated twists, redefinings and renamings, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" consistently develops the theme of chivalry. ... By the very fact that the Green Knight has traveled to Camelot to present his challenge, he has already participated in the type of quest Arthur only hears stories about. ... The Green Knight has no real personal stake in the final judgment on Gawain. If anything, by pronouncing Gawain "polished as a pearl,"" the Green Knight is congratulating himself for adding to Gawain's chivalric and worldly education. Thus even the Green Knight's motiv...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate