Characters in such epics as Beowulf, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Morte d" Arthur possess the qualities that define the ideal hero of that time. ... Like Beowulf, in the epic of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Sir Gawain exhibits his loyalty to his king by stepping up and accepting the challenge that the Green Knight proposes, knowing he is the weakest and the most dim-witted of King Arthur's knights. ... Sir Gawain steps to the challenge that the Green Knight offers to King Arthur's knights to defend King Arthur, Queen Guenevere, and his fellow nights. ... Sir Gawain on the...

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