In Sir Gawain, The Green Knight, the illustration strengthens the idea of the common quest known and seen in other familiar poems. The speaker uses symbols to expand the understanding and identify a greater appreciation for the little things in the tale. The color imagery in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight reinforces the common human struggle of temptation, life and death.
“Splendid that knight errant stood in a splay of green, and green, too, was the mane of his mighty destrier.” (L.1-L.2) The color imagery is established right off the bat, but each reader can interpret what they see by the imagery from other texts to figure out what the symbolism of the color may be. For instance, rather than presenting classic knightly weapons, he carries a holly branch in one hand and a large axe in the other. Both of these articles bonds him to nature when going more in
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Because of the fact that Gawain falls short to exchange the sash with Lord Bertilak as the circumstances of their agreements dictated, it begins to further symbolize Gawain’s desperation to survive at any expense, especially for his code of honor. But as time goes by and because of his failure, he chooses to always display the girdle on him as a symbol of this failure.
The color imagery in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight reinforces the common human struggle of temptation, life and death. As being human we all come across obstacles we must surpass, some fail miserably, but most learn from that and succeed in the end. I for one believe just like Sir Gawain that we are human, we make mistakes and we are not perfect, but from that we must move forward accept our wrongs and in the end make them