How Does Aladdin Create Conflict In Sir Gawain And The Green Knight

Medieval Romance is a genre of writing that flourished from the early 12th to the late 15th centuries. The literature includes knights on quests to try their bravery, as well as magical elements, heroic acts, and courtly love. While both stories revolve around tales of adventure, the epic poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and the live-action film Aladdin differ medieval romance in magical elements and tests of a hero.

Magic is essential in medieval romance because it creates conflict in the story. In the tale Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the knight himself is a magical element. The tale shows that the knight has indicability powers because he can reattach his head after being slashed by an axe. As the Green Knight slashed his head, “He

Sir Gawain was facing the possibility of his own mortality as well as physical and mental challenges when he agreed to be beheaded by the Green Knight to demonstrate his loyalty. Gawain admits that he lied to the Knight by being disloyal to his words and used an invincible cloth to save himself from death. The Green Knight acknowledges, “…I give you, sir, this gold embodied girdle, for the cloth is green as my gown, Sir Gawain, think on this when you go forth among the great princes; Remember our struggle here; recall to your mind this rich token” (Gardner 172). Sir Gawain quickly learns that honor is earned by facing difficult tasks with courage and humility, rather than by gaining glory. Aladdin's challenge, on the other hand, was to face the consequences of his actions that are true to his sense of honesty and mortality. As Aladdin's social status and love for Princess Jasmine improve, he is disappointed that the genie does not think that making more wishes to make him look good will solve Aladdin's problems, “I can't do this without you. I know I told you I'd use it to set you free, but you heard the Sultan… I... thought you'd be happy me. But all you cared about was that I use my last wish to set you free I can't let everything that we've worked for fall apart” (Aladdin 2019). Aladdin must confront the ability to use his wishes for himself or