Sir Gawain Allegory Essay

After reading W.A. Neilson’s translation of Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, one could find allegory connections with the characters. Each of the main characters represents represents three main concepts that one could compare to the life in the twenty-first century. Sir Gawain, a honored knight, can be compared to everyday day people. The Green Knight can be seen as a Godly figure. Lastly the fair lady seen as a sin. When comparing the main characters of the poem one could find allergy connects from them to everyday perceptions.
Sir Gawain is more than just a brave knight; he 's a normal man, if placed in the current time period. A knight is seen as someone who is perfect at all he does, a person who doesn’t give into sin, somebody who is godly. Sir Gawain is somebody who makes mistakes and accepts sins like a everyman. (QOUTE HERE) By the end of Gawain’s journey he’s faced once again by the Green Knight. The Green Knight strikes Gawain three times, each time reminded him of his sin. Upon closer interpretation one can see that Gawain is facing something can closely resembles Judgement Day. Sir Gawain

Him who judges any and every man. When first being introduced the Green Knight challenged King Arthur “ … thou be as bold as all men tell, thou wilt grant me graciously the game that I ask.” (Green Knight p. 7) He wakes into his house with no fear and took on Sir Gawain, in place of King Arthur. Then, when Sir Gawain cut off the Green Knight head “ … he held the head straight up in his hand …” (Neilson p. 10). This proves that the Green Knight is some sort of supernatural being, someone immortal. One last way the Green Knight proved he was godly was when giving tests to Sir Gawain. He set Gawain up to face sins, like a God would do, to test his faith. Then after failing those test Gawain went to Green Knight and faced his judgment. All these examples and more supports the fact that the Green Knight was used as metaphor for