Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a Middle English romance poem written by an anonymous West Midlands poet. Sir Gawain, survives two tests: the challenge, to behead the fearsome Green Knight and to let him retaliate a year later at the distant Green Chapel; and the temptation to commit adultery with the wife of Lord Bercilak,whose castle he stays in when headed to the chapel. this story of Sir gawain follows closely with Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey. The start of the story takes place in King Arthur’s great hall. The Green Knight enters asking if anyone would like to challenge him to a game. Sir Gawain accepts the challenge and proceeds to chop off the Green Knight's head. The Green Knight then tell Sir Gawain that they must meet in a year and a day. this is when Sir Gawain enters his hero journey. 10 months later Sir Gawain embarks on his journey to find the chapel where he must meet the Green Knight. In the Hero’s Journey this is when he must leave his home and venture off into the unknown. It is stated that Sir Gawain represents five virtues: generosity, good fellowship, purity, courtesy, and charity. These virtues will be tested later in the story. On his journey Sir Gawain comes to a castle. He enters and is welcomed by the Baron and his wife. When he reveals who he is they are thrilled and recall Camelot’s …show more content…
He is very good at keeping his honor, but as time goes by the test get harder and harder. This is when he learns is that no man is perfect. What makes a good man different to a bad man is how he handles his imperfections. does he keep it hidden or wear it as a badge? Sir Gawain choses to wear his imperfection (the sash) openly and with dignity proudly sharing his failure with the world. His friends all mock him for this act, but soon they all do the same as they learn from his