Monsters in our Midst: Assignment 09

The object of this activity is for you to decide if nobility or human nature ruled throughout the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. It is easy to form an quick opinion, but have you really thought it through? Now is your chance to do just that. The decision chart lists several actions/decisions of Gawain. Beside each are two columns:noble/chivalrous action and act of human nature. Your job is to choose which category each action falls under. Complete the chart with a decision checked and provide a brief explanation as to why you chose a particular category. Consider the following when trying to decide:

A noble action is one that is done out of respect or in accordance to the chivalric code.
An act of human nature is one that is simply based on self-preservation or to escape humiliation.

Actions/Decisions of Gawain

 
Noble/Chivalrous Act
Act of Human nature
Brief Explanation

Example: Gawain’s attendance of the New Year’s Eve feast

 

Attendance of all events was done out of service and respect for the king

Gawain’s acceptance of the Green Knight’s challenge in Arthur’s place
 
 

 
 

Gawain’s journey to find the Green Knight one year later
 
 

 
 

Gawain’s decision to stay at Lord Bertilak’s castle for three days
 
 

 
 

Gawain’s prayers to God and Mary throughout the poem
 
 

 
 

Gawain’s rejection of Lady Bertilak’s advances in Section 3
 
 

 
 

Gawain’s acceptance of Lady Bertilak’s kisses
 
 

 
 

Gawain’s acceptance of Lord Bertilack’s deal for three days
 
 

 
 

Gawain’s choice to keep the green girdle a secret
 
 

 
 

Gawain’s flinching at the first  wave of the ax by Bertilak
 
 

 
 

Gawain’s decision to wear the girdle over his shoulder as a symbol of his shame and sin
 
 

 
 

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