... once and future king, and his knights of the round table. They are the representation of civilization itself, and the protective heroes of Celtic and later English literature and mythology. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is certainly a story about civilization. It begins, after all, with the story of Aeneas and the ... Table, the ultimate symbol of civilization in its day and time. The Green Knight represents both the natural and the supernatural, as they tie together within Celtic tradition. The Green Knight, also known as Bercilak de Hautdesert, is in league with Morgan le Fay, alter...

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... is rhetorical and symbolic throughout the poem. As the Green Knight once says, " for well you deserve to be readily requited on New Years morn" (162). In fairytales, legends, and mythology this concept tends to represent the same idea. This idea of birth, re-birth, new beginnings, end of one cycle, and the beginning of a new cycle creates the concept of ... could happen. He shows his first signs of fear during this scene. Lastly, there is the fierce weather. It becomes very cold on Gawain's journey to find the Green Knight. Celtic belief suggests that demons, satan, and evil are associa...

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