... interesting to note that hunters often wear green as camouflage. The word camouflage is synonymous with the word disguise. Bercilak disguised himself as the Green Knight in an effort to test Sir Gawain's virtue. The most important symbol in the second part of the poem, and perhaps the most important symbol in the entire story, is Sir Gawain's shield. In, The ... is deflated, but Gawain remains admirable, even though he shows human weakness" (1). We find out at the end of, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," that the entire adventure was a test of Gawain's merit. The symbolism found in th...

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... he is the weakest and the most dim-witted of King Arthur's knights. Sir Gawain asks for King Arthur's permission to defend him by being put to the Green Knight's test when he says, " I am the weakest, well I know, and of wit feeblest, and the loss of my life would be least of any; that I have for you uncle is my ... yet doesn't whine and complain. Instead he insists on helping King Arthur who is also wounded, however not far as seriously as he is. After Sir Lucan fell to his death King Arthur said, " this is to me a full heavy sight to see a noble knight so die for my sake, for he would...

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