... coming about the girdle. The other most pertinent challenge was keeping the pact with the Green Knight even though he knew this meeting would bring his own death. This fear tests his true honor of being a Knight. This also ties in the Knights religious beliefs; the Old Testament says follow the law or die. As Sir Gawain leaves his home, loved ... challenges with honesty, bravery and honor. This strengthen his meaning for life, he was now in balance. Sir Gawain in the end was shown true forgiveness for human sin and love for honesty. This is just as the New Testament promises. This treac...

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... 's character and his beliefs by representing strength, chivalry, Christianity, joy, and faultlessness. The author states: The five of the five fives followed by this knight Were beneficence boundless and brotherly love And pure mine and manners, that non might impeach, And compassion most precious--these peerless five Were forged and made fast in him, formost of men. The chivalric hero rarely ... chivalric code for Christianity is intertwined with the chivalric code of loyalty, honesty, couragousnesses, etc. The introduction of Bercilak and the very beautiful, very cunning, wife of Berci...

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