... and renamings, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" consistently develops the theme of chivalry. The author uses Camelot, the epitome of chivalric myth, to ground his story and thus to provide a backdrop for his questioning and probing of the meaning and purpose of the chivalric code. To evaluate the code, the author arranges a challenge in which the code is broken, and then allows three different characters, Arthur, standing for the Camelot Court and representing the insider, Gawain, the insider who went out," and Bertilak, the outsider ... adhere to it perfectly in the way it best suits ...

• Word Count: 1568
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... devotion (especially to a lady), fortitude, and loyalty". Knights lived by the ideals of chivalry and expressed these values in their daily lives. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight incorporates the principles of chivalry into a seamless story told in the genre of Arthurian literature. The Camelot Project, at The University of Rochester maintains that "in the English tradition Gawain is the principal hero and the exemplar of courtesy and chivalry, as he is in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight". Chivalry can be defined, in simple ... terms, as a way of life. The devotion of ... ...

• Word Count: 2267
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... at medieval literature, The Song of Roland, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, and Beowulf, seem to best convey the preceding points. Chivalry is perhaps the second most important aspect of warring in the middle ages, second only to the Christian faith, but is one that most contrasts with modern times. Sir Gawain of Sir Gawain and the Great Knight is the paradigm of a chivalry in the middle ages. The following quote exhibits Sir Gawain's humble nature and selflessness:" each time the lord leaves the castle, his ... wife secretly visits Gawain's room and tries ... ...

• Word Count: 1602
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School