Sir Gawain and The Green Knight: FIT III Questions

1) Compare each of the hunting scenes with the bedroom scenes in the castle. Explain how the hunting scenes symbolize what is going on in the bedroom and explore how the differ animals hunted relate to the different tactics used by the lady each day.

The lord's wife is acting like the animal the lord and is men are hunting. For example, the first hunt is a doe, which is peaceful and graceful, the lady acts peaceful and graceful towards Gawain. Another example is when the lord is hunting the boar, which is aggressive, the lady starts to act aggressive towards Gawain.

2) What is your impression of Gawain during this section? How do you think he behaves? Does he uphold his honor while not dishonoring the lady and the lord? 

My impression of Gawain is that he is doing his best to stay true to his knight hood and faith. Gawain is behaving like true knight and trying to keep his honour and faith without being rude to the lady and lord. Yes.

3) What is the climax of the book?

The climax of the book was when Gawain accepted the magical girdle from the lady.

4) What does the girdle symbolize? 

The girdle symbolizes a talisman of luck. Gawain thinks that the girdle will help him in his confrontation with the Green Knight. Gawain cannot be cut down as long as he wears the girdle, this breaks the rules of the game by not giving the girdle to the lord.

5) There are a few allusions to Christ, Mary and faith (or failure of faith) can you pick a couple out and discuss why they are there?

Failure of faith is when Gawain accepts the girdle from the lady because it shows that he is putting all his faith into the girdle than in Christ and Mary.