Sunday, November 8, 2009

Fit 4

1.) When Gawain comes upon Bertilak's castle it is like he is crossing over into heaven. He is very much alive and confident when he first leaves king Arthur's kingdom and is living in the present. When he arrives at Bertilak's castle it is like he is crossing into heaven. When he gets there they play games, drink, and are merry. When he leaves the castle things turn to worse for him and he becomes very disappointed in himself.
2.) Gawain is reborn physically because his life is spared during the beheading contest with the Green Knight. He is reborn spiritually because he learns not to put his faith in objects but rather in God. In the beheading contest rather than chopping his head off the first time he swing three times and never fully cuts off his head he only gets a cut on his neck. He is very disappointed in himself when he puts his faith in the green girdle that the Lady gave him because he thought it could save his life but really he is going to be mad at himself for the rest of his time thinking he failed.
3.) I agree with the Green Knights point of Gawain. The Green Knight knows that Gawain failed but he focuses more on the accomplishments rather than the negative things he did. He helps Gawain know that he did more good than bad and he should be proud of himself.
4.) I think Gawain will be mad at himself for the rest of his life but I think it will help him as a knight. Him being mad will help encourage him to do better and make a better name for himself.
5.) I believe Morgan La Fey is the one that is in control of the book. She is one that is making every one play the game to test Gawain. She took the power of Merlyn making her very powerful. She controls the Green Knight and the Lady which are the ones that are influencing Gawain.

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