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Sir Gawain And The Green Knight

In the three hunts of Bercilak were
similar to the three seductions of Gawain. Bercilak and Gawain made a bargain
at the castle. Bercilak said “Whatever I earn in the woods will be yours,
whatever you win will be mine in exchange.” (Gawain 81) The Green Knight tells
Gawain that he was sent by Morgana Le Fay because she wanted to test Gawain's
pride and “determine the truth of the Round Table's fame, and the tales that
tell of it.” (Gawain 123)
During Bercilak's first hunt, they hunted deer. The hunters were on one
side with the peasants and dogs on the other, surrounding the deer. The
peasants and dogs made noise and cashed the deer towards the hunters. The
hunters slaughtered ...

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Bercilak's wife made another pass at him.
This time she was more aggressive. The hunters used the same tactic on the boar
as Bercilak's wife used on Gawain. She tried to wear him down, but it had no
used because Gawain still put out. She gave him two kisses before she left his
room.
For the third hunt Bercilak tracked a fox. The fox was sly and clever
and he chased it all over. Bercilak swung at it and it swerved and ran into the
dogs. The dogs killed it. Bercilak's wife tried to be sly like a fox on her
third attempt to seduce Gawain. After failing to seduce Gawain, Bercilak's wife
tried to give him something to make him break his word. First she offered to
give him a ring, which he refused. Then, she offered a magical scarf which he
accepted.
The two different situations paralleled each other in symbolism.
Bercilak hunted the animals like his wife hunted Gawain. The whole experience
was only a test for Gawain and he managed to pass except for taking the scarf
and ...

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Added: 1/20/2004 12:09:02 AM
Category: English
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