Sir Gawain and the Green Knight- Animalistic Instincts in Medieval Times The many temptations of life bring people to act differently through personality changes. The characters in Sir Gawain the Green Knight change their personalities through temptation. Through the Christmas time, Bertilak, king of the castle, decides to go hunting. While he is hunting, his wife is hunting or seducing Gawain. Men tempted with sex by women often act with certain animalistic instincts; in Sir …showed first 75 words of 642 total…

…showed last 75 words of 642 total…fox all resemble the personality of Gawain. The hunt of the animals and the pursue of Gawain happen at the same time, and the Pearl Poet creates a strong symbolism between the two. The symbolism is of men falling for temptation in shy, aggressive, and sneaky ways The similarity between the animal and the human is not only similar characteristics as in temptation, but the different animal traits used in the human personality. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**