Sir Gawain in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" is a knight in King Arthur's court who upholds himself by the chivalric codes that have become parallel with the knights of the round table. These time-honored virtues are that of courage, courtesy, and loyalty which Sir Gawain demonstrates through his many actions. Similar to the epic hero Beowulf, Gawain defeated his opponent with great ease. Gawain courageously slashed the neck of the Green Knight, rendering …showed first 75 words of 347 total…

…showed last 75 words of 347 total…to exchange gifts, it was in the case of life and death. In conclusion, Sir Gawain's committment to honor the knightly codes of courage, courtesy, and loyalty wins him favor in the eyes fo the Green Knight. He labels Sir Gawain a tried and valiant soldier, who in his view took the sash only as a last resort to prevent his own death. Bibliography The Riverside Anthology of Literature--Third Edition Houghton Mifflin Company Boston 1997--pg 43