Gwain fulfills the challenge by showing up a year and a day later & was willing to get his head chopped off.
Sir Gawain agreed to exchange blows After the green knight called all the knights wimps that no one would agree. to prove he was worthy to be a knight of the round table and the knights were not wimps. He then persuaded Arthur to let him do it.
In lines 359-387 of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Gawain displays bravery, honor, and chivalry by volunteering to take the Green Knight's challenge in King Arthur's place. This reflects the ideals of knighthood as Gawain is willing to face danger to uphold his honor and fulfill his duties as a knight. Additionally, Gawain's willingness to face the Green Knight demonstrates his loyalty and commitment to his king and the Round Table.
At the begining of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight the Green Knight arrives at Camelot sometime between Christmas and the New Year and asks to play a beheading game with the knights there. The Green Knight will kneel and offer his neck for a single blow to one of the knights at Camelot, then one year later the champion must come to the Green Knight's chapel and return the favour.The knights at Camelot don't like the sound of this. But Arthur (who is described as child3ered - probably childish) accepts the challenge. Arthur's best knight - Gawain - explains that Camelot cannot risk its king on such a silly game, and accepts the challenge himself.Gawain beheads the Green Knight at a single stroke. The Green Knight picks up his head, reminds Gawain that he has an appointment at the green chapel for a year from today, then leaves the hall.....Most of the poem covers Gawain's trip to the Green Chapel to keep his assignation. On his way there Gawain is three times tempted by a mysterious woman who is the wife of a knight who offers him shelter in his castle. Gawain flatly resists the first two temptations, but at the third asking agrees to wear a talisman which will protect him from the Green Knight's stroke.....At the Green Chapel Gawain offers his neck. The Green Knight fumbles the first two attempts, but at the third lightly nicks the back of Gawain's neck. Gawain jumps up ready to make a fight of it.The Knight now explains that this has all been a test of valour. Gawain resisted the first two temptations, so the first two strikes missed. The third temptation Gawain partly succumbed to, so he got grazed (but not killed).
In "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," the journey or quest is represented through Gawain's quest to confront the Green Knight and fulfill his promise. Gawain's journey is both physical and moral, as he faces challenges and tests of his chivalry and integrity along the way. The element of the journey symbolizes Gawain's growth and development as a knight.
The Green Knight stops his axe from falling the second time to challenge Sir Gawain's courage and honor. He is testing Gawain's reaction and resolve to face his impending death, as part of the test set by Morgan le Fay. By stopping the axe and giving Gawain a chance to prepare himself, the Green Knight is evaluating Gawain's ability to live up to the chivalric code.
Both Sir Gawain and the Green Knight exhibit courage, but Sir Gawain's bravery is more pronounced. Gawain displays immense courage by accepting the Green Knight's challenge, risking his life to uphold his knightly honor. Throughout the tale, he confronts his fears and insecurities, particularly when facing the Green Knight at the end. In contrast, the Green Knight embodies a different kind of courage through his unwavering commitment to his own principles and the test he presents to Gawain.
In "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," it is the Green Knight who declares Gawain purged of his sins after Gawain confesses his wrongdoing and accepts his penance. The Green Knight acknowledges Gawain's honesty and humility, forgiving him for his betrayal.
The Green Knight carries an axe and a sprig of holly in the story "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." The axe signifies the challenge he presents to the knights of King Arthur's court, while the holly symbolizes his magical abilities and ties to nature.
In the first section of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the mysterious Green Knight challenges the knights of King Arthur's court to a beheading game. Sir Gawain volunteers to accept the challenge and beheads the Green Knight, who then picks up his decapitated head and reminds Gawain of their agreement to meet again in one year.
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In The Green Knight, he is identified as Bercilak de Hautdesert. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, he is named Bredbeddle.
Sir Gawain both succeeds and fails in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." He succeeds in facing the Green Knight's challenge and living up to his reputation as a noble knight. However, he also fails in his quest for perfection, as he ultimately succumbs to temptation and lies to protect himself.