Theme Of Mortality In Sir Gawain And The Green Knight

In the face of death, whomever does not quiver at the sight of its bloodstained scythe must not know of the mortality of men. As for those who do and know it well enough to not tremble before it, it can only be said that a coldness had settled upon them. Perhaps and even more so for some, it is not coldness but the virtues of valor and faith that so gave them the strength to carry on. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, much of the poems central focus is on the revolutionary transformation of its protagonist’s fundamental character. In the beginning, the poem presents Sir Gawain as an overzealous yet dutiful and loyal knight whom for the sake of King Arthur and his court’s reputation accepts the challenge put forth by the Green Knight. By the