Choice 2: Where do we see seduction and lust start to destroy Gawain, our young hero? What is the author trying to tell us?
Honor and nobility define the society in which Gawain lives in. It is evident that Gawain’s actions and choices revolve around such virtues, as we can see when he describes the five knightly virtues by which he lives by: friendship, generosity, courtesy, chastity, and piety. Because Gawain is chivalrous and yearns to uphold these ideals, he takes on the challenge the Green Knight puts forth. After realizing he has been tricked, Gawain remains courageous and is determined to go through with the agreement in order to fulfill his knightly duty. During his journey to the Green Knight’s chapel when staying at the castle, he falls for several temptations failing to uphold his virtues.
Seduction and lust begin to destroy Gawain from when he foolishly accepts the Green Knight's game to when he rejects his chivalric ideals and succumbs to the host’s wife’s allurement. When considering this affair, it leads one to question how Gawain will fulfill the agreement made with the host: “Whatever I win in the woods I will give you at eve, and all you have earned you must offer me” (lines 1106-1107). Gawain is certainly unable to do so. All the tests, games, and agreements included in this poem are the author’s means of shedding light on the importance of applying virtue to personal choice. The author emphasizes the importance of choice; the choice to uphold the virtues embedded into one's character or in a sense, lose everything as a result of discarding these ideals.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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Rule of Relationships
1. Trust is key. Do not overreact and jump to conclusions, nor assume anything because most likely you are wrong. With no trust, the relationship lacks one of the fundamental components that lead to a successful bond.
2. Make sure to communicate. You cannot expect her to read your mind. You must be fully capable of articulating your needs.
3. Spend the right amount of time with her. It is okay to spend time with friends and family; however, always make the effort to make time for her. By doing this, you are showing your appreciation for the relationship you have.
4. Treat her like the queen she is. Whether it is through speech, gifts, hugs, or something as simple as the way you hold her hand.
5. Compromise. Relationships are supposed to be give and take. If only one person is compromising in a relationship, it’s not a relationship.
6. Make an attempt to get along with her friends and family. The people she is closest with usually have a huge influence in her life and could be deciding on the future of the relationship.
7. Values. The two of you should have shared/set values. It makes the time that you share easier, because you both have the same values.
8. Prayer. As Tyler Perry says, “A couple that prays together stays together!”
9. Don’t take things too seriously. Try to make the relationship as fun as possible, but also knowing when to stop.
10. Cherish her for who she is and who she’s not. From her beauty, her intelligence, her hopes, her dreams, to her flaws, her corny jokes, her bad hair days, and everything in between.
2. Make sure to communicate. You cannot expect her to read your mind. You must be fully capable of articulating your needs.
3. Spend the right amount of time with her. It is okay to spend time with friends and family; however, always make the effort to make time for her. By doing this, you are showing your appreciation for the relationship you have.
4. Treat her like the queen she is. Whether it is through speech, gifts, hugs, or something as simple as the way you hold her hand.
5. Compromise. Relationships are supposed to be give and take. If only one person is compromising in a relationship, it’s not a relationship.
6. Make an attempt to get along with her friends and family. The people she is closest with usually have a huge influence in her life and could be deciding on the future of the relationship.
7. Values. The two of you should have shared/set values. It makes the time that you share easier, because you both have the same values.
8. Prayer. As Tyler Perry says, “A couple that prays together stays together!”
9. Don’t take things too seriously. Try to make the relationship as fun as possible, but also knowing when to stop.
10. Cherish her for who she is and who she’s not. From her beauty, her intelligence, her hopes, her dreams, to her flaws, her corny jokes, her bad hair days, and everything in between.
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