Fit 3 Questions Continued

2) What is your impression of Gawain during this section? How do you think he behaves? Does he uphold his honor while not dishonoring the lady and the lord?
Gawain does uphold his honor very well. He refuses to sleep with the lady and is very courteous to the Lord. His only flaw in this it is not giving the girdle to the Lord. Even this, however, is not a high offense because he had promised not to tell anyone about it. Gawain behaves very well in this Fit, this may be because he still follows god. It contrasts to fit 4 where he does not follow god and looks like a fool

3) What is the climax of the book?
The climax of the book is when the green Knight nicks Gawain with the axe. This ties into the idea of the story being a game because the climax is much less gruesome and serious than the reader would have thought it would be. The knight purposely doesn't behead gawain and plays t off as a game.

4) What does the girdle symbolize?
The girdle symbolizes a few things. It is a sign of paganism which contrasts heavily with the overall christian story. It also symbolizes Gawain's failure. He gives up complete faith in god for a material comfort which he does not know will work.

5) There are a few allusions to Christ, Mary and faith (or failure of faith) can you pick a couple out and discuss why they are there?

Ln 1255-1257
"They would prefer that pleasure to the richest possession, But praise Him who reigns in Heaven on High, By who's grace i have wholly in my hand the man desired by all."
The lady speaks this when she is attempting to woo Gawain. This could be inserted by the Lady in an atttempt to show that God encourages that "pleasure". She believes that this will allow Gawain to let down his guard and sleep with her. It is also inserted to show the start of Gawains straying from God's righteous path.

Ln 1381
"'Before God,' said Gawain, 'these are the finest beasts'"
This quote shows how God endorses the actions of the Lord and his hunt. Only God would allow him to find and slay such fine beasts. I the lord is blessed by god to have a good hunt then maybe the Lady is as well and she will succeed in her quest to lay with gawain. It also could mean that Satan has finer beasts and represent another striation by Gawain from complete faith.

Ln 1776
"'God help me,' he thought, 'that's not going to happen!'"
From Gawain, this is him subconsciously realizing that he has slightly slayed from thee path of right and honor by kissing and flirting with the lady. He wants god's help, which is ironic because eventually he betrays his faith in God for a girdle that hasn't even proven itself. It also shows that God is still with him because he does not end u sleeping with her. This is a christian statement that ties into the belief that god is always there for people. Even if they temporarily loose faith.