Graduation Year
2007
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.A.
Degree Granting Department
English
Major Professor
William Morris, Ph.D.
Keywords
Chivalry, Green Knight, Medieval, Courtly love, Bertilak
Abstract
The principal objective of this paper is to analyze Sir Gawain's efforts to balance the conflicting requirements of the Code of Chivalry with the basic needs of human nature to develop insights into the Gawain's character. Using an amalgamated definition of chivalry as the standard, I will examine Gawain's attempts to achieve his goal of being the perfect chivalric knight, determine the nature of his obstacles, and analyze the development of his character. In trying to live up to perfection, Gawain discovers that he is not perfect.
Scholar Commons Citation
Leffert, Carleigh, "The chivalric Gawain" (2007). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/2257
