Essential #4

Sir Gawain and The Green Knight
Choice 2: Where do we see seduction and lust start to destroy Gawain, our young hero? What is the author trying to tell us?

Lust and seduction are the downfall of many. Sometimes it brings the best of people to a lower level. In the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight lust and seduction also helps to bring down Gawain.
Gawain is given a warm welcome by his host while on his journey to find the Green Knight. His host feeds and clothes him. He shows him a lot of hospitality. Gawain sees the wife of his host and thinks she is beautiful. In the text the author alludes to affair between the two. Through this affair Gawain would break the five knightly virtues of friendship, generosity, courtesy, chastity, and piety. He takes all the hospitality that was shown to him and throws it right back in his hosts face. This will most likely lead to the downfall of Gawain because in novels of this nature no bad act goes without punishment. The only question is how severe will Gawain’s punishment be?

Rules of Relationships

1. Never talk about the opposite sex in a sexual manner.
2. On the first date hugs and kiss on the cheek only don't make yourself look too easy.
3. Be polite. Chivalry is not dead.
4. Treat them around others like you would if you were alone.
5. The guy should pay. After time they should split the bill.
6. Always be honest. Any lie is a bad lie.
7. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. Respect it, even if you don't agree with it.
8. Don't spend too much time together. Don't forget about your friends.
9. Remind important dates, just because you may not think it is important does not mean that your significant other thinks the same.
10. Don't say I love you unless you mean it.