Poet does not say that by wearing the green belt is going to increase the recognition between the knights, but whoever wore that “was honored ever after”(2520). Sir Gawain then goes to find the Green Knight. In the story,Sir Gawain gets challenged by the Green Knight. The chivalry of the medieval times suggests that it is more than just being courteous to women. The green belt that he chose to wear was not because of the sin that happened or due to the green girdle but “for the sake of this man” (2518). However, the story of Sir Gawain and The Green Knight portrays a different aspect of chivalry: that of the medieval times. By displaying their laughter they are making this whole episode as one big joke.
Have they yet understood that? Gawain does make sure to bestow the lesson he learned to the other fellow knights, but did they really understand that? “the whole of the court” made sure to wear the green belt “as they laugh in lovely accord”(2514). He comes back to Camelot all prepared to convey the message to the other knights- a lesson they will keep in mind through the green belts which will constantly make them remember of the duty till they last. Taking it immediately to “bear the blame” (2386) and the determination to have the girdle upon him as a “symbol of sin”(2506) making him remember never to let go of the code of chivalry and the craving of desires of “cowardice and covetousness” (2508). “ I am found to be flawed and false, / through treachery and untruth I have totally failed” (2382-3) leaves Gawain in sorrow. The story does not end here, Bertilak who is the Green knight teaches Gawain to see the loose ends and makes him tie the loose ends. Thus when he fails to resist himself as a symbol to the integrity he aspires to be with the Lady’s girdle, that is when the code and culture fails too. The reader is presented by a Gawain “as good as the purest gold” (633) a paragon of valor and ability are symbolized as the link between the Virgin Mary and his link to the “endless Knot”(630) of the pentagle, which shows his never ending, unfailing loyalty to the five main principles of the chivalry: Courtesy, Honesty, Valor, Honor and Generosity. As such the book can be inherited as the celebration of the victory over the society that defines the chivalric code, offering Gawain’s story as the defining to the values of chivalry.
In the story, Sir Gawain’s compliance to his worthy things and the chivalric code is tested again and again, but in the end he appears to be a authentic excellency for the knightly desire. Sir Gawain and Green knight takes place due to the strive to achieve something between integrity and desire. Gawain does his moral duty by standing up for his uncle King Arthur and showing him his loyalty by saying that his life would be less missed. He asked to take the challenge himself as King Arthur was being mocked by the Green Knight. Chivalric code in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Gawain Sir Gawain took the Green Knight’s challenge as this part of the chivalry code of honor of all knights.
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