The Code Of Chivalry And The Fundamental Thoughts And...

Mary Gamboa English 2223 Jennifer Smith 26 November 2015 Sir Gawain†¦ Chivalric? By analyzing Sir Gawain’s attempts of following the Code of Chivalry and the fundamental thoughts and actions of human nature helps to further analyze Gawain’s character. The definition of Chivalry is the â€Å"set of values and code of conduct for the medieval knightly class† (Shatz) examining Gawain’s attempts to achieve his goal of being the perfect chivalric knight, the nature of his obstacles has to be determined, and the development of his character has to be analyze. In trying to live up to perfection, Gawain discovers that he is not perfect just like society today. There is not a specific date that explains why chivalry began, but most†¦show more content†¦In brief, Sir Gawain’s fancy armor and position is another characteristic of a chivalric knight. The author of â€Å"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight† gives the characters good manners, religious hope, compassion, etc. Also, the author states his point of view of a chivalric knight when he describes Sir Gawain and the pentangle suspended from Sir Gawain’s neck: â€Å"It is a sign by Solomon sagely devised/ To be a token of truth...For ever faithful five-fold in five-fold fashion/Was Gawain in good works...Devoid of all villainy, with virtues adorned...to his word most true and in speech most courteous...founded on the five joys (according to footnote 7 of SGGK, these were usually the Annunciation, Nativity, Resurrection, Ascension, and assumption)...the fifth of the five fives followed by this knight were beneficence, boundless and brotherly love, and pure mind and manners... and compassion most precious† (SGGK 626-54). In â€Å"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,† we see examples of moral, social, and religious conduct melding to form an all-encompassing chivalric code. Moreover, as evident from the quote above and other publications of the era, the Church was becoming quite influential in the shaping of chivalry. On this final day of Gawain’s quest, this representative of Arthur acts with honorable intent if not the utmost courtesy. He arrives at the Green Chapel intending to face a frightening peril in