Sir Gawain & Group

The Green Member

o Alycia :
o Rizka
o Amajid o Shofa

Knight a
o Clara
o Icha
o Sonia
o Sulis

o Nurul
Class 3A
The Elements
of
Fiction
1. Plot 4. Style & Tone
2. Character & 5. Theme & Subject
Characterization 6. Conflict
3. Setting 7. Symbols
4. Point of View
 Plot
Exsposition Rising Action/Complication Climax  

The story begins at
Christmastime at King Arthur’s
court in Camelot. The knights of
the Round Table join Arthur in
the holiday celebrations, and
Queen Guinevere presides in
their midst. Suddenly, an
enormous, completely green
man carrying a giant axe rides in
on a completely green horse.
It happened when Gawain
accepts the Green Knight’s
covenant and chops off the
Green Knight’s head, but he
survives the blow.
Gawain meets the Green Knight
at the Green Chapel. After faking
his first two swings, the Green
Knight nicks Gawain on his third
swing, but only slightly cutting
his neck.
 Plot
Falling Action
It happened when Green Knight
reveals that he is Bercilak and
that Morgan Le Fay, the old
woman, is behind everything.
Then, Gawain decides to wear
the green lace and returns to
Camelot.
Denoument/Resolution:
It happened when Green Knight
reveals that he is Bercilak and Plot
that Morgan Le Fay, the old Technique
woman, is behind everything.
Then, Gawain decides to wear
the green lace and returns to
Camelot.
Chronological
Character &
Characteriz
ation

Gawain - The main character of the story, The Green Knight - Fantastic creature.
the bravest of King Arthur's knights, famed huge stature, wild appearance, and green
for his "courtesy." complexion.
Character

Bertilak (or Bercilak) of Hautdesert - The Lady of Hautdesert - Unnamed wife

The sturdy, good-natured lord of the castle of Bertilak. The extraordinarily beautiful
where Gawain spends Christmas.  and charming lady that trying to tempt
Gawain.
Character

Guenevere - Arthur's queen. She is a

King Arthur - The king of Camelot. symbol of royalty, youth, beauty and
womanhood.
Character

Morgan le Fay - A powerful The guide - One of Bertilak's Gringelot - Gawain’s horse. He is
sorceress. Gawain's aunt and servants, sent to lead Gawain from a noble steed and goes with
Arthur's half-sister. Hautdesert to the Green Chapel Gawain throughout his journey
 Characteri
zation
Direct Characterization
The narrator tells the reader directly which traits define a
particular character, especially in Gawain’s case.
Example :
•The narrator often refers to Gawain as brave or noble,
•The narrator explains that Arthur can’t sit down at the feast
because "he was so lively in his youth, and a little boyish,"
Indirect Characterization
The narrator does not state the characters directly, but by saying
what other people think about Gawain
Example:
"Gawain was reputed as virtuous," or "he was judged perfect in
his five senses" We get confirmation of these judgments as
Gawain rides away from Arthur’s Court
Setting

place Time Climate Lifestyle

• Camelot The story starts The Gawain poet Several parallels exist
on New Year's had never heard between the "coutrtly"
• Green Chapel
Eve with a of climate lifestyle of Sir Gawain
• Wirral Forest
beheading and change and was and the mutability of
culminates on not a prophet the natural world,
the next New anticipating the suggesting the
Year's Day. onset of global existence of a certain
warming. affinity between man
and nature.
Point of
View
Thrid Person (Limited Omniscient)

For the most part, the narrator of Sir Gawain recount

his tale in a third person voice limited to Gawain’s
point of view
 Style &
Tone
Writing Style Tone
The narrator’s tone toward Gawain’s story hovers
Alliteration between straightforward praise and irony-tinged
In this style, a single line of poetry is held together by ambivalence.
two words at the beginning of the line that alliterate
(share the same first sound), rather than with elements
like meter or rhyme.
example:
And all his vesture verayly watz clene verdure,
(And truly all his clothing was brilliant green,)
Bothe the barres of his belt and other blythe stones.
(Both the bars on his belt and other gay gems.)
(161-162)
Theme &
Subject
Theme
Sir Gawain and honourable knight accept
challenge from green knight to cut his head,
he goes to green chaple to fulfil his promise

Subject
Knight, brave, sin, challenge, honest,
bargain, honourable
Conflicts
Major Conflict

The major conflict is largely Gawain’s struggle to decide whether his knightly virtues are
more important than his life.

External Confict

The main external conflict is his contest with the Green Knight. Secondary external
conflicts include his struggle to find the Green Chapel during harsh weather and his
encounters with wild animals.

Internal conflicts

The Internal conflicts are his struggle to restrain his physical attraction to the lady, his
trepidation at having to submit his neck to the axe of the Green Knight, and the shame he
feels after resorting to a talisman (the sash) to protect himself.
Symbol
The green color
When the figure of the Green
Knight first intrudes upon Arthur’s
01
court, his green complexion
immediately marks him as a
supernatural character
The Green Lace
02
The green lace has several
meanings. In the end, it becomes a
symbol of deceit and the lies
Gawain will tell to protect the
Lady of Hautdesert and himself.
The Pentangle
The pentangle is a way for
03 Gawain's clothing to represent
the symbols of Christianity as
well as the five virtues of
knighthood.
Axes
04 Axes represent industry and
physical strength. They also
stand for the consequences of
people's thoughtless actions.
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