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Term Paper Title	The Imperfect Man
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The Imperfect Man

English 12

23 October 1996

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is one of the Arthurian legends.  It was translated by Marie Borroff.  According to the legends, king Arthur and all his knights were the bravest, the strongest and the most chivalrous in the land.  This tale goes on to contradict that theory, by telling the story of one of the knights who not only was a coward but he cheated too.  On another level, the legend shows that even the best men in the world are far from perfect.

Sir Gawain and the other knights were challenged one night to something that had no real point, but to show their bravery.  When the challenge was first announced, none of the knights responded showing the first sign of cowardice.  After a hesitation, Sir Gawain accepts the challenge, but when it comes to proving his chivalry, he fails because he flirts with another man’s wife.  When it comes to proving his bravery, he also chooses the easy way out by wearing the girdle which that same woman gave to him to protect his life.

Although At first Sir Gawain is at first portrayed as a perfect man, he is not and that is what makes the legend realistic, because no man could ever live up to the laws of chivalry.  Although his imperfections are bluntly pointed out, they seem to be more positive aspects than negative.  if a person knew that someone with a high place in society was so far away from perfect, than he would no longer see the social ideals as something untouchable, but as something that could be gotten closer to.

The end of this tale though, takes a whole other turn. ...

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