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Symbolism in "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"
"Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" was written by an unknown author during the medieval time period. Middle Age stories were about brave and heroic knights, such as the legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table, were popular because knights were thought to be perfect. They were to follow the code of chivalry, which were some rules for their behavior including religious and military ideals such as faith, bravery, honor, and honesty. "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight", Pearl, Purity, and Patience are all believed to be written by the same author and are the only surviving works from the late 14th century (Applebee 224). The Gawain Poet is considered to be one of the greatest medieval English poets. According to Ray Olson, "the poem's ambiguous allegorical development, which no one has satisfactorily explicated during the 200 years since the manuscript was discovered, remains deliciously eerie." In his poetry, he uses......

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