Binary Opposition

It is all right to assume that the first scene in which a particular character is involved drastically shapes our opinion of characters in a particular novel or poem. Immediately we jump to conclusions about what is right and what is wrong, who is the good guy and who is the bad guy. In fact, once we get an initial impression from a character, it is unlikely that this opinion will change as we continue …

…Knight, and perhaps even himself, into thinking that everything is alright. Meanwhile, he is trying to lie to cover up the affair that he is secretly having with the Green Knight's wife. So tied with the comparison of the two character’s as a theme is the theme of Sir Gawain’s fall from grace and goodness. All men are flawed it just takes someone or something to bring these flaws out in the open.