The Changing Nature of the Quest – Endevour for Perfection

Survey of English literature The nature and the purpose if the quest in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 26 January, 2000 The Changing Nature of the Quest – Endevour for Perfection Sir Gawain and The Green Knight is a description of a seeking that was taken by Sir Gawain, one of the knights of the Round Table. The quest itself has few major parts, where hero is being called, tested along the way, and at the end …

…work even more interesting. In the beginning the quest is clearly represented as heroic, and gradually became spiritual. Even better, the purpose changed from a bold attempt to uphold the code of chivalry, towards the ever constant strive for perfection. Still, both explicit and implicit nature and purpose of the quest remained, amazingly interwoven, creating a great plot and an even greater hero – Sir Gawain. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** Internet text Sir Gawain and The Green Knight