It's meant to be an equal trade Gawain strikes a blow and the Green Knight gets to return it in a year. The crux of the test is simple: Gawain agreed to the terms of the game and thus he must abide by them. Gawain is being tested on all of those qualities without realizing it the point of the test is to reveal who he is and telling him what he's meant to show would defeat the purpose. There are other virtues that go into making a knight, though, not just honor, but also chastity, courage, courtesy, faith, fortitude, and humility, among others. That is why a knight does what he does." But even as he says it, it's clear that Gawain doesn't quite understand the full weight of the word or what it means to be honorable at this point in his story he's merely parroting the virtue he's been told makes a knight. On the surface, Gawain's test appears to be a physical one, but it's really a test of character. When the Lord ( Joel Edgerton) asks Gawain what he hopes to gain from his quest, Gawain replies, " Honor. As a test, Morgan le Fay could not have crafted a better one as it strikes directly at Gawain's weak spot of his lust for and attachment to Essel. Thus, the lady of the manor is the ultimate temptation for Gawain, a vision of who Essel might be if she had been high-born, the woman he wants but finally is able to have fully without class differences making it forbidden. In fact, the very last conversation they have before he leaves on his quest ends on a bad note, with Essel asking Gawain if he'll make her his lady and Gawain dodging answering, his silence saying it all. After all, Gawain is unable to be with Essel due to her low-born stature a Knight of the Round Table can never make a lowly peasant girl his lady, no matter how much he wants to. The Lady is just another test for Gawain and it's entirely likely it's another trick conjured by Morgan. The movie implies the same thing, the visual cue being that both the old lady and Gawain's mother wear the same cloth over their eyes. In the poem, she glamors herself to appear as an ancient, decrepit lady living at the Lord's manor where Gawain finds shelter. It's important to remember that Morgan le Fay is behind everything Gawain faces. Related: Seventh Son 2 Updates: Will The Alicia Vikander Sequel Happen? But differences not only in the costumes but also in the makeup applied indicate they're not the same person, regardless of resemblance. At first glance, it appears they might be the same person even Gawain is thrown when he first sees the Lady and recognizes her uncanny resemblance to Essel. In The Green Knight, Alicia Vikander tackles a double-casting. She plays both Essel, a poor peasant girl who happens to be Gawain's favorite consort, and the Lady of the manor that Gawain stays at. Thus, she forces him into a position of having to prove himself by summoning the Green Knight, hoping that it will be Gawain who takes up the challenge to finally reveal the knightly virtues lying within him. There is future greatness in Gawain, but he's clearly not going to find it unless he has no other choice and Morgan is just as clearly growing tired of waiting on her son to do something with his life. He speaks of being a knight, but he's far more interested in the earthly pleasures of Essel ( Alicia Vikander) and her bed than the courtly virtues of the Round Table. Morgan sees her son is without direction or purpose at the beginning of the movie, Gawain doesn't appear particularly concerned about becoming a knight or taking the initiative to prove himself. She manufactures the plan not to test Arthur's court but to test Gawain specifically. However, unlike in the poem, the movie positions Morgan as Gawain's mother. There's also still clearly some friction between Morgan and Arthur's Christian court due to her pagan and magical background, as she turns down Gawain's invitation to join in the Christmas feast. Morgan le Fay (Sarita Choudhury) is still the architect of the Green Knight's appearance and Gawain's challenge, using a magical spell to summon the knight. The Green Knight changes this up somewhat.
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