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King Authur and the Knights of the Round Table
The stories of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table have
been told for many centuries. These tales represent the gold age of
chivalry and honor. The knights in these stories never intentionally harm
the innocent and almost always obeyed their code of hono ....
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.... Gawain isn't as good at following the code of honor
in this story as in the other stories.
The final example I will point out is when he faces the Green
Knight. He is confident that the Green Knight can't kill him, just like he
couldn't kill the Green Knight a year ago. However, he gets impatient with
the Green Knight's childish tricks with the axe, making feints at his neck
and insulting him when he flinches. After the third cut, which cuts him on
the back of the neck, he leaps to his feet and challenges the Green Knight,
insulting him the whole time. Chivalry would have suggested th ....
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