Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

1. The hunting scenes are very closely connected to the bedroom scenes. The hunting and bedroom scenes reinforce the themes of games and the role of woman. Every-time the hunting becomes more difficult, so does seducing Gawain. The animals represent the difficulty levels of trapping Gawain.
The first hunt is a young female deer. The King is very sure that he is going to trap the young deer for he feels it is an easy hunt. The Lady, the same. She is in Gawain's room, thinking that it will be so easy to persuade him with her wiles. She thinks that she is so effective in her tactics that she is sure that she will get him.
The second hunt is a little harder. The King is chasing a boar. This boar is a little more wise then the deer. The hunters are more threatened by the boar. He is trying to fight back because he feels intimidated by the hunters. Like the boar, Gawain starts to fight back, but still allows the woman to persuade him a little more than the day before.
The third hunt was a fox. The fox is much harder to kill. It is extremely fast and its a lot smaller than the boar. With its fast speed and its small body it is harder to aim and hit. The Lady continues to try and convince Gawain. Although she gets further with him, he is still very hard to trap. She gets him, just as the King got the fox, with the girdle. He takes the girdle to protect him, for he is scared. She gives him the girdle knowing he won't tell the King and therefore, the plan is working to a little extent.

2. I feel as though Gawain, though trying to avoid temptation, fails to an extent. Gawain is thrown into hard circumstances. Although he wants to have the woman and is being seduced by her, he made a promise to the King. He is trying, in his actions, not to dishonor his trust of the King, nor hurt the Lady. Gawain feels he has lost all his honor. He feels as though he failed to be a good knight.

3. The climax of the story, as far as Fit 3 goes, is when Gawain does not tell the King about the girdle. This is the first time in the story that Gawain breaks his word. Throughout all the times when he is with the Lady, he keeps his promise to the King. He gives the King exactly what the Lady gave to him, until he is given the girdle that is supposed to keep him alive.

4. The girdle could represent sin and dishonesty. Also it represents Christianity vs. Paganism. When Gawain accepts the girdle he is told that it is going to save whoever wears it. Gawain takes it to protect him from the Green Knight. Instead of taking his shield, which has the Virgin Mary and the pentangle on it, he takes the girdle. At this point he has fallen away from Christ and Christianity. He has chosen to rely on the girdle, that the woman has given him. The woman was dishonest when she gave Gawain the girdle.

5. Sir Gawain knows that it is wrong to be with another mans wife. Sir Gawain tries to maintain some sort of order when it comes to going to far with the Lady. It is part of the Christian religion to be with one man or one woman (of the opposite sex) for the rest of your life. Sir Gawain knows that the Lady is married and knows of it to be wrong if he were to do anything with her. Sir Gawain makes a point to let the woman know they wouldn't do anything but kiss.
Another is, of course, the girdle. Gawain, is now relying on the girdle to protect him, and no longer waiting for God to help him. He has taken his religion and passed it for something material. Gawain, now trusts in the material gift of the Lady.