1. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Fit III

2. 3 Hunts/3 Temptations Deer/1 kiss = the Flesh
Boar/ 2 kisses = the Devil
Fox/3 kisses and a girdle = the World
3 in 3!

3. The Deer Hunt Allegory Describes the terror-stricken deer
Gawain lies paralyzed in bed when the lady makes her advances

4. The Boar Hunt Allegory The fiercest encounter for the lord
Gawain makes desperate verbal shifts to preserve his chastity

5. The Fox Hunt Allegory
A tortuous hunt in which the fox seems at once to escape, but then runs unluckily into a pack of dogs
Gawain did not expect the twist of a magic, life-saving talisman and falls into its trap

6. Gawain’s 3 Conflicts Loyalty to his host
Loyalty to the lady and courtly love
Desire to save himself
The three temptations of Christ?

7. 3 Forms of the Goddess (from Robert Graves)
Mother = birth
Bride = love
Crone = death

8. 3 Forms of the Goddess
Mother = Guinevere (birth of the Sun Diety, beginning of the year, Mary in his shield)
Bride = the beautiful lady (spring)
Crone = the old woman (death of the Sun Diety, the end of the year)

9. 3 Forms of the Goddess
The 3 Fates
The 3 Horae
The 3 Marys?

10. The Romance Lady
1. the Lady who declares her love and vows service to a knight
2. the enchantress who will enthrall the knight (La Belle Dame Sans Merci) and deflect him from the quest

11. The Enchantress
Enslaves the victim when he is induced to fornicate with her
If Gawain succumbs to her wiles, he becomes prey to the husband