ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -In testifying to the faithfulness of Sir Gawain, saying, “all his trust upon earth was in the five wounds that Christ bare on the cross, ” the author alludes to the crucifixion of Christ, and the details of Christ’s wounds, as found in JOHN 19 : 34 and JOHN 20 : 27.

Detailed explanation-2: -The crux of Chambers’ interpretation is that the Gawain-poet placed the Green Knight either in the guise of a nature god as seen in the festivals or as a representation of Christ’s death and subsequent victory over death with the Resurrection, a point to which we will return later.

Detailed explanation-3: -Chivalry. The Natural and the Supernatural. Legend, Fame, and Reputation. Games, Rules, and Order. Christianity.