Sir Gawain’s Temptations In the poem, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," translated by Marie Borroff, Gawain is a guest at Hautdesert Castle. During his stay at the castle, three separate hunts take place. These hunts also parallel temptations aimed at Gawain by the wife of the Lord of Hautdesert Castle. In each hunt scene, a characteristic of the prey of that hunt is personified in Gawain's defense against the advances of the Lord's …showed first 75 words of 1023 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1023 total…be his only weakness, Gawain's cowardice has done him no good in acting as a honorable, God-fearing knight. In these temptations, it is evident that Gawain was being tested. Knowing the final outcome of the story, it is possible to see that Bertilak and his wife planned the hunts and temptations to coincide with each other. Whether this is true or not, Gawain has certainly proven his honor during his brief stay at Hautdesert Castle.