The theme of courtesy is used all throughout Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. In Part 1, the poet tells us that King Author is the most courteous of all British Kings. In this case the author may be using the word courteous as a synonym for chivalrous. In this case the word courteous may be defined as brave, noble, and respected. When the Green Knight enters he is not being courteous, or polite, he barges …showed first 75 words of 711 total…

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