e put on such a high pedestal of heroics. Sir Gawain isn¯t as honest and courageous as everyone believes him to be. Sir Gawain proves himself to be imperfect. The way that Sir Gawain shows his imperfections is when he succumbs to Bercilak¯s wife¯s advances. Sir Gawain accepts the green girdle from her and doesn¯t tell Bercilak. Sir Gawain is breaking a pact between him and Bercilak and lies to him by omitting the gift from his gains won on that day. Sir Gawain shows another flaw when he shrinks away from the Green Knight¯s first attempted stroke from the axe. Sir Gawain feigns a cheerful face but deep down he is full of fear that wasn¯t expected from such a noble knight. In conclusion, Sir Gawain is not the perfect knight even though he strives his best to be. Through the Green Knight¯s tests, Sir Gawain is proven to be just as human as anyone else is. The other knights of the Round Table forgive him for not being absolutely perfect and learn from his mistakes and how he upholds his chilvaric code. Even though Sir Gawain is proven to be human, he is still in the end a courageous and noble knight. Baldesar Castiglione: The Book of the Courtier Niccolo Machiavelli: The Prince Does everyone¯s ideal leader have the same

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