Sir Gawain’s Three Temptations

Sir Gawain’s Three Temptations December 1, 2003

Another student suggests that the three temptations at the center of Sir Gawain show that Gawain is a Christ figure, tempted in bed as Jesus was tempted in the wilderness. Perhaps the analogies could be pressed, but it looks doubtful. Gawain as a Christ figure is less obvious than Gawain as a fallen (and later forgiven) Adam.


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