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67B-Gawain and the Green Knight: Head On

Myths and Legends

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The Lady of the Castle

According to the literary idea of courtly love, the lady might not be wrong in her attempts to... Persuade Gawain. The real Gawain would never sit by so long and not crave a kiss. He was more guarded here than when he decided to camp out in a hostile fortress in last week's episode. It's unclear to me whether what will happen in the Lancelot story is a warning about the dark side of courtlyLove.

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