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It explains what makes Gawain a multiple and adaptable character, and why his “plastic” portrayal resonates with the literary, political, and social sensibilities of successive periods. 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O. Box (20), Postal Code (71111), Ma‟an/ Jordan.  \nReceived: September 14, 2022  \ndoi:10.5430/wjel.v13n1p54  \nAccepted: October 29, 2022 Online Published: November 18, 2022  \nURL: [https://doi.org/10.5430/wjel.v13n1p54](https://doi.org/10.5430/wjel.v13n1p54)  \nAbstract  \nThe present study traces the development of Sir Gawain‟s traits in the Arthurian legend through an analysis of Arthurian literature in early medieval works, in transition, and in modern cycle. It aims to show what makes Sir Gawain a multiple character and how his plastic character has appealed to the literary, political, and social taste of the time of his creation and recreation. The focus will be upon the roles that the new characteristics of Sir Gawain should fulfil and the reasons which stand behind this transition in his character.  \nThe study examines the representation of Sir Gawain as a heroic knight in mainly three texts from the medieval and modern English Arthurian tradition: Geoffrey of Monmouth‟s Historia Regum Britanniae Sir Thomas Malory‟s De Morte Arthur, Alfred Lord Tennyson‟s Idylls of the King. Some references are made to other contemporary texts. These texts range from literary to history, providing a broad overview of the many ways in which history and romance approaches the question of the roles of knighthood and chivalry through the figure of Sir Gawain.  \nBy exploring these narratives in their historical and social contexts, the present study explains why Sir Gawain maintains certain characteristics across a particularly eventful period in English history, as well as why certain characteristics change drastically. It will also offer new insights about public perception of medieval notions of knighthood and chivalry.  \nAll translated quotations from Historia Regum Britanniae are taken from Geoffrey of Monmouth, History of Kings of Britain, translated by Sebastian Evans (London: Dent, 1963) . All Latin quotations from Wace’s Roman de Brut: A History ofthe British are taken fromWace, Wace’s Roman de Brut: A History of the British, edited by Judith Weiss (Exeter: University of Exeter Press, 2002) . All quotations from the Arthurian Section of Layamon’s Brut are taken from Layamon, Layamon‟s Arthur: the Arthurian Section of Layamon‟s Brut, edited by W.R.J. Barron and S.C. Weinberg (Exeter: University of Exeter Press, 2001). All quotations from Idylls of the King are taken from Alfred  \nTennyson, Idylls of the king, edited by J. M. Gray (Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1983) .  \nKeywords: Arthurian literature, King Arthur, Knighthood, Sir Gawain, Geoffrey of Monmouth, Historia Regum Britanniae, Thomas Malory, De Morte Arthur, Alfred Lord Tennyson, Idylls of the King  \n1. Introduction  \nFound at the heart of the Arthurian stories is the significant figure of Sir Gawain. He is one of the oldest and most important characters of Arthurian legends that it would be difficult to recall one Arthurian work in which Gawain does not appear. As most of the characters of the Arthurian cycle, Gawain‟s reputation has persistently been subject to fluctuation over the course of time. While most of the early medieval English Arthurian saga showed Gawain in the most chivalric light as a model ofall knightly virtues; namely courage and loyalty, modern writers such as Tennyson have projected his heroic image in a negative fashion and depicted him as a barbarous villain and a murderer. Some scholars do believe that the development of a gloomy false Gawai","cbCaitXKjmhq1s1a","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitXKjmhq1s1a","pdf",439252,"English","# Introduction\n## Methodology and Modern Trends in Literary Criticism\n## Scope and Research Problem","[{\"question\":\"What does the study examine about Sir Gawain across Arthurian tradition?\",\"answer\":\"It examines how Sir Gawain’s traits develop through early medieval works, transitional materials, and modern cycles, explaining what drives changes and continuities in his character.\"},{\"question\":\"Which three main texts does the study rely on for representing Gawain as a heroic knight?\",\"answer\":\"The study focuses on Geoffrey of Monmouth’s Historia Regum Britanniae, Thomas Malory’s De Morte Arthur, and Alfred Lord Tennyson’s Idylls of the King, with additional references to other contemporary texts.\"},{\"question\":\"What research problem and scope does the study define?\",\"answer\":\"It investigates how Gawain’s original chivalric image evolves from medieval to Victorian contexts, and how medieval and Victorian histories and romances featuring Gawain respond to cultural change.\"}]","Falling Knights - Sir Gawain in Pre and Post Malory Arthurian Tradition - Study on Character Development | PDF"]