Medieval romances abounded in archetypes. Most characters in romances fit into a certain archetypal mold. Match the characters from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight to the archetypes they represent. Tiles Sir Gawain Bertilak's wife Morgan Le Faye Bertilak of Hautdesert Pairs the trickster arrowBoth the temptress arrowBoth the hero on a quest arrowBoth the hospitable host arrowBoth NextReset
Sir Gawain-> the hero on a quest
Bertilak's Wife-> the temptress
Morgan Le Faye-> the trickster
Bertilak of Hautdesert-> hospitable host
Sir Gawain is the hero on a quest
Bertilak's Wife is the temptress
Morgan Le Faye is the trickster
Bertilak of Hautdesert is the hospitable host
The character which reflects the most typical of a kind of person or quality is known as an archetypal character. Sir Gawain is the protagonist of the story who is said to be a great knight and courtly lover. Bertilak's Wife always tries to seduce Gawain at the time of his stay in the castle. Morgan Le Faye is the old woman of the castle. She is the one who has been controlling the full story since its beginning. Bertilak of Hautdesert is a person with good and hospitable nature. Gawain stayed at his castle during Christmas.