Analysis Of The Green Knight By William Armitage And...

Every great fantasy has an adventure that challenges the central character s purpose and reason for their quest. The two different protagonist in these novels, encounters trials and tests that helps lead them down a distinctive paths in their venture. When comparing the two novels The Green Knight by Simon Armitage and Candide by Voltaire, readers are exposed to two different types of characters with lots of similarities. Both are young, honest and innocent in their societies, both protagonist share a similar motivation and loyalty which involves a search for someone. Candide is in search of his love Miss Cunegonde, while Gawain is in search of the Green Knight. Gawain shows his knightly chivalry towards King Author and Candids shows his everlasting love for Cunegonde. Each story has its different misfortunes, tests and hardships and as a results both Gawain and Candide end up with the ones they were searching for, which may not have had the ending they thought they would have. Loyalty is a continual theme in each novel that both protagonist share and serves Gawain in the Green Knight well. During a new year s eve feast at King Arthur s court, there appears a figure named the Green Knight. He challenges the court or any brave knight to a game. His challenge is to whomever accept the game, has to strike him with his own axe, on the condition that the challenger find him in one year to receive a blow in return. Gawain shows loyalty to his uncle, King Arthur,