“For that noble princess pushed and pressed him” (Line 1770). This line from “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” suggests to readers that the woman of the story is dominant over Sir Gawain. This theme is unusual considering the time period it was written in. During this period, women were subordinate to their male counterparts. Men found women to be inferior to their own power. The theme of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” can be found in other Middle English poems as well. One particular work it is
Women are weak and helpless and men run over them just as they please. This stereotype of medieval literature is seen as being debatable within literature. There is two works amongst others that challenge that stereotype and two include “Lanval” and “Sir Gawain and The Green Knight” both by Marie de France. It is questionable whether or not the women characters are as powerful as the poems men are. So many times in earlier times it is seen that the men should hold more power than the women. So the