Comparison of Arthur's Court and the Other Court

Games:

• King Arthur's Court: carol dances, jousting, tournaments, guessed about the presents, singing, music
• Mysterious Court: dancing and carolling, hunting-Gawain is game, music, sports

Decorations:

• King Arthur's Court: jewels, colorful banners, silver dishes, rich metals, silk curtains, drapes, colorful beverages (before they're consumed), brilliant colors, fabric from Toulouse and Turkestan.
• Mysterious Court: glorious colors, red-gold, party colors, foreign silk from Toulouse and Turkestan, fine carpets, silver dishes, quilted cushions, built of fine stone, gorgeous castle.

Attitudes:

• Arthur's Court: merry, happy, joyful, welcoming, offended and combative toward the Green Giant, Arthur demands a story, childish, having fun.
• Mysterious Court: hospitable, welcoming, merry, joyful, jubilant, polite, laid back.

Sir Gawain & The Green Knight

Themes:

Appearance vs. Reality
Paganism vs. Christianity
Faith - the meaning of faith
Magic
the Role of the Knight

Motifs:

Colors - Green, Red, Gold
Games
Magical Things

Symbols:

Holly Branch
Axe
Green
Setting
Girdle
Gawain's shield