God's creation began by designing a man in His reverence and a woman in the image of a man to serve as an auxiliary guide to them. By giving them the privilege to choose between temptation and prudence, they are able to face their difficulties. In fact, during the 13th century, women were seen as a constraint on man's moral weakness due to the biblical reference to Adam and Eve. They no longer exemplify purity and a sacred heart. As a result, people thought badly of women and disrespected them because they represented a malice that symbolized the downfall of God's perfect world. The article of The Predicament of Sir Gawain clearly informs the reader to see the distinct relationships between women and how they test his virtues to demonstrate the code of chivalry. Furthermore, in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the poet enhances complexity. When we first meet Morgan, he is in the company of Lady Bertilak, the poet states that his hideous appearance deceives his true potential. It turns out that it is she who leads Gawain's knightly battle. Morgan exerts power over Lady Bertilak and Lord Bertilak to “kindle life in the gentle knight” to suggest wrong values (Engelhardt 224). At the end of the poem, Lord Bertilak reveals the plot of Morgan le Fay's test. Admitting that Morgan sent him to Arthur's castle using his "black magic" to disguise him as the Green Knight and convinced his wife to approach him seductively. Morgan's spell allows her to complicate Gawain's situation and "recognize [his] humility" (Engelhardt 224). She is his aunt and Arthur's half-sister, as well as Merlin's lover; he does this to test whether Arthur's knights will realize courtly values. After all, Morgan's position befits her to grant the noble knight an essential element
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