n none of King Arthur’s men agree to participate, King Arthur, himself, agrees. Only then does Sir Gawain’s character get revealed. Sir Gawain stands up and “asks Arthur to allow him to take the challenge” (Sera 2). Sir Gawain does not allow his king to take the challenge because of his chivalry and knighthood. He does not think it is right for King Arthur to have to do it and he goes through with the challenge although he really does not want to.“His takening of the challenge is seen as a deed of selflessness and not one of pride. This combined with fact that none of the other knights are willing to take the challenge causes Gawain to be seen as the greatest of all knights”( Sera 2).After he swings his blade at the Green Knight, the knight merely picks up his head and reminds him of the bargain and that he must show up in one year. When it is time for Gawain to face his destiny he “travels on horseback in his armor and never turns back. This, in itself, [shows] his perseverance and dedication”(Sera 2). “The character of Macbeth is a classic example of a Shakespearean tragic hero”(Macbeth- tragic hero 1). Macbeth’s personality is one of much ambition, “which drove his desire to be king” (Macbeth-tragic hero 1). Other than his faulty ambition, Macbeth is “a noble man, a man admired by all who knew him – and destroy him, not only physically and emotionally … but also morally and intellectually” (Scott 276). Through Macbeth’s downfall, he “degenerates from a noble man to a violent individual” (Macbeth-tragic hero 1). The witches’ prophecies, Lady Macbeth’s manipulation, and Macbeth’s “long time ambition” (Macbeth – tragic hero 1), all contribute to his tragic downfall. The prophecies “aroused Macbeth’s curiosity of how he could be King of Scotland” (Macbeth – t...
