Question

In the later Middle Ages, Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, was seen as the ideal virtuous woman. Which female character from Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is most like Mary? Why?

Answer 1

In the later Middle Ages, Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ, was seen as the ideal virtuous woman. From Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the virtuous woman is Lady Bertilak, wife of the Green Knight.