Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an interesting piece of literature. It is classified as a poem but seems to be more like a story. The characters in the story show a strong respect and faith in the christian/Catholic religion that is repeated through much of the first two fitts. It is clear in the story that this poem tells a tale parallel to that of King Arthur and the Knights of the round table.
The amount of detail throughout the poem is interesting in the fact that each action and main character is described in great detail, with every article of clothing and each of their features described to give the reader a sense of exactly what they look like. The Green Knight although we only encounter him once in the first two fitts is described to give the reader and exact sense of his demeanor as well as his looks. Much like a story the reader of the poem is left with a sense of wonder about who and what the Green Knight is and what will happen. The poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight seems like a poem that is meant to be told as a sort of campfire or children story to display a lesson while keeping whoever may be listening to want to hear more. I am left with a question of why write this story to tale in the form of a poem rather then a story? Was this sort of method common during the time period this piece was written to covey a story or message?