Problem
At the end of the poem, the Green Knight declares that Gawain is the best of all Arthurian knights; this opinion is shared by the Arthurian court but not by Gawain. Why does he think so? Why does Gawain disagree? Does the court's failure to understand the significance of Gawain's experience change our opinion of the people at the court? Is Gawain a savior figure for the Arthurian court?