Sir Gawain and the Green KnightGames can make you lose your sense of reality and create a feeling of disillusionment. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, games play an extremely important role throughout the story. The mind games tear apart Gawain's perception of what is happening, misleading him about the truth of his situation. Sir Gawain knows this all too well from his experience with the Green Knight. The Green Knight challenges someone to cut off their head and, in twelve months, seeks them out to return the favor. Physical games can be as impactful as mental games; Lady Bertilak attempts to seduce Sir Gawain. This temptation that generates a gap between what his mind knows and what he wants to do leads to more confusion within him. She basically throws herself at him but he stays true to his morals. These games in the novel create a lot of irony during Sir Gawain's quest. He gets caught up in all these games only to discover later that it was all a hoax. His year-long quest is an ironic journey carried out entirely by the Green Knight. The games have enormous value in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the games make Sir Gawain lose his sense of reality. Through the Green Knight's games, Sir Gawain's word is truly tested. The first game introduced in the story begins with the arrival of the Green Knight at Arthur's court. Many people in Arthur's court believe that this is a game organized by Arthur, but in fact it was the Green Knight who created the game. The Green Knight gives a long speech making the praises Arthur and his court and proposes a task to test whether the court lives up to his praise. “I offer the axe: who will have it as their own? I will give myself a free kick before which I will not flinch, and I promise that twelve m...... middle of paper......” (2383-2384). The truth of the games is finally visible, Gawain has remained true to his word for the most part, but his fear of death has caused him to cling to the belt that was meant to protect him. In doing so, he lied to the Green Knight, but more importantly, he turned his back on his trust in God to keep him safe. He just fails at the end of the game, succeeding in everything else except the decapitation. Gawain, however, swears to wear the belt as a symbol of his cowardice during his encounter with the Green Knight. Sir Gawain's word was tested through games that attempted to break down his commitment to the chivalric code. The Green Knight was able to break his word at the end of the last match. Gawain's word was the only thing to test, but his reality became an illusion. A puppet controlled by Lord Bertilak, pulling its strings with each new play.