Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - The Hunting Scenes Often when a story or lesson is to be conveyed, the narrator will describe the story or lesson using an example that parallels the lesson. This can be an effective method of portraying a story. in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Bertilak's hunting scenes parallel the trials given to Gawain during his stay at Hautdesert Castle. Bertilak's first hunting scene was a deer hunt. Bertilak already knew when he began the hunt that he would have to use similar skills against this animal with great speed and agility. Bertilak knew he would have to show patience and stealth to hunt this animal. At the castle, Gawain also had to use similar skills to resist the advances of Bertilak's wife. When first approached by Bertilak's wife, Gawain responded by remaining still as if he were sleeping, and then using his alertness and stealth to evade the temptations of Bertilak's wife. This was represented when the author writes, “Leave yourself hidden until the daylight shone upon the walls, / Covered with a fair canopy /” (1181-1182). Sir Gawain avoided the advances of Bertilak's wife using skills of patience and stealth, which paralleled skills that would be similarly used when hunting deer. Bertilak then hunts a slimy boar. In this hunt, people and animals were seriously injured. Unlike deer hunting, Bertilak must use different skills to hunt wild boar. Likewise, Gawain must use a different approach when he is visited by the lady again. Like the boar, the woman's approach to Gawain is more direct. Both Bertilak and Gawain must use strength, aggression, and endurance in their battles. Sir Gawain shows this strength when he says, “But I dared not do it lest I should be rejected./ If I were persistent and refused, the blame would be mine./” (1494-1495). In the third and final hunting scene, Bertilak hunts a cunning fox. In this case, the hunter must use his wits to outwit the fox. Bertilak knows this and uses his intelligence and cunning to outsmart even Sir Gawain against the lady's third visit by cunningly resisting her offers due to his grades and the fact that he is a guest at Bertilak's house. Sir Gawain resists the lady's advances, as well as her offer of an expensive gift, the lady then offers Lord Gawain a green sash.