Light and Dark of Sir gawain and the green knight

The Light and Dark Throughout time, dating back to the witch era and the Salem witch trials, good and evil has been a topic on many peoples minds. Back in Salem and other medieval places, the burning of witches was normal practice. However they did not burn witches all the time. The burning stemmed from people who were of a different belief system than the norm. After a period of time, witches were the ones …

…on earth as well. However destroying evil will not guarantee anything because, in the theory of duality, if a good side exists there must be a bad side to counteract it. The Green Knight is not defeated, and neither is Morgan Le Faye. Nobody in the story is killed, and all seems to stay in balance of good and evil. This is the same as in the time when witches were burned at the stake.