Romance in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

A romance as defined by most people is or could be boy meets girl they fall in love, and live happily ever after; but when you look at the definition of a romance in literature its is a narrative set in a world the ordinary laws of nature are suspended. And idealized heroes fight the forces of evil. The narrative Sir Gawain and the Green Knight contains all the elements of a romantic novel. The …

…the knight held back striking him twice but hit him the third time, this was because he took the sash. However the Knight forgave Gawain and he was as white as the day he was born. Ultimately, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight are considered a romance because it is set in a world where the normal laws of nature do not apply. Therefore the story contains the essential elements of a classic literary romance.