Character is said to be what a person does when nobody is watching. Through most of the poem, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,  we see Gawain as an ideal knight, however, when nobody is watching, we see how he can take advantage of a situation and be dishonest. Even though Gawain is depicted as being a very high-class knight in the beginning of the story, I believe that he is truly dishonest in character because of his actions when his life is at risk. Throughout the poem, we are shown two different sides of Gawain. These two sides are not showing Gawain changing in personality; rather they are simply showing how he reacts in different situations. In the beginning of the poem, Gawain is depicted as one of the best knights in Arthur's kingdom, and how well mannered he is. At the initial Christmas feast, we shown Gawain's courage in stanza 5 when he says " Would ye, worthy lord, bid me step from this bench and stand by you there.  In this quote, we see Gawain's loyalty to his lord, Arthur, as well as his supreme courage by taking the challenge offered by the Green Knight. Later in the aforementioned quote, Gawain shows his humility by saying he is the weakest, and feeblest in wit, of all of Arthur's knights. We know this not to be true because he is said to be one of the most elite earlier in the story, but this simply shows how humble Gawain is. Gawain's positive side is shown in this passage, which I believe is truly Gawain's character when people are watching. The negative side of Gawain is shown when his character is tested, and his life is threatened. With death on the line, Gawain is deceitful and dishonest. This dishonesty is depicted when he fails to act in accordance with the pact that he made with the lord of the manner that he is staying at. While the pact stated that Gawain and the host would exchange their winnings at the end of each day, Gawain withheld the magical girdle he was given by the host's wife. Gawain did