Topic > The representation of women in Sir Gawain And The Green...

Similarly, Morgan's agency is marginalized to the point of irrelevance as, despite being the instigator of the plan, she is barely mentioned, thus subtracting to his power. However, this marginalization is not always successful (Fisher) and therefore some women are read the other way. Guinevere is often considered “vital” (Neimneh 238) in her silence, however this may refer to her as an ideal wife and queen, a medieval Christian construct as represented in Timothy's quote, rather than as