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Møte 1: Chapters 1 to 2

1. Should Gawain accept a deadly game simply because a stranger offers it?
2. How does interrupting Arthur's feast shape your view of the Green Knight's challenge?
3. Does the stranger's survival make Gawain's promise more binding, or give him grounds to question it?
4. What does Gawain's winter journey suggest about the difference between making a promise and keeping one?
5. How might needing shelter affect Gawain's freedom to accept or refuse the exchange agreement?

Møte 2: Chapter 3

6. Is Gawain wrong to hide a gift of protection if revealing it might leave him feeling less safe?
7. Does Gawain's secrecy suggest fear, careful judgment, or something else?
8. What effect does placing three hunts alongside private visits have on your sense of danger?
9. Do the exchanged kisses and hidden gift make Gawain seem partly loyal or fundamentally dishonest?
10. Should a promise that risks someone's safety carry the same weight as an ordinary agreement?

Møte 3: Chapter 4

11. Does Gawain's admission of fault matter more than his earlier secrecy?
12. Is lasting shame a fair response to Gawain's broken promise?
13. What does revealing a broken promise through axe strokes suggest about the use of fear to teach honesty?
14. Does Gawain's survival change how you judge his decision to hide protection?
15. Could the green belt help Gawain live better, or might it keep him trapped in his mistake?

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