I know that the rules of chivalry and whatnot were quite prominent at the time of the original rendition of this tale, but shouldn't Gawain be a little more forward with his rejection of his host's wife? Sure, if you don't like the food, suck it up. If she is a little weird, just deal with it. But if she tries to seduce you, perhaps you should be a little more upfront about your opinions. Granted we see where this got Joseph in the book of Genesis (prison, for those of you who don't know), so maybe Gawain is doing the best thing.
I commented on Sierra and Francesca's posts.
Is it wrong to tell you that this is why I love you? In all seriousness though, this has always bothered me as well. I think the right thing was for him to have told her all three times (and possibly more during the day to stay out of his bedroom. I feel like chivalry might have been carefully blended with cowardice in this instance.
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