when sir gawain compares himself to the other knights of king arthur's court, how does he describe himself?

Question

sir Gawain and the green knight

Answer 1

when Sir Gawain requests permission from Arthur to accept the Green Knight's challenge.

When Sir Gawain explains why he should be permitted to accept the challenge, we can see how he thinks about himself. The loss of my life will be the least of all, Sir Gawain claims, adding that he is "..the weakest, well I know, and wit feeblest" to Arthur (208). Sir Gawain has low self-esteem and believes that the only reason he is a knight in the court of King Arthur is because he is Arthur's nephew.