"Sir Gawaine and the Green Knight" and "The Beanstalk, Meditated Later" are two poems that share similar conventions. Using famous fairy tales as reference and having the main characters from the tales as subjects, the poets, Yvor Winters and Judith Wright admirably translate the tales into modern experiences.
Both poems are spoken through the subjects, Sir Gawaine and Jack. The subjects possess unique voices and characteristics, and are faced by fearful antagonists who threaten the subjects' beliefs, challenging the subjects to defend their current position.
Sir Gawaine represents an hono…
