Is Chivalry really dead?

In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, King Author is challenged to take part in a game of a stranger who goes by the name of the Green Knight. However, Sir Gawain speaks up and accepts the challenge of the Green Knight. Sir Gawain agrees to the rules and he swings the ax to chop of the knight's head. In return, the knight has the right to repay Sir Gawain with a similar blow a year and one day later. As one of King Author's most loyal knights, Sir Gawain is true to his word as he seeks out and repays a visit to the Green Knight. Sir Gawain is a man to his word. He is willing to lay down his life in order to preserve his chivalry though his life is spared.

In the world today, chivalry is a virtue that is practically ignored and forgotten. To men, chivalry is an act or sign of weakness and does not appear "manly". Chivalry is lacking in society and culture such as in sports, politics, schools, families, and work. Woman are not respected or shown courtesy enough. By holding a door open or allowing a woman to go before a man seems rare and unnatural. To women, chivalry is seen to be demeaning. In society, women want to be equal with men, as they should be. Through today's eyes, acts of chivalry are demeaning because they make women to be weak or not capable of taking care of themselves, appearing that they need men's help to do everyday things. However, chivalry is not just courtesy but a singn of respect. It is showing honor, respect, and admiration towards that which is special and beautiful. Acts of chivalry is not lacking manhood but is true manhood providing and protecting womanhood. Today, as in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, chivalry should be honored and cherished even to death.