Sir Gawain and the Green Knight - hunting and love making!

In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, in Part 3, we learn more about the knight's hunting rituals, and Sir Gawain's temptation. They both connect with each other, and play off each other.

the first hunting scene, the hunters are hunting a deer. We read about the arrows whistling and it says that the arrows tore the tawny hide with their tapered heads. We learn that they are very accurate when hunting deers. That this is the epitome of masculinity. It finishes off saying that hunting spurs forth in sheer delight. driving the pleasures rare. this shows that they find pleasure that no other thing can give them. It gives them a high. When they said that this gives them pleasure that nothing else can give them, i wonder if that compared to sex. Like if it was better than sex or not.

As they're hunting, Sir Gawain awakes from his slumber, and the Lord's bride comes in and tempts him. after bantering back and forth, he refuses, she tells him that he isn't the real Gawain, that the real Gawain wouldn't let her go without a kiss, so he gives her one. This compares to the hunt as Gawain is the deer, and the Lord's wife is the hunter, he is as defenseless as a deer. this compares with the defenseless deer, as they both get it in the end. (the deer gets killed, and Gawain falls to temptation with a kiss.

the next day, The hunters hunt a boar, at first the boar is slowly winning and it even hurts the men hunting it. until finally the Lord finishes it off. Sir Gawain is once again tempted by the lady, but this time she wants two kisses. Gawain is tested by her on his courteousness vs. his chivalry.

The third day the men hunt foxes, and Gawain is tempted again by the Lady, and this time recieves three kisses from her. Her asks if he would take a love token, and refuses. But when she offers him a green girdle, he accepts. this shows that then men hunting foxes correlating with the last temptation. men who hunt foxes are usually royalty, it's a upper class hunt. when the men participate in a more royal hunt, Gawain recieves a more royal object, a green girdle, which hold the power to prevent death from coming. thus why the last hunt/temptation is most important. they both represent receive something royalty.