This drawing illustrates a scene from the Medieval romance, "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight," where Gawain gets ready to chop the Green Knight's head off.  But if you look carefully you'll notice Gawain's uncertainty, as he looks over at King Arthur, waiting for instructions.   From the reading we learn that Gawain does chop off the Green Knight's head.  But pay special attention to the ax: notice that it has two sharp sides.  The idea is to show that the ax may swing in either direction, meaning that it will soon bounce back at Gawain.  One side of the ax is for the Green Knight, while the other is reserved for Gawain, himself.  The point of this drawing is to show action reflected into a form of revenge.

B. Kamberaj