tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132258260849081357.post2834821432323893046..comments2023-03-23T10:17:50.232-04:00Comments on Mony wylsum way: The properties of the diamondHannah Kilpatrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06750010843246514032noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3132258260849081357.post-76020803135846512632008-08-19T10:12:00.000-04:002008-08-19T10:12:00.000-04:00The testing the diamond with an anvil got me think...The testing the diamond with an anvil got me thinking metaphorically about Gawain -- if the only (?) way to tell the true properties of a diamond is to test it by striking at its most notorious property -- in this case, its hardness -- then perhaps the same might be true of the test Gawain's most notorious property (his hardness? Er. Virtue. We'll go with virtue) in the context of the poem. <Dywalgihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09317154904400903552noreply@blogger.com