Sir Gawain Fit Three, Question One

The comparisons drawn between the bedroom scenes and the hunting scenes reinforce many themes including the role of women, chivalry, and games. The hunts that Bertilak and his men go on is directly parallel to the Lady's "hunting" in the bedroom with Gawain. We see three distinct tactics that are used in both hunts, and the animals clarify Gawain's reactions (at least internally) to what the lady is going.
The first scene with the slaughter of the female deer shows the effectiveness of the Lady trapping Gawain in bed. We see that she believes this will be a quick hunt and is confident that he will be easy prey. The way the deer get confused and then killed directly parallels Gawain's reactions. He is a bit confused as to what the Lady is doing at first, but when he catches on he gives in fairly soon. Both Bertilak and the Lady have made easy work of their targets that day.
The second scene gets a little more difficult in the forest and the bedroom. Bertilak is fighting a boar. This animal isn't very clever, but is huge and fast and can hurt the hunters before they hurt him. The hunters, after being plenty wounded themselves, corner the boar so he has no way to escape. Bertilak then goes in for the kill, stabbing the boar deep in the chest. The scene witnessed in the bedroom is much the same. Gawain (like the boar) is much more prepared for the Lady's advances than he was on the first day. He staves her off for a while, much longer than he could before. Finally, though, he gives in and allows himself to be "hunted".
In the third and final scene, the hunters are chasing a fox. This proves to be their toughest battle as foxes are cunning, clever, and quick. The fox escapes them for an entire day before finally being killed. Gawain on this third day is definitely savvy to the Lady's tactics by now. He manages to not succumb for an entire day this time. Eventually, though, he isn't strong enough to resist any longer. This final act of submitting is showed when Gawain accepts the gift of the girdle from the Lady. He knows he shouldn't, but can't help himself at this point.
These scenes are nothing more than a game orchestrated by Morgana, Bertilak, and the Lady. Gawain, unfortunately, does not know that he's playing. The text also reveals the roles of women in this story. The women here are strong characters, with Morgana being the brains and the magic behind everything that happens. The Lady is in control completely in the bedroom. While some of this starts to slip in the later days, she still comes out ahead in the end as Gawain gives in to her seduction. The way it relates to the theme of chivalry is obvious. Gawain, in kissing the lady and accepting the girdle, fails in the quest for perfection. He all but renounces his faith in God for the chance at being with a woman and receiving a girdle that may or may not keep his head from getting chopped off. He basically fails himself.