Original sentence: Arthur, in apparent desperation immediately knights him.Percival is allowed to retain his back-door knighthood even though he hadn't had to actually do battle.Percival, ever the Fool for God, risks his life in a match against a much larger, stronger, battle-hardened, fully-armored Gawain
Edited sentence: Arthur, in apparent desperation and complete abandonment of his own common sense, immediately knights him.Percival is allowed to retain his back-door Knighthood even though he hadn't had to actually do battle.Percival, ever the Fool for God, is willing to risk, nay, throw away his life in a hopeless match against a much larger, stronger, battle-hardened, fully-armored Gawain