Fate And Free Will In A Knight's Tale

In the movie “A Knight’s Tale” there are many effects of fate. William’s many encounters with fate help him change and deal with his life. His fate was to become a thatcher but he was able to change this, he persevered and worked through many obstacles to have the ability to change this. He was able to become a knight, find his father, and defeat Adhemar in the last jousting battle. As a child his father left William with King Hector, he told William to change his stars so that he could live a better life than he ever did. William did exactly what his father told him. Once he had grown up, he took it upon himself to do everything in his power to gain the strength and ability to become a knight with the help of his squires Roland and …show more content…
After William became a “hero” he went in search for his father, who still lived in cheapside, to let him know that he was able to change his stars. Before locating his father he meets a little girl who tells him that he is her favorite. She is the one that tells William that John Thatcher, his father, is still alive. William finds out from the little girl that his father is now blind, but he stares out the window and no one really understands why. He proceeds to go to his father's home. In the beginning he tells him that he is Sir Ulrich and has word from his son. He tells John Thatcher that his son was able to change his stars after all. This is when John Thatcher realizes that he is speaking to his son. Adhemar had followed William to Cheapside. He saw William go up on the roof of his father’s home to fix a leak. Once Adhemar saw this he went and told everyone else that he was not really nobility. William was going to be executed that is until Prince Edward showed up. Prince Edward could see the hard work that William had put in, he could see everything that he was willing to do to be able to change his fate. In the plaza in front of all the citizens he dubbed him a knight. He told the citizens