A common stereotype that people can attest to are princesses or queens being “soft.” People make assumptions about princesses, based on their behaviors. Through the ages of legends, Guinevere has been kidnapped and loved through multiple versions. She has gone from being loyal to King Arthur to being unfaithful by having a secret lover. In all her stories, she only has one storyline. In the beginning of her stories, she is soon to be married with King Arthur. Then she is kidnapped by one of the knights, and is rescued by Sir Lancelot in the end. Both Le Morte D’Arthur by Malory Thomas (1469) and Camelot Burning by Kathryn Rose (2014) have a similar storyline; however, there are specific differences of her character through her image and characteristics.
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Typical characteristics for princesses would be to be pretty, sensitive, and weak. Guinevere is the prettiest and fairest in all her versions. The 1400’s version of Le Morte D’Arthur consequently does not meet the typical princess characteristics . Her actions throughout the novel shows how she can be cruel and powerful. She punishes Sir Gawain by setting sentencing him a long-life devotion to ladies and that the they “judged him [forever]” for murdering a woman (Malory 98). The punishment shows that she is defending female honor. Because, it was written in the 1400’s women who were in higher rank were powerful just as men. However, the modern version of Camelot Burning, does show Guinevere to be sensitive and weak. She becomes sensitive and weak when she is around Sir Lancelot. As King Arthur leaves to fight off his sister, Morgan, she relies on Sir Lancelot to protect her. However, when Sir Lancelot wants to join King Arthur, she retaliates, “orders were to stay here!” to him because she relies on him to protect her (Rose 92). Guinevere in Le Morte D’Arthur does not rely on Sir Lancelot, even though he does end up rescuing her. The modern version makes Guinevere to be “softy” because of the way the modern times interpret
Typical characteristics for princesses would be to be pretty, sensitive, and weak. Guinevere is the prettiest and fairest in all her versions. The 1400’s version of Le Morte D’Arthur consequently does not meet the typical princess characteristics . Her actions throughout the novel shows how she can be cruel and powerful. She punishes Sir Gawain by setting sentencing him a long-life devotion to ladies and that the they “judged him [forever]” for murdering a woman (Malory 98). The punishment shows that she is defending female honor. Because, it was written in the 1400’s women who were in higher rank were powerful just as men. However, the modern version of Camelot Burning, does show Guinevere to be sensitive and weak. She becomes sensitive and weak when she is around Sir Lancelot. As King Arthur leaves to fight off his sister, Morgan, she relies on Sir Lancelot to protect her. However, when Sir Lancelot wants to join King Arthur, she retaliates, “orders were to stay here!” to him because she relies on him to protect her (Rose 92). Guinevere in Le Morte D’Arthur does not rely on Sir Lancelot, even though he does end up rescuing her. The modern version makes Guinevere to be “softy” because of the way the modern times interpret