Le Morte D Arthur By Sir Thomas Malory

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In the novel, Le Morte d'Arthur, written by Sir Thomas Malory, spoked about themes such as loyalty, nobleness, and knowing right from wrong. Even though these were the themes shown throughout the story, it had a much more deeper meaning hidden within these chosen themes. In the story, there were hidden details projected into the story. Themes such as rape, a guilty conscious, and the concept of knight in shining armor syndrome. All of which was used as a way for Malory to express his compressed feelings he had during the time of his imprisonment.
Malory’s life of crime and punishment helped him write down his obsessions, such as rape, and put it into the story. He did this with the disguise of writing about noble men, men who looked upon

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