Becoming a knight is not an easy task, and for some people it is impossible because of the family they were born into. A typical knight must be of noble birth, brave, and first be a squire. However, in some cases people do not follow the tradition path to knighthood. This can be seen with William Thatcher and Don Quixote. Unrealistic traits and factors on the journey in becoming a knight can be seen in both A Knight’s Tale and Don Quixote, but the way the characters deal with these obstacles determines whether they can accomplish their goals to become a knight.
In the movie, A Knight’s Tale, there are many factors that are unrealistic for William to become a knight. William’s main factor that was there is that he is not of noble birth. Near the end of the movie, we see William’s father working in a shabby house. Nevertheless, William was able to take the opportunity and become a knight when the knight he was studying under, Sir Ector, dies …show more content…
Don Quixote’s main factors is the fact he merely decided to become a knight from reading books. Cervantes wrote how Don Quixote was “so buried in his books that he spent nights reading from twilight till daybreak,” which is not very knightly (928). When people think about knights, they usually do not think of a knight reading all night. Don Quixote was not only obsessed in becoming a knight, but he was also caught in his own fantasy world. In this novel, Don Quixote is seen explaining how his enemy “turn those giants into windmills” (Cervantes 934). Although Don Quixote had a squire, Don Quixote was never a squire under any knight. Typically, knight would have become a squire before become the knight they were. Don Quixote prevent others from seeing his true origin by leaving the village he lived in when the villagers said it was impossible and blaming it on his ‘enemy’ for all the things that went
In the movie, A Knight’s Tale, there are many factors that are unrealistic for William to become a knight. William’s main factor that was there is that he is not of noble birth. Near the end of the movie, we see William’s father working in a shabby house. Nevertheless, William was able to take the opportunity and become a knight when the knight he was studying under, Sir Ector, dies …show more content…
Don Quixote’s main factors is the fact he merely decided to become a knight from reading books. Cervantes wrote how Don Quixote was “so buried in his books that he spent nights reading from twilight till daybreak,” which is not very knightly (928). When people think about knights, they usually do not think of a knight reading all night. Don Quixote was not only obsessed in becoming a knight, but he was also caught in his own fantasy world. In this novel, Don Quixote is seen explaining how his enemy “turn those giants into windmills” (Cervantes 934). Although Don Quixote had a squire, Don Quixote was never a squire under any knight. Typically, knight would have become a squire before become the knight they were. Don Quixote prevent others from seeing his true origin by leaving the village he lived in when the villagers said it was impossible and blaming it on his ‘enemy’ for all the things that went