Similarities Between Monty Python And The Holy Grail

Chivalry was a code of conduct that was followed by the knights in the medieval times. This code of conduct explains how the knights should live out their life including being brave, courteous to others, courageous, etc. The movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, pokes fun of many aspects of chivalry. There are many different scenes in this movie where an aspect of chivalry is being parodied and is taking out of proportion. One of the first scenes where chivalry is being parodied is when King Arthur fights the black knight in the woods. The code of chivalry states that a hero must fight very hard and never lay down arms. The knight refused to let King Arthur pass him, so they began to fight. King Arthur cuts off one of his arms but the knight says it is only a scratch and continues to fight. When King Arthur chops off his other arm the knight continues to fight with his feet. This scene is not very realistic. The code of chivalry states that they are to keep persevering no matter what but in …show more content…
At the end of the movie, all of the knights were running toward the French castle ready to destroy, however, a police car showed up, stopped them, and took King Arthur. This is an incident that would not have actually occurred in the Medieval times because there were no police back then nor would they have cared about a battle. The movie was making fun of how the men were to be brave and carry on their mission except two police cars stopped them hundreds of knights and then stole their leader in battle.
The code of conduct of knights was highly stressed in the medieval times. It was not taken lightly and the knights were to never break it. The Movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, lift the stress off of chivalry and fun of the different aspects. Many scenes are taken out of proportion and parodied making the movie have a sense of humor and relieving the tension of the code of