Sir Launcelot Character Analysis

Every knight that belonged to the Round Table had to make an oath that embodied the code of chivalry. A good knight is one who has qualities such as courage, honesty, courtesy, and loyalty. Also, a good knight must be able to prove himself by going on adventures, quests, tournaments and battles. One of the most important trait of a knight is that he must be loyal to women (damsels). A knight must prove his strength for the woman of his desires. He is obligated to kill all bad knights and destroy all evil; consequently, he must rescue all women who are in danger. A knight must be loyal to his society and king. However, there’s always good and bad of everything. In this case not every knight plays by the rules and it’s simply human nature; indeed, no human is perfect. It is possible that …show more content…
He was one of the best knights ever known. He had each and every single quality of a good knight. In chapter six, we are exposed to one of Sir Launcelot’s journey where we see how he accomplished many quests and defeated many battles. Sir Launcelot was willing to help anyone in danger especially when it came to women. Even though he was tricked twice and almost killed he continue to help those in danger without hesitation. He was the destroyer of all evil and released those were mistreated into freedom. He was more concerned with women. All knights who mistreated any lady were killed by him or punished. Also, Sir Launcelot was very loyal to women. He kept his word at all time especially with Queen Guenever. He wasn’t in a relationship with her but she still had his love and loyalty. When he is asked to choose on of the four queens he replies to them “I will none of you, for ye be false enchantresses, and as for my lady, Dame Guenever… That she is the truest lady unto her lord living” (199). Sir Launcelot shows how strong his loyalty is to the woman who he loves. He is a true example of a knight who embodies the code of