Camelot

Guenever was Arthur's wife and the most beautiful girl in England. She also loved Lancelot and had many affairs with him. Lancelot did not want to run off with her because he was a Christian (III, 10, 367). 2. Lancelot a. Where was he from? Lancelot was a French boy from the Castle of Benwick (III, 1, 315). b. What was his role at the round table? Lancelot was Arthur's best and most athletic knight (website). c. What was his relationship to King Arthur? Lancelot was Arthur's best friend…

shadows the Lady is perceiving as reality are a “a picture of the world that is both true and false” (Kincaid, n.p.) This means that the only known detail of the curse are blurred further because the curse could perhaps occur if the Lady watches Camelot through the reflection of the mirror, or if she moves to look directly from the window. And so, without any clear action that will enact the curse “the Lady must obey and must defy” it no matter what action she takes (Kincaid, n.p.). As a…

Cultural values of a community reflects the protagonists of literary works through their actions and beliefs. From the Early to the Late Middle Ages, some deplorable and splendid features persist throughout this era. Moreover, Sir Gawain and Beowulf, embark on quests that illustrate their era’s ideals. More specifically, both protagonists demonstrate honorable qualities as well as fraudulent characteristics in accordance with the paradigms of the peoples they represent. Although the quests in…

In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, by the Gawain Poet, the knights of King Arthur’s court consume themselves in heroic achievement. Sir Gawain, the nephew of King Arthur, believes himself to be the lowest of all knights residing in Camelot. Gawain is a humble man who believes his weakness is a dishonor to the knights of the round table. Gawain handles his realities with good intentions, as he furthers himself as a proper knight and changes himself to bring honor to his uncle’s court. Gawain’s…

The feast was a big day for all the knights in Camelot. Some men raised their glasses and drained them, others ate heartily, and all laughed and spoke merrily. The night was so filled with fun and festivity that none of the men noticed when Guinevere excused herself and Sir Lancelot followed, trailing close behind. A single tear traced a path down Guinevere's flawless face. She glanced down at the perfectly polished floor of the palace, and caught a glimpse of her angelic reflection peering…

possessed powers and performed condemnable deeds. Not every deed that Morgana carried out was admirable, but her reasoning for taking the darker path rooted from somewhere. The Knights of the Round Table and the King and Queen of Camelot…

"However, unbeknownst to many of us, Uther had already secretly married a Norman princess, the Lady Ygraine du Bois." Merlin rolled his eyes and chuckled. It honestly didn't surprise him to find out that little tidbit of information. "How'd he get out of the arrangement with this other one, then?" "Well, that is where the tale becomes really fascinating. The man's niece was the Lady Vivienne." "Morgana's mother?" Gaius nodded solemnly. "Indeed. When Uther was approached after the…

gentleman who does not appear in the movie until Lady Guinevere of Leones comes to meet him. Before she meets him in the well know city of Camelot, she has villagers come to her after the infamous villain Merlin attacked them. She then knows what has to be done and goes to meet King Arthur for his hand in Marriage so Leones will be under the protection of Camelot. The start of Excalibur starts from before Arthur was born and in the era of his soon to be father…

answer, and gazed astounded, and sat stone still in a deep silence through that goodly hall, as if a slumber were fallen upon them.” Gawain refuses the call by not immediately accepting the challenge and preventing the Green Knight from ridiculing Camelot. Although both heroes look to maintain the honor of their house, there is a clear divergence in how willing each hero is to take on their respective…

Throughout Sir Thomas Malory’s epic romance, Le Morte D’Arthur, the Knights of the Round Table repeatedly find themselves pressured to behave in ways that are contradictory to their knightly code . The restrictive social structure of Camelot, along with the problematic nature of the Pentecostal Oath , produces a paradoxical environment where knights find themselves compromised by opposing obligations and expectations. For example, King Arthur’s finest knight, Sir Launcelot, is compelled to go…