Mordred

Lord Arthur was the compelling pioneer of the Roundtable. From pulling the sword out of the stone, Arthur turned into a lord. He was extremely insightful and firm in his energy, yet this brought on the general population of Camelot to think generally and consider Arthur as an unfit ruler. Ruler Arthur was unreasonably depicted in legends and history due to his high power and his time period's desires. Ruler Arthur was unreasonably treated in history in view of his high power and power. Lord…

In The Death of King Arthur, the outing of Lancelot’s affair with the queen caused the demise of King Arthur’s Round Table. Many in King Arthur’s court knew of the affair between Lancelot and Queen Guinevere, including Arthur himself. However, none chose to make the information public for this would cause Lancelot to be accused of treachery and sentenced to death leading to the end of King Arthur’s valiant court. Bors, Lancelot’s cousin, encouraged Guinevere to continue seeing Lancelot when…

Mordred is a character in the Arthurian legend, he was King Arthur’s nephew, the son of Arthur’s sister Anna, and was born through accidental incest. King Arthur slept with his half sister Morgause and from that Mordred was born. Merlin, the wizard, predicts that Mordred will later ruin Arthur and his power and suggest that he put him out to sea. King Arthur, in an effort to kill Mordred, shipped him off on a boat that later crashed leaving Mordred alive. He was then found by a fisherman and…

to emphasize Mordred’s tragedy as well. Each modern adaptation uses monologues and thoughts to show the hurt and pain in Mordred’s mind. As Mordred yells, “What? disinherit me?Rob me and slay me? Nay, thou canst not do it!Thou canst not…

Arthur, Sir Mordred. According to Daniel Haybron’s article, “Evil Characters”, villains can develop from one of three traits: deficiencies of conscience, malice, or malevolence. Haybron describes deficiencies of conscience as lacking two separate components: a commitment to righteousness and the ability to have appropriate reactions to…

the story I am Mordred to determine if Arthur displays qualities found within the Knights Code of Chivalry. Specifically…

returned to Arthur’s Castle. As the knights came trickling back into the court from the quest it seemed that Mordred was trying to create more trouble, and when Mordred heard about Launcelot and Guinevere he knew his time had come, and on the night of the secret meeting between Launcelot and Guinevere, Lucan decided to stay out of it because he feared he would get in trouble. After Mordred had stirred up trouble the great big war began and on the day Gawain died Lucan killed many a brave knight…

the loyalty and honor of knights and people alike is very important and symbolized a high level of trust. However, just like loyalty has a high impact on everything, the impact of betrayal is even greater. The betrayal of Guinevere, Lancelot, and Mordred, are the most important parts in the Arthurian Legend because not only do they affect each other, but lead to the death of King Arthur. The very first person that lead the pack of people who not only betrayed Arthur, but leads to his death, was…

brave and courageous but also because he strives to live up to the code of honor he sets for his knights. He really tries to follow his code even when it is not of benefit to him. For example, he give Mordred a place at court because his code of honor requires him to do so even when he know that Mordred is dangerous. He does not want to acknowledge Launcelot and Guenever because it would break the code by bringing a lady to dishonor and would not be in the best interest of the kingdom. Even…

Unfortunately, his own selfish desires took control and he ignored the council of Merlin once again. This creates a second factor for Arthur contributing to the decline of his kingdom. Not only is Mordred working amongst the knights to cause discord and plotting his vengeance upon the King to take his throne, but now Arthur has to worry about his wife having an affair. The queen’s affair is bad news for the king not only because she broke their wedding…