Chivalry In Thomas Malory's Morte D Arthur
Is Morte d' Arthur just a pointless story not worth reading? What lesson can someone learn from
it to apply to their lives? This novel gives more than someone would expect. It is not just an old
legend people read in literature books and see plays on. What Arthur teaches today's generation and
generations to come are qualities and concepts many in society lack: chivalry, the concept of showing
decency to those underneath the wealth, and humility.
In Thomas Malory's Morte d' Arthur Beaumin displays chivalry better than any one of the
nobleman portrayed in the story. The ironic part is that Beaumin was not even a knight. How come
Beaumin shows more chivalry than Sir Kay? The problem with Sir Kay was he only
behaved chivalrously and …show more content…
For some reason
people forget or choose to ignore the fact that every man was made in God's image.
Whether they like it or not, people need to understand that everything is not about them. Nobody is
better than another man even if he is mentally disabled, a hobo on the street, or a mass murderer.
Out of the many life lessons found in Morte d' Arthur, humility outshines them all. C.S. Lewis
states, “ True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less”. Demonstrating
humility can take a person a long way in life and it is pleasing to God. For example, everything
that Beaumin asked king Arthur for, he received; the reason being, he did not demand to have any of
the items he requested. Beaumin as well never complained about the slop Sir Kay fed him and on top
of that Beaumin lowered himself by sitting with the servant boys in the kitchen. In Ephesians 4:2 it
says, “ Be completely humble and gentle: be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Like in
Ephesians 4:2, everybody needs to learn how to humble and lower himself.
All in all, the main focal point of Morte d' Arthur is to display chivalry, to tell everyone to
it to apply to their lives? This novel gives more than someone would expect. It is not just an old
legend people read in literature books and see plays on. What Arthur teaches today's generation and
generations to come are qualities and concepts many in society lack: chivalry, the concept of showing
decency to those underneath the wealth, and humility.
In Thomas Malory's Morte d' Arthur Beaumin displays chivalry better than any one of the
nobleman portrayed in the story. The ironic part is that Beaumin was not even a knight. How come
Beaumin shows more chivalry than Sir Kay? The problem with Sir Kay was he only
behaved chivalrously and …show more content…
For some reason
people forget or choose to ignore the fact that every man was made in God's image.
Whether they like it or not, people need to understand that everything is not about them. Nobody is
better than another man even if he is mentally disabled, a hobo on the street, or a mass murderer.
Out of the many life lessons found in Morte d' Arthur, humility outshines them all. C.S. Lewis
states, “ True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less”. Demonstrating
humility can take a person a long way in life and it is pleasing to God. For example, everything
that Beaumin asked king Arthur for, he received; the reason being, he did not demand to have any of
the items he requested. Beaumin as well never complained about the slop Sir Kay fed him and on top
of that Beaumin lowered himself by sitting with the servant boys in the kitchen. In Ephesians 4:2 it
says, “ Be completely humble and gentle: be patient, bearing with one another in love.” Like in
Ephesians 4:2, everybody needs to learn how to humble and lower himself.
All in all, the main focal point of Morte d' Arthur is to display chivalry, to tell everyone to