Lancelot and Tristram Paper
Vincent Fripp
Dr. Hilligoss
Eng. 407
9/30/2011
Lancelot and Tristram The book Morte Darthur by Sir Thomas Malory is a compilation book that is filled with many stories of Arthurian legend. In Malory’s book is the retelling of the many well known knights in popular culture and of those who are relatively unknown. But the one of the most important elements of the book is the telling the story of the Knights of the Round Table. Malory’s stories do a great job of illustrating the story in such a way that makes it seem as if the reader was there experiencing it for themselves. Even though the most prevalent character throughout the book is King Arthur, Malory writes about two other knights who are of much important to the story the book tells. These two knights are Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram. Before reading Malory’s book, I knew of King Arthur and of Sir Lancelot a little but I do not know of Sir Tristram. But after reading Morte Darthur, I am more knowledgeable of them and have a better understanding. It had also occurred to me that they had many similarities. Both knights were great and valiant. They were both portrayed as very loyal knights. But one of the biggest similarities between the two knights is the love triangles they were in which led to them deceiving their King. Because of the similar deceitful ways of both Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram, I do not believe that they should be held in such high regard. One of the first things that struck me when reading the tales of both Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram was the fact that they were both great knights. One of the most obvious indicators of how these two were both great knights was the fact that they were both members of the round table. Both Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram had fought in many battles and displayed their physical prowess during their battles and showed why they were often considered the greatest knights in the world. On the day when Sir Tristram first became a knight he was considered a
Dr. Hilligoss
Eng. 407
9/30/2011
Lancelot and Tristram The book Morte Darthur by Sir Thomas Malory is a compilation book that is filled with many stories of Arthurian legend. In Malory’s book is the retelling of the many well known knights in popular culture and of those who are relatively unknown. But the one of the most important elements of the book is the telling the story of the Knights of the Round Table. Malory’s stories do a great job of illustrating the story in such a way that makes it seem as if the reader was there experiencing it for themselves. Even though the most prevalent character throughout the book is King Arthur, Malory writes about two other knights who are of much important to the story the book tells. These two knights are Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram. Before reading Malory’s book, I knew of King Arthur and of Sir Lancelot a little but I do not know of Sir Tristram. But after reading Morte Darthur, I am more knowledgeable of them and have a better understanding. It had also occurred to me that they had many similarities. Both knights were great and valiant. They were both portrayed as very loyal knights. But one of the biggest similarities between the two knights is the love triangles they were in which led to them deceiving their King. Because of the similar deceitful ways of both Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram, I do not believe that they should be held in such high regard. One of the first things that struck me when reading the tales of both Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram was the fact that they were both great knights. One of the most obvious indicators of how these two were both great knights was the fact that they were both members of the round table. Both Sir Lancelot and Sir Tristram had fought in many battles and displayed their physical prowess during their battles and showed why they were often considered the greatest knights in the world. On the day when Sir Tristram first became a knight he was considered a
Cited: ------------------------------------------------- Malory, Thomas. Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte D’arthur: A New Modern Translation Based on the Winchester Manuscript. Ed. and trans. Dorsey Armstrong. West Lafayette, IN: Parlor P, 2009. Print.