Monty Python And The Holy Grail Comparison

Le Morte d’Arthur VS. Monty Python and the Holy Grail In a comparison between the book Le Morte d’Arthur and the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, we can see a major difference in the story telling of the legend of King Arthur. In the book Le Morte d’Arthur, the author Sir Thomas Malory tells us the story of King Arthur in a serious manner and in a way that makes us feel that the entire book is real and that the legend of King Arthur did exist. In contrast to Le Morte d’Arthur, Monty Python and the Holy Grail tells the story in a comedic way and it is not realistic. Moreover, unlike Morte d’Arthur, Monty Python and the Holy Grail is out of order and the characters in this movie are quite silly. Sir Thomas Malory tells
In the book, King Arthur is like a Godly figure. He is portrayed as the best king in the world, who everyone knows and respects. In the book he and the Knights of the Round Table in the book are considered the best of the best. For example, we can see that when King Arthur pulls out the sword from the stone that no one could to get, everyone views King Arthur as a God. However, in contrast, the movie shows that King Arthur does not get as much respect as he should have. For example, when King Arthur passes by Dennis the peasant, the peasant talks to him in a very rude manner. When King Arthur orders him to be quiet, the peasant doesn’t listen; he just keeps on saying bad things about him. Also, the knights in this movie show us that they are not very bright. For example, when they try to go in the French castle they use the “Trojan Horse” plan by building a wooden rabbit. However, they forget to hide some of the knights in the wooden rabbit first before they send it into the castle. According to Malory, all of the knights should be brave, but in this movie we can see that Sir Robin, one of the Knights of the Round Table, is a coward because he runs away from a