utilized throughout the tales of Arthur commonly found in literature. Guinevere‚ queen of Camelot and Arthur’s wife‚ is known for her beauty throughout the kingdom. “Truly
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treated how she treats others. However‚ some stories with skillful creativity and literary talent give their audience a greater challenge in finding the moral. In the late 12th century‚ Chretien De Troyes worked to help create the story of King Arthur by mainly focusing on Arthur’s Knights of the Round Table. In each of Chretien’s stories‚ he had strong morals‚ or value judgments concerning human behavior‚ for his audience to observe. For each moral‚ he disguises them by using literary devices
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all-powerful Merlin; the town of Camelot would never been created with out the power and strength of Arthur and his men ; and furthermore with out fate Arthur would have never have pulled the sword from the stone. With out these three things to be the center themes‚ there would be no story of Excalibur. In the movie‚ "Excalibur" a lot of magical incidents took place‚ mostly done by Merlin. If not for Merlin‚ Arthur wouldn’t had ever been alive. Merlin is the one that conjoured up "the dragons breath" which
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take through the story.Some of the actions that lead me to think that lessons or truths that we can learn from is when it’s revealed in the story the affair between Lancelot and Guinevere. The affair between been going on for a long time it would have probably stayed that way if Agravaine and Mordred wouldn’t have told the king. King Arthur couldn’t ignore the
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In today ’s society‚ it is hard to know someone who another person can look up to as a hero. It takes a special quality and person for others to know they can look up to and follow without worrying about being lead astray. The modern day hero I have chosen is someone who not only is willing to lay his life down for another‚ but also is willing to fight for everyone ’s freedom. James A. Miller Jr. is that modern day hero; he is a Staff Sergeant in the United States Marine Corp. For the last
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The Arthurian Romances were written in the 12th century. Yet‚ before then‚ the legends of Arthur had existed and had been famous. In fact‚ Chretien de Troyes’ Arthurian Romances is one in a long line of stories sharing the legacy of Arthur. Yet‚ even Chretien’s famous tales started their own legacies‚ legacies which are still seen in both academia and pop culture today. King Arthur did not begin with Chretien de Troyes. While it was the Arthurian Romances written by Chretien de Troyes that made
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Notes The “Lady of Shalott" is a Victorian ballad by the English poet Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson (1809– 1892). Like his other early poems – "Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere" and "Galahad" – the poem recasts Arthurian subject matter loosely based on medieval sources. Tennyson wrote two versions of the poem‚ one published in 1833‚ of twenty stanzas‚ the other in 1842 of nineteen stanzas. Modern critics consider The Lady of Shalott to be representative of the dilemma that faces artists‚ writers‚ and musicians:
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about King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. Every day‚ the woman weaves a tapestry picture of the landscape that is visible from her window‚ including Camelot. There is‚ however‚ a curse on her; the woman does not know the cause of the curse‚ but she knows that she cannot look directly out of the window‚ so she views the subjects of her artwork through a mirror that is beside her. The woman is happy to weave‚ but is tired of looking at life only as a reflection. One day‚ Sir Lancelot rides by
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with himself the entire way about whether or not he should knock if the door is not unlocked. He has an inkling about what the message from Cameliard may contain‚ so urgency wins out over decorum. He quietly but deliberately knocks‚ knowing that Arthur is a heavy sleeper but Guinevere is not. He feels terrible hoping to wake his queen instead of his king‚ but she is much less cranky if she is woken. Plus the message is for her. Sefa silently steps up beside
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Christopher Barry English 224:Arthur 4-18-2013 THE FIGHT FOR THE PRIZE Throughout Arthurian literature there is a constant struggle to find perfection and love in a world which was rich with war and calamity. Whether it be the Knight Lancelot full‚ of passion looking to steal the love of the great King Arthurs wife Gueneviere‚ or Percivals quest to become a supreme knight‚ each character is driven by his or her own distinct motive and each of them faces an uphill fight in reaching their goal
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