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    King Arthur Antoine Fuqua Jerry Bruckheimer July 7‚ 2004 126 min. King Arthur is supposedly a real person who existed in times of feudal Rome. The movie King Arthur is a fictional take on the real life of King Arthur. King Arthur is mainly known for being king because he pulled Excalibur‚ his sword‚ from a rock as a child‚ which showed his natural strength. That is not true. He did pull Excalibur from a rock‚ but he became king because of his war triumphs and great leadership of the Knights

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    Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Beowulf share several similar qualities. Each story suggests that honor‚ truth‚ and heroism are the most important values a person can exhibit‚ though in each tale these are manifested in different ways. Both characters‚ in attempts to keep these values‚ make mistakes that endanger their lives. Beowulf is an incredible‚ and at times unbelievable‚ hero who can and will attempt to defeat anyone to keep others safe. This will eventually lead to his death as

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    bravery‚ courtesy‚ honor‚ and gallantry toward women. The Chivalric code was developed by King Arthur and his knights in order to resolve problems in an honorable and respectful manner. Throughout Le Morte d’Arthur‚ it is very simple to distinguish the following of the chivalric code between King Arthur and Pellinore. Though King Arthur established the code‚ Pellinore is the ideal chivalric knight. King Arthur and Pellinore’s following of the chivalric code is totally different. It is very ironic

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    The Two Tales Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade and King Arthur are related in many ways. The similarities between this legend and this movie has stood out to a lot of people for having very similar stories. The ties are very distinctive and one major one would include how Indiana and his crew take on a quest to go find the holy grail as did Arthur’s knights during the Arthurian legend. The quest that they embark on are very similar‚ but some specific events that happened differ. When Indy

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    Women are wicked. In King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green. Women in this book are wicked because they are murders‚ seductresses‚ and cheaters. In this book women are cheaters especially Guinevere “ . . . ‘Good sir knight ‚ I require you in the forest near by’ ” (p.231). Guinevere wants Lancelot to meet her in the forest where nobody will be able to see what happens between them. She cheats on King Arthur for the last time when when she and Lancelot get caught in

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    Cited: Malory‚ Thomas‚ “Morte D’ Arthur” Timeless Voices‚ Timeless Themes: The British Tradition. Prentirce Hall Liturature. Pearson Prentice Hall. New Jersey. 2005. 176-184 “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” Timeless Voices‚ Timeless Themes: The British Tradition. Prentirce Hall Liturature

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    Though the code of chivalry was defined in the stories of “King Arthur” it can be argued that Beowulf was upholding the code hundreds of years earlier. The Code of Chivalry is the ideal standard behavior that all good knights follow. 3 elements showed by the code of Chivalry are courage‚ defend those who can’t defend themselves‚ and loyalty to the king. Beowulf illustrates these elements of the code by fighting several monsters‚ including Grendal‚ by sailing to the land of the Danes to fight for

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    Do you understand better by reading a poem or watching a movie? Are you a auditory or visual learner? Well‚ if you don’t really know than why don’t you try reading this epic poem called “Beowulf” by Charles Kennedy and try watching this movie called “Beowulf” directed by Robert Zemeckis. After doing these two methods‚ you will truly find out what your best at when it comes to learning. In the meantime‚ I will tell you the positives and negatives of the poem and movie. Also‚ I will tell you my preference

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    Both Dante and Beowulf went through life changing journeys. However their end results where very different. Beowulf was warned about his prideful ways‚ but chose to ignore that warning and continued on the path that led to his death. For Dante‚ he heard the warning and took it with him through this journey in purgatory and was able to grow spiritually from it and came out truly enlightened. Both travelers struggled with some form of earthly sin that was hindering them in some aspect of their life

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    heroes says a lot about its values. In Anglo-Saxon times‚ men aspired to be like Beowulf. Beowulf is described as “the strongest of the Geats—greater and stronger than anyone anywhere in the world” (Raffel‚ 2007‚ p. 26). Anglo-Saxons admired a daring and powerful leader. Beowulf was these things; for example‚ he killed Grendel with his bare hands and fearlessly led the charge against Grendel’s mother. Beowulf is the praised and long-sought after Anglo-Saxon. In contrast‚ little Bilbo Baggins

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