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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Green Knight. The Norton Anthology of English Literature‚ Vol. I Ed. Stephen Greenblatt and M. H. Abrams. New York: Norton‚ 2006. 162-213. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a romantic poem from the Middles Ages. It is the story of one of King Arthur’s knights‚ Sir Gawain‚ who enters a game with the mysterious Green Knight. The game is an exchange of strokes with an axe‚ but the Green Knight states that a “twelvemonth and a day shall pass” (line 297) between the first stroke and the second
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The Sword in the Stone Text only version “It’s just not fair‚” grumbled the youth to himself as he stomped through the undergrowth in the woodland. “I am just as good as Kay‚ even if he is a knight and a year older. Why should I have to be his squire? Why can’t I be a knight and fight too? Hmmph! Bet I’d beat him - I usually do.” That thought made his eyes sparkle in his handsome young face. Unseen‚ an odd looking old man smiled into his long white beard‚ as he hid nearby. “It’s definitely
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Guinevere was the wife of King Arthur‚ the great ruler of Britain. She was a beautiful and noble queen‚ but when she fell in love with Lancelot‚ one of Arthur’s bravest and most loyal knights. The relationship between the queen and Lancelot really destroyed the partnership of the Knights of the Round Table. Guinevere was the daughter of King Leodegran of Scotland. Arthur admired the king’s lovely daughter and married her in spite of a warning from his adviser Merlin that Guinevere would be unfaithful
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Arthur tapped Fredrick’s left shoulder with Excalibur and then his right. "Arise‚ Sir Fredrick‚ Knight of Camelot and defender of the crown." "Heaven help me‚" he prayed under his breath before rising to his feet. Arthur had a small smirk on his face as if he’d heard the comment and Fredrick wasn’t entirely sure how to take the king pleasure in his discomfort. He was a knight of Camelot now‚ a place he’d never aspired to. His fellows who really knew him would do the same when they found out. "Now
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Post-Medievalism Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a satiric comedy about the quest of King Arthur. The movie begins with Arthur‚ King of the Britons‚ searching for knights to sit with him at Camelot. Throughout his utterly ridiculous (and frankly hilarious) journey‚ he and his knights delve into a history of medieval events and happenings. “Why do you‚ as well as many‚ find this film so hysterical?” you may ask. Monty Python and the Holy Grail employs a variety of postmodern characteristics‚ not
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overwhelming fashion. When Sir Gawain stands up and takes control of fighting the Green Knight instead of King Arthur‚ he states‚ “I myself am the weakest‚ of course‚ and in with the most feeble; my life would be least missed‚ if we let out the truth…And since I have asked for it first‚ let it fall to me.”(Knowles 235). Sir Gawain is elaborating on how he should fight instead of King Arthur because he feels he is less worthy and will be missed least. Nobody is perfect and everybody
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different centuries. Chrétien De Troyes wrote about Guinevere in the Middle Ages throughout Arthurian Romances where she is punished for comitting adultrous treason. She was also written about by Norma Lorre Goodrich in modern times throughout King Arthur which explains Guinevere’s abduction and how this led to her infidelity. Therefore‚ because of differing time periods both Chrétien De Troyes and Norma Lorre Goodrich’s stories‚ although they are in regards to the same character‚ are both
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of King Ban of Benwick and Queen Elaine by the name of Galahad. When Lancelot’s father died‚ Vivian‚ the Lady of the Lake‚ rescued him‚ so he would not be captured by King Bors of Gaunes. She took him into the the Lake‚ where she raised him as her own. As Lancelot grew up‚ he excelled in all of his classes. He had the stature of a prince or king‚ though his true identity and name were never revealed to him. After he grew up‚ Vivian took him to Camelot‚ where she asked a favor of Arthur. Arthur
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British Literature Midterm Exam The scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail with Sir Galahad and the nurses seems to be a parody of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight—specifically a parody on the portrayal of the seductive tendencies of women in medieval romance. Sir Galahad experiences the seduction and untrustworthiness of women in Monty Python and the Holy Grail. In the provided clip‚ women that claim to be doctors and insist on caring for him ambush Sir Galahad with intentions of providing sexual
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