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    there is always a sense of reason that prevents Lancelot from doing what he wants‚ and when reason has the better of him‚ love makes him go in a different direction. Reason is the logical explanation behind each action taken or decision made by Lancelot. Love is the attraction that Lancelot feels for Gweneviere and it has a way of pushing aside reason‚ when he tries to make a judgment. These two elements are almost the devil and angel inside of Lancelot. Neither one can be described as good or bad

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    Knight of the Cart “The ideal chivalric knight was brave‚ loyal‚ and determined as well as compassionate‚ just‚ and helpful to those in distress…The elements of courtly love are humility‚ courtesy‚ adultery‚ and the religion of love…” (Chivalry). Some people believe that Knights cannot follow the Code of Chivalry and the Code of Courtly Love. They believe this because Knights can get so caught up in love‚ that they will do anything to please their beloved. Knight of the Cart‚ or otherwise known

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    Arthurian romances written by Chretien and one of them is the story of Lancelot‚ or the Knight of the Cart. In Arthurian legend‚ Chretien describes Lancelot as a major important character in Arthurian romances. Chretien takes his audiences to the psychology of love that deals with Lancelot’s tests and trials that will lead him to be a loyal adulterer. In Lancelot‚ or the King of the Cart shows the risks of secret love between the Lancelot and the Queen contrasted with the benefits that also inspire others

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    A popular theme that made its way into popular culture from “The Knight of the Cart” is the idea of the knight in shining armor. In “The Knight of the Cart‚” Lancelot is on a journey to rescue Guinevere‚ thus being her ‘knight in shining honor’. Several movies depict this ideal‚ such as Shrek‚ Sleeping Beauty‚ Batman‚ and more. During these movies the knight is trying to prove himself courageous and save his lady. “Erec and Enide” pushes another motif of a ‘Prince

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    acted upon in the same way. In The Knight of the Cart‚ Guinevere is presented a piece that is fought over just like the land in Historia Regum Britannie. Lancelot has to go on a quest to retrieve Guinevere from Meleagant‚ and he must fight multiple times to obtain her‚ so while the expansion of actual land is set aside‚ romantic desires are still a form of claiming territory. When Lancelot appears before the King‚ the King says to Lancelot‚ “You won’t find the knight who brought her here generous enough

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    In the movie First Knight there are many medieval romance characteristics. The movie is about the adventures of knights‚ kings and queens. In the movie Arthur is the King of Camelot‚ he has knights and there is Queen Gwynevere. The setting of the in the movie is in Camelot and there is no place in the world called Camelot so this proves that the movie is taken in an idealized place. Lancelot is able to do deathly acts without being harmed‚ such as going through the gauntlet with no protection. This

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    Lancelot and Odysseus "Let love be without hypocrisy. Abhor what is evil; cling to what is good (Romans 12:9)." This principal seems to be markedly evident as one closely examines the actions and thoughts behind the character of Sir Lancelot in The Knight of the Cart. When one encounters the adventures of Odysseus in The Odyssey‚ however‚ the values of a completely different and slightly opposing culture present themselves. In the medieval times of Sir Lancelot‚ an ideal man would tend to

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    -springRobust control applied to a cart-spring pendulum system with uncertainty Dan Dai Advisor: Professor Roy Smith University of California‚ Santa Barbara II. ROBUST C ONTROL STATEMENT The objective of this project is to design a controller that meets the specified robust performance criteria. When the cart-spring pendulum system is considered‚ these criteria reflects on robustness to outside disturbance and plant uncertainty. To get this controller‚ it is necessary to set up this problem in a

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    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

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    Sir Lancelot Analysis

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    Sir Lancelot is the greatest knight at the Round Table. Lancelot is Arthur’s best friend and yet is completely different in that he performs heroic acts by accident. Lancelot is too humble to allow all his heroic acts to improve his self-image. A hero is someone who engages in a heroic act risking or losing his or her life to save someone else’s. Sir Lancelot is a hero. Lancelot is brave. Lancelot could be called brave because he wasn’t afraid to kill people. If a situation needed immediate action

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