Within Sir Orfeo and Sir Launcelot and Queen Gwenyvere many of the characters personal interests entwined with their social duties. Malory writes Sir Launcelot lets his love for Queen Gwenyvere come between his loyalties to both the King and the Knights of the Round Table. In contrast King Arthur is sworn by his ‘duty as king is to uphold the laws and the welfare of his realm before all other considerations’‚ which prevent him from defending his wife when she is accused of treason and adultery.
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thinking by an eccentric necromancer with a weakness for humanity. Justice had been his last attempt-to do nothing which was not just. But it had ended in failure" (White‚ OAFK 634). The "he" in this passage refers to King Arthur‚ the main character in T.H. White’s The Once and Future King and Book of Merlyn‚ who failed in his attempt to unite England due to the mistakes made by him and those close to him. Arthur‚ betrayed by those close to him‚ not properly educated on the greedy‚ selfish‚ and violent
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Throughout the story of The Once and Future King‚ a variety of themes and ideas have displayed‚ some including leadership and diverse political theories. For those who have never read The Once and Future King‚ the story follows the storyline of Wart who is being trained by a “wizard” named Merlyn‚ to be king. Merlyn is teaching Wart the best way he can‚ by giving Wart hands on experience‚ turning him into different animals and creatures‚ putting Wart into situations where he must think to solve or
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Self-reliance is defined as reliance on oneself or one’s powers‚ resources‚ etc. according to dictionary.com. In T.H White’s The Once and Future King‚ Merlyn teaches Arthur to be more self-reliant. Self-reliance is a prominent theme in the novel because it helps Arthur to become king at the end of Book I. Arthur is taught self-reliance through the animal transformations‚ then uses them to pull the sword out of the stone The Wart becomes more self-reliant due to Merlin’s teachings through transforming
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‘Everything not forbidden is compulsory’ as wrote by the 20th-century writer‚ T.H. White in his Arthurian novel‚ The Once and Future King‚ displaying the authoritative rule of many totalitarian governments. Totalitarianism has been a central theme in many notable dystopian novels such as Margaret Atwood’s‚ The Handmaid’s Tale‚ Ray Bradbury’s‚ Fahrenheit 451‚ and John Wyndham’s‚ The Chrysalids. Perhaps the reason why totalitarianism is featured heavily throughout literature is perhaps because these
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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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T. H. White’s The Once and Future King is one of the most complete and unique portrayals of the immortal legend of King Arthur. Though it has been in print for less than half a century‚ it has already been declared a classic by many‚ and is often referred to as the "bible" of Arthurian legend. White recreates the epic saga of King Arthur‚ from his childhood education and experiences until his very death‚ in a truly insightful and new way. This is not‚ however‚ the first complete novel of Arthur’s
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and in the movie Sir Lancelot is brought into the knighhood. I think this shows that Lancelot is definently more of a realist in both the movie and the book. In the movie‚ Lancelot is more of a realist. An example of this is when he was telling Arthur he has nothing to lose because he had lost his whole family. But a big problem in the movie is some what of an affair. “ the squives chattered of affairs.” the biggest affair is between Lancelot and Gueniver. Their loyalty to the king kept them from
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The Once and Future King – by T.H. White: Which ideas seem most important to understanding the plot of the story? – The most important ideas to understand the plot of the story are the ideas of different types of leaders that exist in the world. Throughout the story‚ Wart sees how different societies work for different species and how each one is related to the different types of governments that exist in the world. Through this‚ the idea of power is explored as Wart learns how power can be beneficial
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Expanding my Mind The romance novel‚ "The Once and Future King"‚ contains several major humanistic themes. Its central theme throughout the entire book is Arthur’s exploration of human nature regarding power and justice‚ as he tries to suppress the widespread "might is right" attitude. Through the transformations Merlyn provided Wart‚ I was able to develop my own attitude toward the subject of war. The antiwar theme became most prevalent in the chapters where Merlyn morphs Wart into different
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