King Arthur And The Knights Of The Round Table: An Epic Hero For Modern Times
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King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table: An Epic Hero for Modern
Times
In about 1470, Thomas Malory finished Morte d' Arthur, the first of
the many legends written about King Arthur. Even in modern times, King
Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table are a favorite subject in movies,
books ....
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.... seems to immediately precede Morte
d' Arthur and there is no overlap in the story, the way the plot is handled
in each work cannot be debated. I will however, discuss the mood, tone,
and characterization of a few key figures in the two works.
One difference in character that I found was that in the
introduction to Morte d' Arthur, Mordred is referred to as King Arthurs
nephew. Later in the text, when Arthur and Mordred are fighting (p. 96,
para.1) it says, ". . . so he smote his father ....
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