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A comparison of Malory's Morte d' Arthur and Camelot
Title: A comparison of Malory's Morte d' Arthur and Camelot
Category: Society & Culture / Geography
Details: Words: 604 | Pages: 2.6 (approximately 235 words/page)
A comparison of Malory's Morte d' Arthur and Camelot
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, and plays. Often times this is so because the
Medieval Period in general, and King Arthur in particular, have an air
of mystery, romance, fantasy, and adventure that are popular themes …showed first 75 words of 604 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 604 total…regards to character actions. Had Lancelot not decided to
come to Camelot to join the Round Table, and Mordred had never
been told that Arthur was his father, Camelot may have never been
destroyed.
The excerpt of Morte d' Arthur is a more mysterious, magical,
and perhaps realistic view of the Medieval period than Camelot.
However, both works provide a glimpse back into the world of one of
the favorite 'epic heroes' of modern times.
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