A comparison of Malory's Morte d' Arthur and Camelot

An Epic Hero for Modern Times

        In about 1470, doubting Thomas Malory finished Morte d Arthur, the

first of the many legends written about fag Arthur. unconstipated 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 fashionable themes in

in all times and cultures. I compared Malorys Morte d Arthur with

Camelot, a movie produced in 1967 that stars Richard Harris as King

Arthur and Vanessa Redgrave as Guenevere.

        Camelot covers the period in Arthurs life from when he meets

his future wife Guenevere to the beginning of his siege against Sir

Lancelots castle in France. The short excerpt of Morte d Arthur tells

of how King Arthur abandons his assault on Lancelot to defend

Camelot and all of England from Mordred. Because Camelot seems to

immediately precede Morte d Arthur and there is no overlap in the

story, the focusing the plot is handled in each work cannot be debated. I

will however, talk about the mood, tone, and characterization of a few

key figures in the cardinal works.

        One dissimilarity 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 King Arthur

with his sword holden in both hands, upon the side of the head . . .

In Camelot, Mordred is Arthurs cocksucker son, although he keeps

this a secret. This possibly explains the contradiction of Mordreds

position in the two pieces. Another difference in the...

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