Summary-
Lancelot goes to Camelot to meet with Arthur. While there, Lancelot falls in love with the Queen, Guenevere. He is also knighted to the round table while he was there. Lancelot leaves Camelot on a quest to escape falling in love with Guenevere. Lancelot travels through the land defeating any person who challenges him to tilt. Lancelot sends all of the people he defeats to the queen. Lancelot is tricked into conceiving a child with Elaine. When Elaine brings the child to Lancelot he runs away and becomes a mad man. Lancelot is found by Elaine and stays hidden for a few years by living with Elaine and their son. Lancelot is found in his castle by his brother and brought back to Camelot. When he returns Arthur sends the knights of the round table on a quest for the holy Grail. Years go by and knights return from their quest telling Arthur their story of the quest. Lancelot returns and tells Arthur of the men who had found the Holy Grail. When Lancelot returns he is a new man, one who will not be with the queen because he has found god. Lancelot is able to keep the Queen away for many years but when the queen is taken hostage Lancelot come running to save her and there love is re-united. Shortly after this Lancelot works a miracle to save a mans life.
Vocabulary-
Words I did not know the definition of.
Stinted -
Eccentric - a person with an unusual or odd personality
Poinard - Sharp blade
Meringues -
Tempestuously -
Habergeonoly -
Interesting words
Colouring - coloring
Honour - honor
Warrabout - where about
Heid - head
Makyth - make
Reaction/ Reflection
I did not find this book from The Once And Future King as interesting to read. I did like how Lancelot came into play to stir things up a bit. I did not like all of the stories on the search for the Holy Grail. I found these stories kind of boring to read but I think that White chose to inclued a lot of detail about them because it was a turning point for many of Arthurs knights, expecialy for Lancelot. This book also had a lot of trickery, of which I found interesting. I think that the death of Arthur and Guenevere will come in the next book and that there will be chaos in Camelot. Again I liked most of the characters except, Guenevere who cheated on Arthur and Elaine who tricked Lancelot into sleeping with her twice. In the end of this book Lancelot preforms a mirical but is unable ot take pleasure form it, I believe that is because Lancelot fells that his is unworthy of praise he is getting from the mirical. Again things in the book are seen in modern day. Such as Elaine playing a trick on Lancelot to get what she wanted and Guenevere cheating on Lancelot. These two things are seen a lot in modern day even if we don't want to admit that people cheat and trick people into doing what they want it does happen. I like how T.H. White refers to Le Morte d'Arthur to show how the two stories are similar.
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
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Why do you think White chose to include so much detail about the search for the Grail? At the end of this section Lancelot finally performs his miracle, but is unable to take any joy in it. Why do you think that is?
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