The Day of Destiny from Le Morte dArthur By Sir Thomas Malory GeschkeBritish Literature The Day of Destiny Arthurs Dream He was appareled in gold cloth and seated in a chair which stood on a pivoted scaffold Below him many fathoms deep was a dark well and in the wa ID: 624241
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“The Day of Destiny”from Le Morte d’Arthur
By
Sir Thomas MalorySlide2
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Arthur’s Dream
“He was appareled in gold cloth and seated in a chair which stood on a pivoted scaffold. Below him, many fathoms deep, was a dark well, and in the water swam serpents, dragons, and wild beasts. Suddenly the scaffold tilted and Arthur was flung into the water, where all the creatures struggled toward him and began tearing him limb from limb.” (216)Slide3
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Arthur’s Dream
Beasts of the water
Serpents
symbol of evil and deception
Sir Modred
Foreshadowing the death of King Arthur?Slide4
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Arthur’s Dream
Vision of Sir Gawain
Begs King Arthur not to battle Sir Modred tomorrow.
Wait for Lancelot to come back and he will defeat Sir ModredSlide5
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Characteristics of King Arthur
Hero
Honorable
Brave
“Super-natural”Slide6
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The Snake
Bites the knight
The knight pulls out his sword to kill the serpent
As soon as the sword is drawn, both sides see it as an act of war.
Because of the serpent, many people
dieSlide7
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The Honorable Knights
The knights give their lives for King Arthur
Sir
Lucan
the Butler
Dies trying to comfort and protect King Arthur
Sir
Bedivere
the Bold
Lives with the monk to honor King ArthurSlide8
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The End of King Arthur?
Tomb stone inscription:
“Here lies Arthur, the once and future king.”
Legend
Some believe Arthur did not die and the he will return Britain to glory.Slide9
Questions
Which of Arthur’s actions seem to be honorable? Which do not?
Why does Sir Thomas Mallory use a snake to cause the battle? To what does this image allude?
What is effective about the ambiguous ending of
Le Morte d’ Arthur
?
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