Morte d'Arthur Questions and Answers
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How does Sir Bedivere respond when Arthur asks him to throw the Excalibur into the water?
In addition to understanding the sequence of Bedivere's failure to carry out Arthur's instructions to throw Excalibur into the lake, we can benefit from an understanding of the failure itself and...
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What is a brief summary of the poem "Morte d' Arthur" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson?
The title of Tennyson's "Morte d'Arthur" quite effectively sums up the basic subject of the poem: it follows the end of the Arthurian legend (the title quite literally means "Death of Arthur" in...
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In "Morte D'Arthur," what does "the old order" mean in Arthur's perspective in the quote "the old order changeth,...
In the poem "Morte D'Arthur" by Tennyson, Sir Bedivere had been mourning the loss of the old way of life of the Knights of the Round Table as he was saying that "the true old times are dead" and...
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In what way does "Morte d'Arthur" suggest that faith and opportunity for noble action might return in modern times?
Let us remember Arthur's final speech before he leaves Camelot on the barge that will take him to Avilion to be restored. Note what he says to Sir Bedivere, the only knight he is in attendance on...
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What are the ethical differences between "good" and "bad" knights in Morte d'Arthur?
On the surface, the difference between "good" knights and "bad" knights in Malory's Le Morte d'Arthur depends on those knights' adherence to the chivalrous code, the code of ethical behavior that a...
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What values does Arthur appeal to in lines 124-126 in "Morte d'Arthur" by Tennyson?
The lines you refer to come as King Arthur addresses Sir Bedivere and instructs him about his final dying wish to see his famed sword, Excalibur, returned to the Lady of the Lake from whence it had...
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Why is the arrival of the mysterious barge appropriate to the death of a legendary hero in "Morte d'Arthur"?
Let us note the way in which the barge is presented in the text itself as it mysteriously appears. It's description is well worth analysing in depth in order to answer your question: Then saw...