Compare And Contrast Monty Python And The Holy Grail

This is parodied in Monty Python and the Holy Grail when King Arthur and his band, constantly run away for bad situations (the bombardment of random farm animals on them at the French castle and the massacre of many of their men by a vicious rabbit). On a side note In Medieval times during battle opposing sides would often hurtle dead animal carcasses into their enemy’s camp or castle to spread disease. Another scene that is used much in the same way is the one where Robin runs away from a three-headed monster as background music sings of "brave Sir Robin." A different instance where the movie satirizes the Knights courage in a negligent way is when King Arthur cuts off the limbs of a black knight that will not let him pass in the forest. Even without any legs, the knight still continues to badmouth Arthur in hopes that he will fight him. This scene is paralleled in a more serious way in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Where the Green Knight takes two swipes at the neck of Gawain and intentionally misses and Gawain prompts the Knight to finish the game and strike him dead. The Green Knight obliges and nicks him across the neck. (Tolkien)

     “Monty Python and the Holy Grail” is a satiric comedy about the quest of King Arthur. The movie starts out with Arthur, King of the Britons, looking for knights to sit with him at Camelot. He finds many knights including Sir Galahad the pure, Sir Lancelot the brave, the quiet Sir Bedevere, and Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Lancelot. Through satire and parody of certain events in history (witch trials, the black plague) they find Camelot, but after literally a quick song and dance they decide that they do not want to go there. While walking away, God (who seems to be grumpy) come to them from a cloud and tells them to find the Holy Grail. They agree and begin their search. While they search for the

Whats a good medieval romance without chivalry? The combination of qualities expected of an ideal knight, especially courage, honor, courtesy, justice, and a readiness to help the weak. “The world of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is governed by well-defined codes of behavior. ... The ideals of Christian morality and knightly chivalry are brought together in Gawain's symbolic shield. The pentangle represents the five virtues of knights: friendship, generosity, chastity, courtesy, and piety.”

The people of Medieval Literature, followed the Chivalric Code. The Chivalric Code was a list of “rules” that were to be followed day to day. Of those who followed it , Knights and Royalty were the ones who were looked to obey it the most. Hair Play, Nobility, and Honor play a key role in the code. The film, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, mocks medieval literature’s true chivalric code.

In two stories there is a code that knights follow. Chivalry is the code that they follow. The code says that a knight should be a brave warrior, a good christian, and selflessly fighting for justice. The knights are supposed to fight for their king and queen. In the stories Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and from Morte d’Arthur they show the idea about chivalry.

In the Medieval Period, knights dedicated their lives to following the code of chivalry. In Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte d’Arthur, a number of characters performed chivalrous acts to achieve the status of an ideal knight. Their characteristics of respect for women and courtesy for all, helpfulness to the weak, honor, and skill in battle made the characters King Arthur, King Pellinore, and Sir Gryfflette examples of a what knights strove to be like in Medieval society. Because of the examples ofchivalry, Le Morte d’Arthur showed what a knight desired to be, so he could improve theworld in which he lived.

     An act of chivalry is described as the qualifications or character of the ideal knight. Knights were expected to uphold this code of conduct. In the English literature Le Morte d?Arthur, French for ?The Death of Arthur?, by Sir Thomas Malory, the characters display acts of chivalry from beginning to end. Though the code of chivalry contains many qualities or acts, nevertheless bravery, loyalty, and courtly love are demonstrated more throughout this literature.

"Monty Python and the Holy Grail" is a satiric comedy about the quest of King Arthur. The movie starts out with Arthur, King of the Britons, looking for knights to sit with him at Camelot. He finds many knights including Sir Galahad the pure, Sir Lancelot the brave, the quiet Sir Bedevere, and Sir Robin the Not-Quite-So-Brave-as-Sir Lancelot. Through satire and parody of certain events in history (witch trials, the black plague) they find Camelot, but after literally a quick song and dance they decide that they do not want to go there. While walking away, God (who seems to be grumpy) come to them from a cloud and tells them to find the Holy Grail. They agree and begin their search. While they search for the Grail, scenes of the knight's

In??Sir Gawain and The Green Knight?,?the author portrays the nature and code of chivalry as well as the humanistic features of the knights. Knights were but an extension of the king. They were not allowed to do inappropriate things as they were considered the representatives of Arthur. They were meant to treat women appropriately. Chivalry was their main feature.

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight along with The Canterbury Tales features impressive knights that all boast a chivalric code. As Sir Gawain and the Green Knight unfolds, we readers are led to look beneath the attractive surface of chivalry and question exactly what chivalry is through examples such as: Sir Arthur , Sir Gawain, the Green Knight, Palamon, and Arcite.

The conventions of courtly love stem from the precise chivalric code of knights in the Middle Ages and passionate romances of European medieval folklore. Fantastic tales of dauntless knights and their fair damsels, often set in King Arthur’s kingdom

Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones’ film Monty Python and the Holy Grail is set in medieval England. The narrative is centred around Arthur's divinely fated quest for the Holy Grail, and the exploits of his most trusted knights in its pursuit. Contained amidst the comedy and timeless illogicality, are very real satirical insights into the medieval way of life for every social distinction and the two most powerful forces of the age, the Church and monarchy. There were no police, no grazing sheep, no textile work, no cathedrals, abbeys or shrines awaiting pilgrim, no town markets or fairs, no taxes, no dynastic struggles or endless wars, no invasions, no married couples or families, no gunpowder, no industry, no roads or waterways, no planted fields,

An example of proper chivalry is being tough and having courage and self-sacrifice. In Monty Python and the Holy Grail, the Black Death/Bubonic Plague was taunted which can relate to how death is an aspect in all noble journeys. These jourmeys do not neces-sarily cause death, but death is very well associated with long quests and is something almost every knight will see or experience. This ties into having courage and being tough. In the movie, Monty Python and the Holy Grail, King Arthur is going about crossing a bridge on his excursion, but a black knight refuses to let him pass. King Arthur then pro-ceeds to battle him, so he can continue his quest. When the battle is over, the black knight is missing both arms and legs, but continues to badmouth Arthur in hopes that the battle will continue. This is tremendously satirical because the knight was still living, speaking, and fighting after having his limbs severed. Realistically, that may not be possible. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight,

This film mocked many things like characteristics of a noble quest and how knights are supposed to behave role of religion and other themes that are taken seriously in the Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the green knight. The film Monty Python and the Holy Grail made everything a joke but still followed the way the events happened in the other stories. While King Arthur leads his knights to find the Holy Grail they are faced with many obstacles along the way that are made to be funny situations. Throughout the movie King Arthur's knights are continually foiled by how they try to stick to the principles of Chivalry.

When I first read that I was to watch a ‘cult classic,’ I had no idea what to expect, mostly due to me having never watched this kind of film before. However, upon farther investigation of the genre and asking friends for their opinion, Monty Python and the Holy Grail literally fell in my lap. This film is centered around one thing, which is King Arthur and his knights finding the holy grail. They go through a series of interesting quests, from fighting a black knight to getting a cow catapulted at them, while searching for the grail.