Epilogue To Oedipus The King

Whether he meant to or not, Arthur was very convincing in his speech, which leads one to believe that he was being pulled in two completely opposite directions. A part of him wanted more than anything to have the weight of this secret sin lifted from his conscience; another part of him, arguably the practical part, knew that he could never let the people know the truth. His facade and image were much too important not only to him, but to the entire community. If he had admitted to everyone what he had done, then he would have been seen, not only as a hypocrite, but a betrayer of everyone's trust. Some people in the community might have even started doubting the religion because, if this man who they considered holy and righteous, could not live a life without sin, then how could they? Clearly, Arthur was asking these questions as well, and the world in which he had lived and had served so faithfully was beginning to close in on him. It was because of this that his health began to fail and his body could, at the end, no longer handle the weight and sadness of his soul. His spirit had been lost long before his body gave out.

Instead of pondering Mithian’s offer of sex, Arthur’s thoughts turned to Guinevere, as they often did during times of stress and tumult. A part of him hated her for not being there with him right now, while another part was satisfied with her banishment.

"Only that it had to do with the Empress." Trenor watched her face for the expression he was expecting.

It was about six in the morning on Saturday, and Arthur heaved himself out of bed, then, still half-asleep, flung himself into a warm shower. By the time he hopped out and toweled himself off, Merlin was already in front of Arthur’s flat, leaning on his horn.

Arthur sighed, tipped his head back, and stared up at the heavens. “Damn it, no, Gawain. I would never want that. I can’t imagine ruling without you by my side.” He lowered his gaze. “I hate you sometimes, but even with that, I still love you as a brother and always will.”

Merlin made a deal with the former ruler of Britain, Uther. The deal was that in exchange for Merlin's help Uther would give him his first born son, that son was Arthur. After he was born, instead of raising Arthur himself, Merlin secretly took him to the castle of Sir Ector to be raised

Guinevere hiccupped and laughed loudly. “They do! I do. It has nothing to do with you. It’s my nerves. I’ve been with Arthur and no other man, and you’ve had your share of, ah, fun. What if you don’t find me suitable?”

“Don’t harass me, Merlin!” barked Arthur, pacing the floor from bed to window. “I need some honest advice and help. You’re the only one who can give it to me. See me later for supper, here in my quarters. All right?”

In the beginning of the story, the knight committed a horrible crime by attacking the woman. He broke the code of chivalry that he is required to follow as a knight. King Arthur does not tolerate this, and wants him dead. However, Arthur’s wife Guinevere lets him live if he can explain to her what women desire most. He talks to several women, each time discovering a different and inconclusive response.

Merlin is not yet a romance magician in Geoffrey's work: the few feats later expanded into mighty demonstrations of magic are not so in Geoffrey. Merlin disguises Uther as Gorlois for his rendevous with Igerne using "medicamenta," which could include

i looked at her with a serious look "I was talking the truth, maleficent. It's easy to forget that we should hate each other when I'm with you." i whispered as I lend in closer to her. Only to stop inches from her face.

Perhaps Arthur’s biggest error in in judgement had been when he chose to ignore his suspicions of the affair, for “Sir Lancelot had done so much for him and for the Queen so many times that…[he] loved him passingly well” (Malory 441). This showed the great amount of loyalty that was shared between the king and his best knight. Had Arthur acknowledged the affair before Agravain and Mordred informed him, he could have put a stop to it, or found a better solution, and not jumped into the war that would pave the path to Arthur’s untimely demise. This war is foreshadowed when Gawain warns Agravain, “for and there arise

Indeed. As we are for them as well. Mithian cleared her throat. “Greetings, Friends of Nemeth. To the rulers of our fellow kingdoms, we gratefully greet you. While Prince Merlin and I would wish for

Humiliation scorching her insides, all Mithian wanted to do was slip from Camelot’s castle under the cloak of darkness and return to Nemeth without a word of farewell to anyone. She had betrayed King Arthur—though she had been under duress and controlled by Morgana’s magic—and wanted nothing more than to crawl back home, slip into bed, and lick her wounds. Mithian had always prided herself on her strength and stalwart nature, and to think she had been manipulated into almost causing King Arthur’s death tore her apart. Although Arthur had forgiven Mithian and told her that even the hardiest of men had fallen prey to Morgana’s black magic, Mithian could not forgive herself. Shame gnawed at her conscience with its razor-like teeth.

WTH moment: “‘Now,’ said Sir Accolon, ‘I understand the reason for my enchantment; tell your mistress that I send her my love, and that I vow not to fail her’” (60). On the previous page, Accolon was praying for Arthur’s safety, and now he is perfectly ready to betray him and take over the kingdom as the husband of a woman who is already married. Accolon is not the best example of chivalry.