Guinevere Alternate Ending

Her marriage to Arthur is an arranged marriage, so she didn’t have any say in the decision. Although she is married to Arthur, she also has affections for Sir Lancelot. ‘“Why do you think I am any more happy or contented than you?’ she demanded, her voice shaking. ‘At least you can choose whether to stay or to go, but I was given into Arthur's hands without even so much as 'will you or no?' Nor can I rise and ride forth from court when things go not to my will, but must stay here within walls and do what is expected of me ... if you must go, I cannot say, Stay; and if you stay, I cannot say to you, Go! At least you are free to go or to stay as makes you happiest!’" (The Mists of Avalon). She loves Arthur as well as Lancelot, but her love for Lancelot is romantic, unlike Arthur’s. Guinevere is also childish in a sense that she lets lust override her loyalty to Arthur. She ignores the guilt she feels for her affair with Lancelot and constantly craves to be with him. Her love for Sir Lancelot causes her to make bad decisions and they affect everyone around her. Guinevere’s lust blinds her and contributes to Arthur’s

Arthur is very ungrateful, and impossible to please. He thrives off of driving his daughter and son-in-law crazy, and it always seems to work. Arthur always has an ailment, and he believes the world revolves around him. Every once and a while Arthur gets what he deserves, and people unleash their wrath on him. Of course, Arthur acts as if he doesn't understand why people get so angry at

King Arthur choses to uphold his love for Camelot but before Guinevere is about to die Lancelot saves her and Arthur and him rage war. In the end Arthur is victorious but Camelot is in

Queen Guinevere’s character was more about being royal and doing as she wanted. She was married to King Arthur. She was above all of the wrongs that she has done and shows no signs of sadness, even when she is sad (page 632). She has an affair with Sir Launcelot without King Arthur knowing about it. She causes conflicts among the knights and the King. Both men are so in love with Queen Guinevere. Sir Launcelot throughout the story does battle for Queen Guinevere, while showing King Arthur his loyalty.

But, the definite solution of this panic was the King Arthur’s word to Guinevere, “Dear lady, don’t be daunted by this deed today,/ it’s in keeping that such strangeness should occur at Christmas/ between sessions of banter and seasonal song,/ amid the lively pastimes of ladies and lords” (470-73). The king Arthur’s single comment for relaxing Guinevere also relaxes the whole atmosphere of the court. Though Guinevere is described as weak character, but she was the very important character for symbolize the great stability of King Arthur’s court.

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.

Not only does Lancelot’s affair with Guinevere cause him a great deal of suffering, it wreaks havoc on the lives of many other men as well. For instance, their affair brings tragedy to Sir Gawain and his family. Lancelot kills Gawain’s innocent brothers, Sir Gaheris and Sir Gareth, while rescuing the queen from being executed for adultery. Sir Gawain consequently instigates a blood feud against Lancelot that will eventually lead to his own death. King Arthur and his

“You’re the one doing me the favor.” Merlin pulled out onto the street. “I never got to tell you the details of the help we need for the fundraiser.”

The king waited for a response. He glanced up at his knight. "Did you hear

The Sovereignty of Guinevere in Medieval Arthurian Romance I will be looking at the sovereignty of Guinevere in medieval romance focusing on Launfal, and The Wife of Bath’s Tale. I will look at her as both instigator of trouble in Sir Launfal and as the power behind the throne in The Wife of Bath’s Tale. Sir Launfal, Sir Launfal is slighted by not receiving a gift from the queen at her and Arthur’s wedding feast: “Everych knyght sche gaf broche other ryng,But Syr Launfal sche yaf nothing” Launfal (70-71). So Sir Launfal makes up a lie about his father being dead to leave court. “That deth hadde hys fadyr ynome, he most to hys beryynge,” (Launfal 77-78), He spends about seven years, giving away all his money to the point that he is poor and

The legend of Queen Guinevere is one of deep love and heavy heartbreak. It always ends in betrayal and death. However, the love story within is one of greatest told. She was married to King Arthur of Britain (“Guinevere.” Compton’s). However, she was not in love with him. She loved someone else named Sir Lancelot. He was King Arthur’s closest knight (“Guinevere.”

“Get out of my sight, Arthur!” growled Guinevere. “And never come near me again, you arrogant… toad!”

The horses were gone, and Arthur lay on the ground, staring at Merlin in shock, and barely conscious. Never had he dreamed that such power was possible, let alone that his close friend could wield it so effortlessly. Pain had moistened his brow with a cold sweat, and his breaths gurgled their way in and out of his lungs. The king 's face was an ugly shade of grey, which the physician in Merlin catalogued as a combination of blue from lack of oxygen, and pale from pain and failing circulation. What little strength Arthur had was directed to sustaining life only. They both knew that there was likely little more than an half hour left for him to survive in this mortal world.

    His emotions get the best of him. When Merlin told him that he shouldn’t love Guinevere because she will bring the end to Arthur’s kingdom and then she did (p.46). He always lets his feelings take charge of his decisions even though he shouldn’t be letting them overcome the decision of his people and his court. (...) “King Leodegraunce, who had a beautiful daughter called Guinevere; and Arthur loved Guinevere the moment he saw her, and for thinking of her could hardly rest or eat when he came home to Camelot.(...) ‘A man of your bounty and nobleness should not be without a wife, nor should the realm of Logres lack a queen... But tell me now is there any princess whom you love more than another?’ ‘Yes indeed there is,’ said Arthur. ‘I love Guinevere, King Leodegraunce’s daughter. And she is the fairest, sweetest, loveliest, and purest maiden in all the world. Her will I wed, or die a bachelor!’ ‘Certainly she is among the fairest,’ said Merlin. ‘Yet I would that you loved another; for by her very beauty shall come the end of Logres’ (...). Even though Merlin warns Arthur about the danger of him marrying Guinevere and Arthur refuses to listen to his advisor and this decision did bring the end to the realm of Logres.

Arthur steered his horse through known territory as fast as he dared. The thrilling gallop made him feel alive again. In the last few hours he had felt more like his old self than ever since he came to this century. This century… it still stunned him that so much time had passed in a matter of what felt like days to him. The way Camelot got snapped away from him in a blip of time made him feel as if part of his heart was ripped out. For his entire life he had known nothing else than it. He fought for his people and protected it with every fibre of his being. To be left without such a cause and without the love of his people, including his friends, was just too much to bear at times.