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    tricked him into believing Elaine was Guinevere with a magic potion. Lancelot awoke to find Elaine in his bed, and not Guinevere. He knew he had been tricked, apologised to Elaine and bade her farewell. Elaine later gave birth to a son she called Galahad. Elaine later than dies of loneliness. Through his adventure, Lancelot finds the treasure he was seeking. The Holy Grail. The Holy Grail is only seen by people who had done few to none sins. When lancelot gets to the temple where the Holy

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    court. There he becomes a gallant knight of the Round Table and participates in tournaments and goes on quests. Although he is in love with Guinevere, King Pelles tricks Lancelot into sleeping with his daughter Elaine and she becomes pregnant with Galahad. Lancelot eventually becomes one of the most famous and popular knights of the Round Table.

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    Throughout Introduction to Caribbean Literature and Ideas, the class explored a number of texts, both fictional and non-fictional, that spoke to a number of larger historical issues that have affected the Caribbean as a whole. In every text we read, I saw a recurring concept come about: traveling. The act of travel, or the circulation of people in and out of the Caribbean, seems to be very important, in order to understand many of the issues that Caribbean people face. Whether it is “the boys” of

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    the first ruler to ever use that table. The Round Table was symbolic in Britain’s history. In signified that everyone was equal, because there was no head of the table. Without the Round Table, there wouldn't be any stories about knights like Sir Galahad, Sir Lancelot, and Sir Tristram to make this legend even more interesting. History.co.uk stated that “King Arthur and his legend are particularly popular during times of social unrest due to its unfaltering moral stability.” The way he came in was

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    In modern times, no film can be produced without being scrutinized by a number of paid movie critics who are chosen to tell the public what movies implement factors that constitute it as an acceptable film to watch. In Ancient Greece, this idea of a movie critic was nonexistent, due to the fact that the closest form of entertainment that they possessed were plays. However, Greek philosopher Aristotle was, among countless other professions, the first individual to become the ancient version of modern-day

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    Love as a concept in general has evolved greatly over the several millennia of human civilization, but in particular the concept of courtly love has changed greatly in perception. Courtly love is the concept of a noble and pure but illicit love, often between a knight or nobleman and a married noblewoman. Courtly love was seen as a beautiful thing in the high Middle Ages, but throughout the late Middle Ages and on to modern times the concept of courtly love has taken on much more negative contexts;

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    • The Round Table was a symbolic representation during the reign of King Arthur in reference to the late detail of the Last Supper. This event was laid out to interpret the equality of power among the Knights that were seated around the table. This presentation will explain from beginning to end how the Round Table was established, and the undertaking of symbolism within. • A place of gathering for King Arthur and the Knights to share their stories and journeys among all. • Provided the knights

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    who gets cut up and made fun of but, the common viewer watching for entertainment would not know he is a reference to not only the green knight but, the black plague. The entire theme of chastity is parodied in the castle of anthrax in which sir galahad the chaste is tempted by an entire castle of women to “spank” them. Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail takes topics from Medieval times and puts a satirical spin on it. Chivalry, heroic quests, good and evil, and religious focus are the

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    protecting and looking after people. They loved their King Arthur and the Kingdom of Camelot was consequently one of happiness and joy for the Knights and the people. Sir Lancelot, Sir Gawain, Sir Geraint, Sir Gareth, Sir Gaheris, Sir Bedivere, Sir Galahad, Sir Kay, Sir Bors de Ganis, Sir Lamorak, Sir Tristan, Sir Percivale were all the knights that King Arthur trusted. They followed the knighthood and protected the King and the people among the kingdom and as a result of their commitment they were

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    1. Who was Muhammad? According to a Britannica article by Annemarie Schimmel, Muhammad is the last of a series of prophets, according to the Islam religion. He is considered the messenger of Allah who was given the words to write the Qur'an from Allah through the angel Gabriel (Schimmel, 2016). 2. How is the Qur’an structured? When is Ramadan observed? The Qur’an has 114 chapters describing different aspects of life including God, Satan, Heaven, Hell, social justice, humanity, and so forth etc

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