Morgause

Unfortunately, Queen Morgause was traveling to England with her spancel, a magical tape which would attract King Arthur to her. After an extravagant wedding, King Arthur tiredly went to bed; he then wakes up to the beautiful Queen Morgause on her. She had just placed the magical spancel on him. The Queen had cleverly chosen this to be her time with King Arthur as this was when she

Maral Khoyazim Ms. Churchill English 2 Honors, Period 5 28 September 2016 The Once and Future King’s Lasting Lessons In times of crisis, people must rely on their morals and wisdom to come to a solution. Often times, people do not have enough knowledge stored in their minds to make a wise decision. However, if people would read between the lines of books, they would come to the realization that there are many life lessons to learn from the wise words of authors. Throughout the novel The Once and

Morgause is an actual witch that uses her power against him. White includes this to emphasize the impact Queen Morgause is going to have on Arthur. Arthur is extremely furious, “He had loved his arrow’s movement, its burning ambition in the sunlight, and, besides, it was his best one” (55). Arthur is a very calm

Avalon. In Sir Thomas Malory’s story, even after Lancelot is banished he still remains loyal to Arthur. In T.H White’s story Arthur is in conflict when trying to stay loyal to his friend Lancelot and his country. The Mists of Avalon shows how Morgause is loyal to the

film, follows the journey of the priestess, Morgaine, in her fight to preserve her Celtic culture in a kingdom where those who embrace Christianity threaten to end their pagan way of life. This legend also focuses on the ladies, Viviane, Igrane, Morgause, and Guinevere as well as other significant female characters in Arthurian literature. The male leaders like King Arthur, Lancelot, and the other knights of the Round Table are portrayed as the supporting characters rather than the main characters

finding out that the mother of his child, Morgause, was his sister. It took a toll on him and he didn’t tell anyone for a while. His secret started to get to him and he knew he had to tell someone so he told Lancelot and Queen Guenevere. Arthur having a child with his sister made him think that the two people he cared about most would be disgusted but they were supportive of him. That support made Arthur realize that he can get through the secret with Morgause and live on with his

“Loyalty is the pledge of truth to oneself and others"(Valves-Boardley).In his novel, The Once and Future King, T.H. White demonstrates many aspects of loyalty. He shows loyalty within the families of Morgause and her sons, and through King Arthur and his court.Loyalty to King Arthur is a tenacious issue with the Knight's Court throughout White's writing. Sir Lancelot even questions where his loyalty should be placed: with that being with friends, his code of chivalry, or even with the love of his

an entirely different perspective as to the role and person of Morgan Le Fay in the Arthurian legend. She is one of Arthur's three sisters, the others being Morgause and Elaine. Morgause marries King Lot of Lothian and has four sons including Gawaine while Elaine marries King Nentis. Arthur has an incestuous relationship with Morgause and she gives birth to Mordred. Meanwhile Morgan is continually conspiring against Arthur in an attempt to avenge his father's poor treatment of Igraine. Morgan

are raised? For years, there has been an on-going debate between nature and nurture. T.H. White, author of The Once and Future King, explores the debate through many of the book’s characters. The issue clearly appears in the relationship of Queen Morgause and her sons, the Orkney brothers. The debate caused people to pick a side, to pick nature over nurture, or nurture over nature. However, it does not have to be one or the other. Nature and nurture work together to determine who we are. Nature

Mordred was born as an illegitimate son from an incestuous relationship between King Arthur and Morgan Le Fay. Since he was born from such an embarrassing relationship, King Arthur wanted nothing to do with Mordred and made no attempt at a relationship with Mordred. Arthur would eventually try to kill all babies that were born in May due to a prophecy he received from Merlin, but his attempt at changing the future failed because Mordred survived. Mordred would grow to harbor hate in his heart for