Thursday, April 16, 2020
Lancelot's Purpose
In the Mists of Avalon Lancelot states, "maybe when I go back to the real world, the Saxons will all have been vanquished... and gone" Morgaine replies with "And you will weep because there is no longer any reason for your life?" (155). I thought this quote was interesting because it reduces Lancelot's sole purpose to fighting. Do you think that this reduction of Lancelot is accurate?
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I think that Lancelot is mainly shown either fighting or being in love. To me that is what his character really boils down to. So I think that the reduction to being only about fighting is partly accurate.
ReplyDeleteouch! I do think it is a valuable commentary on most Arthurian texts, which rarely give knights like Lancelot much depth or variety. As Brandon points out in his post, it's nice to see the ways that this book gives him another side - unwilling to simply kills animals for sport and kind enough to think of caring for others before himself.
ReplyDeleteI think that over the stories that we have read, Lancelot is either fighting or falling in love. Therefore, I don't think that it is a completely accurate description because there is that other side they are not giving attention to. But, overall, I do think that the reduction to just fighting is pretty close to the Lancelot we have learned about.
ReplyDeleteI agree with what Grace said when we hear about Lancelot he is always fighting or is going after women. Seeing this side of Lancelot shows that there is more to Lancelot then we have read in the other readings
ReplyDeleteYeah, I think that Lancelot is the "fight" guy for sure. That is almost the only context in situations that we see with him. He is a fighter and a lover to the end.
ReplyDeleteI don't think her comment is accurate. it seems like it was just supposed to be a snarky comment to get Lancelot to actually think about his purpose. Obviously in the texts we have read, fighting is a big part of what he does, but so is loving, so I don't think this reduction is accurate.
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