Sir Thomas Malory's Morte Darthur

Sir Thomas Malory’s Morte Darthur presents an attentive focus on the ill effects of anything not in accordance with Christian morality and teaching. Malory portrays these elements of his story negatively—showcasing how they alter the mind and deny characters the ability to properly function in a chivalric and penitent society. The most common of these drug-like aspects of Malory’s tale is love. Conflated with lust, love drives the conflict of the Arthurian narrative and both psychologically and physically damages those who fall prey to it. Although intensely pleasurable, love consumes the minds of those affected—rendering them unable to focus on God or reality. Ultimately the divergence from the moral principles of medieval society leads to