Springer’s novel I am Mordred is an example of an adaptation of a fifteenth century book by Sir Thomas Malory called
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tell the other individuals present‚ some only known to the reader by their drinks‚ about an account of his nephew: the poet Mordred Mulliner. Mordred had been on a regular visit to his dentist‚ as he meticulously does every six months‚ when a lady called Annabelle Sprocket-Sprocket entered while he was reading in the waiting-room. She was exceptionally beautiful and as such Mordred was enthralled by her mere presence. He was in love. He offered to give up his place to her‚ so that she may be able to
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Excalibur and Le Morte d’Arthur is Mordred‚ Arthur’s son. In Le Morte d’Arthur‚ Arthur was more willing to give Mordred land‚ unlike in the movie Excalibur‚ where Arthur refuses to give his land to Mordred. In Le Morte d’Arthur‚ Arthur was going to give Mordred his land after he had died. But‚ like I mentioned earlier‚ in Excalibur‚ Arthur did not want to give land to Mordred at all‚ even though Mordred was his son. In both versions‚ though‚ Arthur and Mordred do fight. In Excalibur‚ there was only
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Arthur: the knights of the Round Table‚ Merlin the wizard‚ and the Holy Grail‚ to name a few. According to the main Arthurian legends‚ the king wielded a magical sword‚ Excalibur; lived in a glorious kingdom called Camelot with the help of the wizard Mordred and was married to the beautiful Queen Guinevere. He conquered a wide empire and eventually went to war with the Romans. In the war against the Romans‚ Arthur defeated the Emperor Lucius and became emperor himself. However‚ his most illustrious knight
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King Arthur‚ Tennyson‚ Malory‚ and Boorman‚ Arthur’s story being told varies from detail to detail. Pieces of the story that are different in each version include Arthur’s dream and the treaty‚ the battle description‚ the fight between Arthur and Mordred‚ and the throwing of the sword‚ and the barge scene. Details and visualization plays an important role in telling a story and passing on a message to the reader or viewer. The three versions of the Arthurian Legend are “The Passing of Arthur”‚ by
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made Modred happy. They gave him a sense of safety‚ a quiet place to think. He loved the sound of leaves crunching under his boots‚ and whenever displeased‚(which was quite often)‚ he would snap twigs and branches. It was one of those days where Mordred was displeased. This time it was with his adoptive father. All he had done was kill a wolf! All his damned father cared about was‚ “good” this‚ “good” that‚ “You need to realize it can’t defend itself‚blah blah blah.” He had been getting rid of a
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and all the knights of your realm’ (Malory 30). Arthur then hurries‚ trying to avoid this fate‚ by ordering his men to search ‘for all children born on a May-Day‚ begotten by lords and born of ladies’ (38). But even after all this trouble‚ Mordred survives. Mordred‚ in the end‚ carries out what his fate has set him out to do‚ strike the deathly blow that kills his father‚ Arthur. As is seen in so many stories‚ in numerous tales‚ a prophecy is made. Then the subject of the prophecy handles through free
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cried King Arthur‚ ‘I will do justice upon this man who has brought destruction upon the realm of Logres. … Then the King took his spear Ron in both hands and ran towards Sir Mordred shouting: ‘Traitor‚ now is your death upon you!’ And when Mordred saw King Arthur‚ he ran at him with drawn sword; but the King smote Sir Mordred under the shield with a feint of his spear and ran him through his body.” (p. 320). In the quote King Arthur is in his last battle and uses power to slay many enemies including
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accidently broke excalibur. The lady of the lake took excalibur into the water and fixed it and gave it back to King Arthur. Arthur even got married to a beautiful women and ended up having a son that hated him with his step-sister which she named Mordred. When his kingdom needed help to protect them from his son Arthur fought against
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to King arthur‚ he was the only one capable of freeing it from the stone making him the rightful king of Arthur. Many modern heros have a special weapon that only he/she can wield. The hero often has a confrontation with the villain. Arthur fought Mordred in his final battle because Sir Modred threatened to destroy all King Arthur had worked for. All of the stories end with Arthur’s glorious death in battle‚ which is the only thing a hero can ask
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