Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Darthur and Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Monty Python and the Holy Grail tells the story King Arthur and his knights’ quest for the Holy Grail. This film depicts the adventures that the group encounters along their search. This movie satirizes medieval culture. Set in England in the year 932, the film Monty Python and The Holy Grail uses satirical techniques to expose classist societies and aggressive behavior, two targets with medieval history and modern day relevance.

Although it is hinted, one could say that King Arthur knew of the relationship between Lancelot and Guinevere but chose to look the other way in fear of losing Sir Lancelot. Sir Lancelot is an example of what a perfect knight would be in the True Knighthood. His honor to King Arthur is what King Arthur holds precious to himself. These three men want to stay loyal to one another and fight against what others are trying to say.

Guenever does not appear to have any especially astounding qualities that stamp her as an extraordinary or vital ruler unlike Arthur and Lancelot. She is lovely, however she is likewise envious, egotistical, trivial, and shallow. Guenever is fit for affection, and she cherishes Arthur as truly as she adores Lancelot, however not as enthusiastically. While Lancelot's blame about their undertaking achieves great extents and undermines to decimate him, any blame Guenever feels is auxiliary to her consistent needing to be with Lancelot. She even handles their concealment seriously, and at one point she is unmistakably eager to be brought together with Lancelot even before Arthur. As Guenever ages, she tries urgently to stay adolescent and lovely, as her pitiable endeavors to blanket her defects with a lot of cosmetics exhibit. In the novel's third book, "The Ill-Made Knight," White composes that it is "hard to envision" Guenever, and this trouble means her part in the novel. She is a focal character, yet she is vital more for the way others feel about her than for anything she herself does or

Chrétien presents very exaggerated and near comical scenes of Lancelot expressing his love. Initially Lancelot’s mind oscillates between reason and love but eventually love takes hold and shapes all of his decisions. In a plague-like manner we see Lancelot’s decisions and thoughts become more and more irrational. From attempting suicide multiple times to thinking he can defeat hundreds of knights at once, Lancelot becomes a changed man. He values the ideals of love over his religion, his knighthood, his honor, and even his life.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail has been a comic success in the film industry for almost four decades. The main reason for its success is because the jokes have kept the audience laughing whether they watched it in 1975 or just saw the comedy for the first time yesterday. Monty Python and the Holy Grail would fall under two categories of comedy, a satire and a parody. In contemporary usage, a parody is a work that imitates another work in order to; ridicule, ironically comment on, or poke fun at the work itself; the subject of the work, the author or fictional voice of the parody, or another subject. Satire on the other hand is usually witty, and often very funny,

In Monty Python and the Holy Grail satire is used quite often to make fun of the Catholic faith. One of the most noteworthy moments is near the beginning of the movie when the monks are walking through the town chanting. Monty Python may use rather ludicrous humor to get their point across; however, they do a good job conveying the faults in the Catholic Church and display them on film. The movie does this through setting, characters’ costumes, and music.

A dark, gruesome time lampooned by a British film group. Monty Python and the Holy Grail is a rather contrasting panorama on medieval history. The multiple institutions of the Catholic Church, Chivalry, education, and Feudalism are remarkably satirized. Although, some descriptions are punctilious. Monty Python and the Holy Grail burlesques the medieval Catholic Church.

Sir Lancelot is the dominant figure in Le Morte D'Arthur who presents us with the theme of sin and redemption. Sir Agravaine and Sir Mordred expose the courtly romance or otherwise adulterous affair between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guenever. This sets in motion the conflicts and other events leading up to the death of Sir Lancelot and many other noteworthy characters. Sir Lancelot betrays both King Arthur and Queen Guenever. If he is truly a noble character as Sir Gawaine, Sir Gareth, and Sir Gaheris describe, would he have involved himself in such a treacherous act? Sir Agravaine says, “I marvel that we all be not ashamed both to see and to know how Sir Launcelot lieth daily and nightly by the queen, and all we know it so; and it is shamefully suffered of us all, that we all should suffer so noble a king as King Arthur is so to be shamed” (Location 12810). Sir Lancelot’s betrayal raises opposition between the knights and breaks up that which should remain united. His betrayal reaches beyond the king and queen. Thus, it is not a surprise that the consequences of his sin affect the lives of so many.

In the film, King Arthur did not marry Guinevere until the very end of the movie, and Lancelot did not have emotional or sexual affairs with Guinevere. The film also used Guinevere and Arthur to bring the two groups together as one, then Arthur was declared King. Meanwhile, is Rosenberg’s writings, King Arthur was already married to Guinevere, and was betrayed by Lancelot; creating the fall of his kingdom. (pg.443-444) Nevertheless, both mythological examples, the film and Rosenberg’s writings, portrayed the battle against the Saxon involving King

They were both betrayed by one of their own and knew they would be. Lancelot was Arthurs champion and best friend but Lancelot betrayed Arthur by having an affair with Gwenivere. The affair nearly destroyed Arthur and the kingdom. He was devastated and let the land perish. Eventually Arthur was able to recover and save his kingdom one last time.

Lancelot has the most plausible chance to be the hero of the story. He exhibits two of the three qualities needed to be the hero. He seems to be the protagonist because his existence is necessary for the progression of the story, and he is literally invincible. He can easily destroy any foe that blocks him from success from bouts with an invisible knight to bouts with up to 15 knights at once (). Lancelot apparently exhibits the strong qualities of a knight, so why is he not the hero of the story? He does not fit the heroic quality of committing himself to nobility. The notable example of this lack of quality is his affair with Guinevere. In “The Knight of the Cart” Lancelot heroically rides to save Guinevere, but later that night sleeps with her while committing treason against King Arthur (). Some may excuse his actions with the belief that he is in love with Guinevere and Guinevere with him. However, love does not always have to express with sex and thus

Lancelot was the most trusted Knights at the round table for King Arthur. He was the secret lover of Guinevere which was Arthur’s wife. Lancelot and Guinevere were engaged in an affair which completely ruined the unity. Sir Lancelot retired in hermitage after ruining Arthur’s court and being the reason for Arthur’s downfall.

Lancelot stays away from the Round Table to avoid Guenevere. He meets Perceval, a peasant boy, and takes him to Camelot to become a squire. Sir Gawain, under Morgana's influence, accuses Guenevere of driving Lancelot away, "driven from us by a woman's desire", forcing Lancelot to duel Gawain to defend his and Guenevere's honor. The preceding night, Lancelot duels himself in a nightmare and awakens to find himself wounded by his own sword. Arthur hastily knights Perceval when Lancelot is late to the duel, but Lancelot appears just in time and defeats Gawain while nearly dying from his wounds. Merlin heals him, and he rides

Queen Guinevere’s character was more about being royal and doing as she wanted. She was married to King Arthur. She was above all of the wrongs that she has done and shows no signs of sadness, even when she is sad (page 632). She has an affair with Sir Launcelot without King Arthur knowing about it. She causes conflicts among the knights and the King. Both men are so in love with Queen Guinevere. Sir Launcelot throughout the story does battle for Queen Guinevere, while showing King Arthur his loyalty.

Lancelot was brought to Camelot by the Lady of the Lake who was very fond of Arthur and wanted to help him whenever she could. Lancelot was knighted as once, and became an amazing knight with unmatchable ability. Lancelot, Guinevere, and Arthur became nearly inseparable. One day Lancelot disappeared and despite his best efforts Arthur could not find him. One day several years later he returned with a tale to tell. He had gone on a journey to Corbenic where he had slayed a dragon and was rewarded with the King’s daughter, Elaine. They were married and had a son. He then went on to tell Arthur that he had only been with Elaine because he reminded him of his one true love, Guinevere. King Arthur couldn’t bare to hear that and was devistated. He foolishly allowed Lancelot to stay in Camelot. Before long Lancelot and Guinevere were caught in company of each other. When Guinevere was tried and found guilty, she was sentenced to be burned at the stake. Just moments before she was burned alive Lancelot came to her rescue. King Arthur had lost the love of his life, and in a short time would lose his kingdom and his