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Merlin and Arthur A Relationship Through the Stories

Presentation by : Katie Arnold Special Topics in Literature: Arthurian Legends. Merlin and Arthur A Relationship Through the Stories. The Good. The Bad. The Ugly. Le Morte D'Arthur.

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Merlin and Arthur A Relationship Through the Stories

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  1. Presentation by: Katie Arnold Special Topics in Literature: Arthurian Legends Merlin and ArthurA Relationship Through the Stories

  2. The Good

  3. The Bad

  4. The Ugly

  5. Le Morte D'Arthur • Advisor – The force that pushed Arthur in the direction he needs to go; usually relying on his ability to see the future. • Advises Arthur when to withdraw from battles, etc. • Similar to Merlin's relationship with Uther Pendragon. • Friend– Always there for the young king. • Tries to prevent Arthur from wedding Guinevere, but even Merlin is powerless to stop it.

  6. Idylls of the King

  7. Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court • The Fool– A 'hack' magician who is made out to be inferior to the Yankee (Hank Morgan). • Full or “parlor tricks” that don't ever work. • Attempts to re-open the well and fails. • His spells during the tournament fail as well. • Deceptive– Uses the tournament with Sir Sagramore as an excuse to “get back” at Hank. • "He brought but the one because there was but the • one to bring. There exists none other but that one. • It belongeth to the king of the Demons of the Sea. • This man is a pretender, and ignorant, else he had • known that that weapon can be used in but eight • bouts only, and then it vanisheth away to its home • under the sea."

  8. Once and Future King/Book of Merlyn • Teacher– He's present at the beginning of Arthur's final battle to complete his training. • Prophesier– Informs other characters, not only Arthur, of things that will come to be. • Tells Lancelot that he will become the best knight in all of Camelot. • Counselor – Merlin is the one who, throughout most of his life, Arthur turns to for assistance. • In Book of Merlyn, before Merlyn appears, Arthur is calling for him to help.

  9. Works Cited • Malory, Sir Thomas. Le Morte d'Arthur. New York: Dutton. 1967. Print. • Tennyson, Alfred. Idylls of the King. New York: Macmillian, 1926. Print. • Twain, Mark. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court. New York: Mod ern Library, 1949. Print. • White, T.H. The Book of Merlyn. Austin, University of Texas Press, 1977. Print. • White, T.H. Once and Future King. New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1958. Print.

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