(Statue of Excalibur, Kingston Maurward: Wikimedia Commons)
I like how the knight knows he’s not the best but basically
says “Screw it” and puts the shield on anyways.
I wonder why the mysterious knight had to hurt him in order
to get the shield from him. He proved his point, but I feel like he could have
done it a different way.
I feel bad for Lancelot. I don’t know much about him, but he
seems like a good guy. I like how he realizes the errors of his ways though.
I am not a fan of the part with Sir Percivale. There isn’t
really anything exciting and I found myself bored the whole time. I won’t be
retelling this part of the story.
It’s interesting how Lancelot keeps getting reminded how he
is pretty much not fit to seek holy things. Once again, I feel bad for him, but
he needs to start changing his ways.
I like the mysterious
aspect that this story includes with the random voices, visions, and other
weird occurrences. I could try to incorporate this into my own retelling.
Sir Bors is a nice contrast to the other knights because he
is cleansed of his sins and is trying to change his ways. I feel like he will
definitely make it to the end.
I think it’s weird how Galahad doesn’t ask any questions,
but blindly follows this random woman. I would like these guys to be a little
harder to persuade. It seems like he heard her say the word adventure and he
didn’t care what else came after it.
I like how some of the knights get reunited. It is nice to
see them with so much joy when seeing each other for the first time in a while.
It’s sad how the voice tells Galahad and Lancelot that they
will never see each other again. This is probably especially hard for Lancelot
since Galahad is his son.
Although I like the dramatic and intense ending, I didn’t
really like part B as a whole. Part A was a lot better in my opinion so I will
probably choose to retell something from that section.
Bibliography: King Arthur: Tales of the Round Table by Andrew Lang, illustrated by H. J. Ford (1902).
No comments:
Post a Comment