King Arthur Essays (372 words) - Knights Of The Round Table

King Arthur Sir Launcelot and Sir Mordred have many similarities with each other but I will focus on the main relation between them, their betrayal of King Arthur. Betrayal is to be unfaithful in guarding, maintaining, or fulfilling a task. Sir Launcelot was unfaithful to maintaining his knighthood because he had an affair with Guinevere. my lord, said Sir Bors, do you not fear Sir Aggravayne/ and Sir Mordred, who never cease to spy on you, and who I/ am sure must sooner or later contrive to betray you? Sir Launcelot, I fear that disaster must befall you and/ the queen and all at this court! (495). This quote is a turning point in the book because this is when King Arthur discovers that one of his most trusted and loyal knights has betrayed him and has made him look like a fool in front of his court. King Arthur is also forced to show a side that he does not want to, he must follow through with his laws and burn his wife on the stake although he despises the thought of doing so. Sir Launcelot la ter stole Guinevere from the stake when Arthur was going to burn her, this was another act by Sir Launcelot in which he betrayed his king this later leads to a war. During the absence of King Arthur from Britain, Sir/ Mordred, already vested with sovereign powers, had/ decided to upsurp the throne. Accordingly, he had false letters/ written-announcing the death of King Arthur in battle and (Mordred) persuaded the nobility to/ elect him king.(518). This quote shows that Sir Mordred was unfaithful to King Arthur by telling the Kingdom of Camelot that Arthur had died in battle thus crowning himself king. This act by Sir Mordred caused Arthurss Kingdom to become divided and this later leads to the Arthurs last battle. Sir Mordred is later fighting King Arthur and he is stabbed by Arthur but then he delivers a fatal blow to King Arthur on his helmet, just a little while after the blow Arthur dies. Sir Launcelot and Sir Mordred both betrayed Arthur and his court but only Mordred planned t o overthrow the king from his first breath.