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Goshawk makes the statement of people questioning the man feeding squirrels if that was mans work of the day. By saying this they implied shooting and war was the right thing to do. This was what was seen as right in Arthur’s time as well. Everybody found war thrilling and right in their own eyes as did Arthur at the beginning of his reign. As did Arthur after coming home from war he found it extremely exciting an fun or so he thought, till Merlyn put into perspective how many people die in these wars. Soon Merlyn changed his look on the subject to as Goshawk puts it, “It was useless to tell them that I would rather shoot rabbits than people.” Arthur’s view similar to the “intelligent fellow” is now to use might for right. These commoners like the men in the Goshawk statement go into these wars almost blind spoon fed what the leaders want them to know so they fight willingly. Arthur wants to change this and not fight to just fight but fight for the better of everyone especially the helpless. This idea and truth Merlyn told him is what sparked the establishment of the round table, and the whole premise of the book. Goshawk’s statement is true in a way to shoot people for life, fun, blindly is useless. If Mordred had died would Arthur be better off or would his kingdom still be falling apart?
@taylornicholas13 Without Merlin Arthur may have become a spoiled brat in the courts because Merlin was the one who dropped him off at Sir Ector’s. And without Merlin’s advice his reign might have been like any other even if his childhood was nice at first Arthur found war fun so he might have gone after war all the time. But it was Merlin’s perspective of people dying and innocent people unhappy that started Arthurs drive for might for right and the reason behind the round table.
@ashleyfabella Arthur would not have seen the reasons behind stuff without these adventures. Sure Merlin may have told him but he may have forgotten without the experience. Like the warless goose and how fighting over lines that are not there is pointless and how leaders can rule lives over manipulated information like the ants.
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