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@dmcluckey I do think him thinking he was holy made him a better knight because he was very based off of his religion and one of the reasons he wasn’t going with Guenever right away because he thought if he slept with her then his strength would lessen and he would become weaker.
Finding ourselves in our society today is one of the hardest things. Its hard to find who we really are deep down inside whether is it people judging us or making the decisions that we truly believe is right. Lancelot was a “holy boy” as a child but he turned out to be a great knight. He had this quest in which he accomplished many things to do to get through and finish it. Within his quests he found himself by the different challenges that he had to get through. Lancelot fell in love with Arthurs wife but he knew he could not betray or do what is wrong to someone he cares for. I think many people can relate to this due to that Lancelot wanted something that he could not have and he told himself that. He knew it was wrong in which he knew that he should not be doing this. Now we are all pressured or people are pushing us to do things just for their entertainment. That is why it is hard to find who we truly are. How do you feel about Lancelots decisions?
@alleydimel Yes, I believe that Lancelots belief helped him because he knew what was right and what was wrong so he knew what he should do.
@serrato1 I think is it both him and his obstacles because is it his decisions that he is making but it is the obstacles that are pushing him to decide.
Throughout Book III, Lancelot struggled through a major identity crisis. Lancelot was a “holy boy” and he had very high standards. He wanted to be known as the greatest knight of all time. Lancelot strived to be great and he looked up to King Arthur. Lancelot went on many quests and achieved the title that he longed for, the “greatest knight”. Lancelot was one of the Knights of the Round Table, and he made very good friends with King Arthur, but Lancelot instantly fell in love with Queen Guinevere. The Queen ignored Lancelot at first, but they soon became lovers. Lancelot goes on more quests and he meets Elaine, who tricks Lancelot and they have a son, Galahad. The queen figures out about this and Lancelot starts to go mad. Lancelot’s identity starts to crumble into pieces. He decides he must atone for his sins and sets out for a quest for the Holy Grail. He decides he must become a man of God and pursue his true identity, but the temptations of Guinevere and Elaine never leave him. In modern society, it can be hard to find our own identities and purpose in our life. Like Lancelot, we might think that we are set out for greater things, but the temptations of life will always hold us back. In the end, Elaine has commit suicide which severs Lancelot and her ties, and Queen Guinevere allows Lancelot to be his own man. If Elaine had never tricked Lancelot, do you think he would be in the position he is now?
@kantakato1 As a child, Lancelot was a man set out for great things, but he fell into temptations which led him away from achieving his greatest potential. Lancelot’s decision to turn his life around nearer to the end of his life was the right decision
@alexharakas Lancelot’s biggest regret should be his affair with Guinevere. He strived to be a loyal, wise, strong, caring, person but he lost most of it when deciding to sleep with Guinevere. Also, King Arthur was one of Lancelot’s dearest friend, but his temptations were too much. Even when he had wanted to change his life around, he never confronted King Arthur about the affair.
In the “Ill-Made Knight”, Lancelot truly struggled with his one identity. We are first introduced to him as being horribly ugly but dedicated to becoming the best knight he can be. He admires King Arthur and wants to join his ranks. Lancelot eventually becomes King Arthur’s best knight and best friend, but this relationship eventually deteriorates. Arthur’s wife, Guenever, separates Arthur and Lancelot because of her sinful desires. Lancelot falls for Guenever and commits the sin of lusting for a married woman. While everyone admires Lancelot for being a great man, he secretly had self-loathing because of his sins. Eventually, Lancelot was tricked into sleeping with another woman named Elaine. Lancelot returns to Camelot. There he sees Guenever and that rekindles the affair. When Lancelot believes that he has found God, he decides to terminate the relationship with Guenever. Guenever was confident that Lancelot would return to her. Then, Sir Meliagrance, an evil knight, captures Guenever. Lancelot kills Meliagrance and frees Guenever. Eventually they love happily together, but Arthur tries his best to ignore the pair. The story ends with Lancelot healing a man that has been cursed with wounds that would not heal. Afraid of failure, Lancelot hides in his room until they come to him. Finally, Lancelot heals the man with the wounds, but is surprised because he himself was not eligible to heal wounds. Do you think Lancelot was truly an “Ill-Made Knight?”
@kylethorin I believe Lancelot would eventually lose his virginity with Guenever if he had not done it with Elaine. Lancelot loved Guenever far more than he loved Elaine.
@kantakato1 I feel that Lancelot was very bad at decision making. His decisions were rash and seemed very not well-thought out.
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