Using the following theme/motifs show how some of them or all, relate to the story Le Morte D' Arthur?

Question

-the quest
-knights in combat
-damsels in distress
-rise and fall of society
-idealism of round table
-hero is a foundling
-struggle for political power
-rise of nationalism
-a mans quest for perfection

I am not writing a paper, i just need to review these for the test.

Answer 1

Quest- Holy Grail
Knights in Combat- Launcelot vs. Tristam
Damsels-Lady Linet
Rise and fall- Camelot rised and fell when they went on the quest
idealism of round table-must follow code of chivalry
hero is a foundling-galahad
political-mordred vs arthur
nationalism-devotion to camelot

Answer 2

quest - there are many many quests in the storys. Sir Garath's quest, Balyn's, King Pelinore ( and later Palomides) quest for the Questing Beast. etc. Too many to count.
damsels in distress, again too many to count - Sir Garath's quest, Lance's multiple rescues of gwen, Isolde more than once, etc.
Rise and fall of society - this is a little less clear, but one could say the establishment of camolot and later its destruction mirror such a cycle.
Idialism - this is also a problem througout the book as no one is every shown to live up to the ideal, Lance bangs the queen, Arthurs bangs his sister ( or was it his aunt, I can't recall), the sons of king lot commit murder and betrayals, Tristram absconds with his uncles wife ( zoink). The ones who come closest are Galahad ( of course), Percival, and Bors but they only shine through the added chrisitanity that seems to have been later revisions of the story Mallory was relating. As to the older, less christian stories, Sir Garath was up there.
Foundings, I don't recall any foundlings off the top of my head ( I'm thinking percival but am not sure) but there were many who were of questionable parantage later revealed to be honorable ( La cote Mal Tyle ( spelling?), Galahad, Arthur himself, Mordred, etc.
The book has numerous struggles for political power, Uthers attempts that result in Arthur and the death of Cornwall, Arthurs was with the seven kings to unite brittan, his battle agasint rome, later his battle agasint mordred that results in his death.
I don't see issues of nationalism in this so much other than the battle with rome and the various biggotries ( like everyone thinking they can kick Tristram around when he is young simply becuase there are "no good knighs" from cornwall). Launcelot is loved despite being Frence, Palomides is admired despite being a Saracen, etc.
- the quest for perfection seems a theme but it always fails ( see the idealism answers). Surely lance constantly tries to improve but does not suceed. Galahad doesn't quest for perfection as he is born that way. Probably those who make the greates strides are Percival and ( in the context the the christian nature of the story) Palomides who accepts baptsim and is reconcided with Traistram who serves as one of his god fathers. .
Are you writing a paper?

Answer 3

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What I think of how they fit in to arthur's tale is building camelot and gaining the kingdoms trust is a rise of society. The fall starts when he learns of what lancelot and gwen are really up to, and keeps going down from there.

Quest because most ledgends have the knights looking for the holy grail.

power stuggle... keeping his kingdom loyal to him and not Mordrid or someone else saying they are a better king.

Round table. all the knights of the table were to follow chiverly.