King Arthur's Nine Traits Of A Classic Hero
We have chosen to define the classic hero with nine specific traits. Someone who fits almost perfectly with the nine traits is the man known as King Arthur. Others may say that heroes like Achilles and Hercules may fit better as an example of the classic hero, but King Arthur has a reputation that has impacted most of Western literature in a way the others have not. From the 2004 film and other tales peaced together we find that Arthur follows all nine traits. Starting life with his unusual birth of half Roman and half Britain he is taken from his home after his mother dies to lead the Samarian knights, fulfilling the first three traits of a hero.
In more supernatural retellings of King Arthur’s story he pulls Excalibur, a magical sword, from the stone, making him king of britain. The sword could or could not act as his act of proving himself, because in some versions …show more content…
That isn’t the only wound he receives, the spiritual wound could also be that throughout the movie Author's idea of Rome is shifted. The things he once believed about his home change leaving a changed perspective for Arthur. No Longer identifying with your home is The last two traits are slightly harder to define as it may seem like as the movie is concerned Arthur doesn't have this. Arthur’s first father figure, Pelagous, is killed so let’s look to Merlin as the mentor/father. In the beginning of the film Arthur refers to Merlin as a dark wizard after Merlin’s men attack the Romans, however at the end of the film Merlin is the one who performs Arthur’s wedding making him king, leading to the last trait. Author King Arthur builds upon the classic hero, he goes beyond classic hero and embodies something more than his predecessors did. Arthur has something that the older classic hero's didn’t quit embody. Arthur was a moral hero in the Christain terms of the word. Hercules, like Arthur,
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In more supernatural retellings of King Arthur’s story he pulls Excalibur, a magical sword, from the stone, making him king of britain. The sword could or could not act as his act of proving himself, because in some versions …show more content…
That isn’t the only wound he receives, the spiritual wound could also be that throughout the movie Author's idea of Rome is shifted. The things he once believed about his home change leaving a changed perspective for Arthur. No Longer identifying with your home is The last two traits are slightly harder to define as it may seem like as the movie is concerned Arthur doesn't have this. Arthur’s first father figure, Pelagous, is killed so let’s look to Merlin as the mentor/father. In the beginning of the film Arthur refers to Merlin as a dark wizard after Merlin’s men attack the Romans, however at the end of the film Merlin is the one who performs Arthur’s wedding making him king, leading to the last trait. Author King Arthur builds upon the classic hero, he goes beyond classic hero and embodies something more than his predecessors did. Arthur has something that the older classic hero's didn’t quit embody. Arthur was a moral hero in the Christain terms of the word. Hercules, like Arthur,
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