The Once and Future King Essays

The Once and Future King

“There is nothing,” said the monarch, “except the power which you pretend to seek: power to grind and power to digest, power to seek and power to find, power to await and power to claim, all power and pitilessness springing from the nape of the neck.” … “Love is a trick played on us by the forces...

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The Once and Future King 2

Wart and The Master Many people wish to be an animal if only for a day, just to see what it is like to be that animal. The obvious problem is that nobody knows how to turn himself into an animal. However, in T. H. White’s Once and Future King, Wart has the opportunity to experience life as...

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The Once and Future King - Arthur's Failure

"He was only a man who had meant well, who had been spurred along the course of thinking by an eccentric necromancer with a weakness for humanity. Justice had been his last attempt-to do nothing which was not just. But it had ended in failure" (White, OAFK 634). The "he" in this passage refers to...

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Themes in Once and Future King

T. H. White's The Once and Future King is one of the most complete and unique portrayals of the immortal legend of King Arthur. Though it has been in print for less than half a century, it has already been declared a classic by many, and is often referred to as the "bible" of Arthurian legend...

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The Once and Future King Essay

Plot Summary Young "Wart" is the adopted son of a minor nobleman when he meets Merlyn, a kindly magician, who takes him on many adventures, turning him into several different animals and teaching him skills, both mental and physical. Wart is very happy and learns to treat people with respect and...

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Once and Future King: Self Reliance

Self-reliance is defined as reliance on oneself or one’s powers, resources, etc. according to dictionary. com. In T. H White’s The Once and Future King, Merlyn teaches Arthur to be more self-reliant. Self-reliance is a prominent theme in the novel because it helps Arthur to become king at the end...

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Plot Summary Once and Future King

In book one of “The Once and Future King” we are introduced to a young character named Wart; a foster child who is left in the care of Sir Ector. Kay, Ector’s son, is being trained in the ways of knighthood to one day take over his father’s throne. Wart found many ways to keep him entertained as...

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Summary of The Once and Future King

In "The Once and Future King," T. H. White writes in a way that is apposed to war and violence. The novel maintains an anti-war perspective, which is contrary to the traditional Arthurian beliefs. White was a conscientious objector during WWII, the period when he wrote the majority of this novel...

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