Summary:
Analyzes the novel, The Once and Future King, by T.H. White. Discusses the decline of Arthur's kingdom. Maintains that Arthur's indecisive, inconsistent decisions and inability to uphold the code of chivalry becomes a trigger to the kingdom's decline and downfall.
The exciting novel, The Once and Future King, is a book showing a vivid depiction of the code of chivalry. The code of chivalry characterizes how noble knights are expected to behave and act. It also conveys the portrayal of gratitude and loyalty to one's king. This code carries out love and respect towards women, and endless piety to justice. If any aspect of the code is broken among the knights the kingdom's influence and authority will cease to exist. Initially Camelot accepts the code, but it begins to collapse as the code of chivalry holds no value and meaning resulting from Arthur's disabilities. The downfall of the authoritative kingdom results from the absence of the code of chivalry resulting from the behavior of the king and the Knights of the Round Table. Arthur's indecisive, inconsistent.....
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