Idylls of the King | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Arthurappears in All - This character is, among all of his subjects and friends, singularly virtuous. Not once in the stories does the character ever commit a sinful act.

Guinevereappears in All - This is the wife of the king; she betrays him for his best friend.

Leodogranappears in The Coming of Arthur - This character is a king whom the hero saves from heathen armies. In return, he gives his daughter's hand in marriage.

Merlinappears in The Coming of Arthur; Merlin and Vivien - This character is a wizard and...
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