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Class Differences In The First Knight

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The movie, First Knight, tells the story of King Arthur and his chosen wife, Lady Guinevere, as well as Lancelot, the peasant turned into a knight. This story shows some examples of class differences and how they’re perceived in society then and now. Those select few that have the opportunity to live in the upper class have more resources available to them and are able to stay in their status much easier, sometimes at the expense of those in the middle and lower classes. Meanwhile those in the middle and lower classes are often striving to get to the level of class above them or some are just content staying where they are. King Arthur was a peaceful king and spent the majority of his early time on the throne fighting wars for peace and unity for his kingdom. It was only after his wars that he decided to marry and chose the female leader of a nearby kingdom to marry to merge their kingdoms. King Arthur would be considered first class in today’s society. As mentioned earlier, he had several options available to him as he was able to take his army to fight wars for his kingdom and was able to maintain his status as King. …show more content…

She accepted the proposal of nearby King Arthur because she felt it was a good idea to merge their kingdoms by marriage. Even though Guinevere was the leader of her kingdom, she would be considered middle class in this story as she would be moving up to upper class by marrying Arthur as it is a larger kingdom she would be ruling with him. Although her status would be elevated by her marriage to the king, she was not doing so because she wanted to move to the upper class, but rather because she wanted more security for the people of her kingdom. She would have been happy remaining in her middle class stature if she wasn’t worried for the safety of her

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