Monty Python The Quest For The Holy Grail Analysis

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In the movie, Monty Python the Quest for the Holy Grail, themes of chivalry

are mocked and used to create the overall theme of the movie. This essay is to

examine and compare the themes of chivalry, knightly code, courtly love, role of

religion, and good vs evil. Most of these mentioned themes are either mocked or used

to develop the plot or both.

The theme of crusades or religious pilgrimages is very prominent in this time

period we are studying. In the movie the crusade theme comes into play to develop

the plot line and main story. King Arthur and his men are travelling along and

suddenly God appears in the sky and tells them to go search for the Holy Grail.

When God appears in the sky to tell them of their new quest King Arthur