The Role Of Wart In The Once And Future King

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In T. H. White’s The Once and Future King (1958), Wart is the adopted son of Sir Ector. He has a brother named Kay, who is the heir of the kingdom. They used to have a tutor but they lost her because she went crazy. One day, when Kay and Wart were hawking, they discovered a wizard named Merlyn who became their new tutor. Wart is very curious and kind throughout the book. Wart is very curious about everything. Wart expresses his curiosity when he states “ I wish I were a fish.” (White 45). The Wart was also curious when he asked Archimedes about bird language: “‘ Do you know,’ asked the Wart, thinking of the thrush, ‘why birds sing, or how? Is it a language?’” (White 155). Wart is also kind to everyone and everything. He was kind