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Thesis For The Sword In The Stone

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Ernie Law
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12 November 2015
Arthurian Thesis Paper
The three characters, Merlyn, Uther Pendragon, and Sir Kay all played significant roles in helping King Arthur slowly rise to power throughout the Arthurian Legend. The first character Merlyn, a magician, teaches Arthur very important lessons and becomes his advisor when Arthur rises to power. Another character is Uther Pendragon. Uther Pendragon is Arthur’s father and plays an important role in The Sword In The Stone by T.H White. Lastly, Sir Kay, Wart’s brother who makes Wart become his squire which allows Wart to gain authority very quickly.
In the Arthurian Legend, Merlyn is a very important character. In the Once and Future King, Wart has just returned to Sir Ector’s Castle with Merlyn’s help after Wart’s incident with …show more content…

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