Literature 4: Le Morte d'Arthur

Literature: 
Le Morte d'Arthur
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Literature: 
Le Morte d'Arthur

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Slide 2 - Video

Le Morte d'Arthur is written by?
A
Geoffrey Chaucer
B
Geoffrey of Monmouth
C
Sir Thomas Malory
D
Nennius of Wales

Slide 3 - Quiz

True or False "Le Morte d'Arthur was published by William Caxton, the inventor of printing press."
A
True
B
False

Slide 4 - Quiz

Queen Gwenyvere eventually cheats on Arthur with which knight?
A
Gawain
B
Tristan
C
Percival
D
Launcelot

Slide 5 - Quiz

How does Arthur become king according to Le Morte d'Arthur?
A
Killing his father Uther
B
Pulling a sword from stone
C
Merlin crowns him king when he's old enough
D
Conquering Camelot with his own army

Slide 6 - Quiz

Le Morte d'Arthur
- French for "The Death of Arthur"
- Sir Thomas Malory
- Several stories about Arthur's life & death
- Written in English & in prose (normal text, not poetry)
- First published by William Caxton (inventor of printing press)
- Written during the War of Roses
   (civil war between Houses of Lancaster & York for the throne)

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Arthur's Birth
- Starts with King Uther falling in love with Igrayne
- Relationship kept secret
- Arthur is hidden away until after Uther's death
- Pulls Excalibur from the stone, making him king of England
- Some lords dispute his claim
- Marries Gwenyvere to make his claim stronger
- She brings the Round Table with her

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Arthur's Death
- Arthur goes to war against the Emperor of Rome, Lucius
- Le Morte d'Arthur then focuses on the knights and their     
   adventures
- Gwenyvere and Launcelot have an affair and run away
- While Arthur wages war against Launcelot, Mordred claims
   himself king
- Epic battle and both Mordred & Arthur die 

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Le Morte d'Arthur was written in?
A
French Prose
B
French Poetry
C
English Prose
D
English Poetry

Slide 10 - Quiz

Le Morte d'Arthur is written during the War of Roses, which was a civil war between the Houses of?
A
Godwin & York
B
Anjou & Godwin
C
Lancaster & Stuart
D
York & Lancaster

Slide 11 - Quiz

What's the name of the sword that Arthur pulls from the stone?
A
Expansion
B
Excalibur
C
Extinction
D
Examiner

Slide 12 - Quiz

Who eventually kills Arthur?
A
Mordred
B
Lucius
C
Launcelot
D
Morgana

Slide 13 - Quiz

Prepare for the test
Teacher PowerPoints 3x (The early Middle Ages, the late Middle Ages & Robin Hood)

Alquin book
The early Middle Ages: p. 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11 and 15.
The late Middle Ages: p. 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 32, 33, 36, 40, 42, 43, 52 and 55.



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Studiewijzer:
Reading comprehension:
You should have done text 1 - 9

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Slide 16 - Video