Comparing Heroes: Lancelot and Gawain

Abstract: (5 pp) Mankind loves stories and their heroes. Some of our first romantic heroes appear in Sir Thomas Malory's (1485) Morte d Arthur. And while Gawain may have survived in literature it is Lancelot that has survived in language. He has become a symbol of unbounded and illicit love. But does that make him a hero in the symbology of this new century. This discussion will compare hero status of Lancelot and Gawain.

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Subcatagory: Medieval Times

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