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1、. . . . .课程论文亚瑟王：亚瑟成王记King Arthur：A Knight to A King Abstract：King Arthur is a legendary British leader who, according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against the Saxon invaders in the early 6th century.About Arthurian legend, once popular in numerous literary classics
2、.The movie,King Arthur, put these stories onto the screen,which reappears the great achievements of the European monarch.According to the movie,this paper analyzes the reasons that make the knight Arthur be King Arthur from two main aspects :the historical background and his own characteristics.Key
3、Words:King Arthur;historical background ;charactersIntroductionKing Arthur, a film directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by David Franzoni in 2004,tells a story of a legendary warrior champion. Legend of the middle ages of 4,5 century A.D, before and after,King Arthur overthrew the hundreds of years
4、 rule of the Roman Empire in the British territory,he dislodged the Saxons invasion successfully, and gradually pushed Britain to an important position in Europe through a series of political and military measures.He established a series of great achievements.The film is unusual in reinterpreting Ar
5、thur as a Roman officer rather than a medieval knight.Despite these departures from the source material,the Welsh Mabinogion, the producers of the film attempted to market it as a more historically accurate version of the Arthurian legends,supposedly inspired by new archaeological findings. The film
6、 was shot in England, Ireland, and Wales.In general,the movie focuses on the comradeship between Arthur and his knights,Arthurs concept of freedom, and how Arthur recognized the truth of the Holy See,then determined to fight for British.It is the third epic following Gladiator and Troy. 1. The Main
7、PlotArthur, also known as Artorius Castus,is portrayed as a Roman cavalry officer,the son of a Roman father and a Celtic mother, who commands a unit of Sarmatian auxiliary cavalry in Britain at the close of the Roman occupation in 467 A.D.He and his remaining knights Lancelot,Bors,Tristan,Gawain,Gal
8、ahad and Dagonet are expecting discharge from the service of the Empire after faithfully serving for 15 years.However,on the night they ought to receive their freedom, they are dispatched on a final and possibly suicidal mission by Bishop Germanus in the freezing winter to rescue the important Roman
9、 family of Marius Honorius from impending capture by the invading Saxons, led by their chief Cerdic and his son Cynric. At the remote estate,Arthur meets Marius and frees a Woad, Guinevere, and a small boy, Lucan.Finally, Arthur decides to take everyone, along with Marius family, back to Hadrians Wa
10、ll.Along the journey,Guinevere takes Arthur to meet with Merlin, the leader of the Woads and her father.Merlin suggests an alliance between the Woads and the Sarmatian knights against the invading Saxons.However,Arthur do not say anything.In due course, Arthur and his remaining men forsake Roman cit
11、izenship and form an alliance with the Woads to fight the Saxons. In the climactic battle, the Battle of Badon Hill. After fierce fighting,Arthur kills Cerdic, and the Saxons are defeated.Though Arthur is victorious, the events of the film have led to the loss of his faith in Rome as a bastion of ju
12、stice. After realizing that the Rome of his ideals exists only in his dreams, Arthur also despairs over the deaths of his men. The film ends with Arthur and Guineveres marriage. Merlin then proclaims him to be their king. King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, and his remaining knights promise to lead the Br
13、itons, united with the defeat of the Saxons and retreat of the Romans, against future invaders. The last scene shows the 3 horses belonging to Tristan, Dagonet and Lancelot running free across the landscape as the narrative describes how the fallen knights live on in tales passed from generation to
14、generation.2.Reasons make Knight be KingAt the first beginning,Arthur is a Roman cavalry officer,and has been serving for Rome Empire over 15 years.Most important,he is an idealistic christian soldier who truly believes god has sent him into this world to protect and win in Roman battles.However,he
15、finally gives up the chance to be a Roman citizen but the British king,so what makes Knight Arthur be King Arthur?2.1Arthurs Historical Background450 A.D,the Roman Empire has been gradually declining,as well as intended to evacuate from the United Kingdom.On the Great Britain island, many of the lords and knights fought over land and castles,war-torn peoples also organized their own partisans actively.At this time,Saxons,people with strong aggressive,also take into Great Britain. The country was teetering.Arthur and his Round Tabl
