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Imagination in Morte D' Arthur
A recurring theme in Sir Thomas Malory's Morte d' Arthur is the use of
imaginative descriptions of characters and settings. Imagination is what the
reader of the story must use to form his or her own mental images of a
situation, and the better the storyteller is, the clearer the mental ....
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.... also makes use of drama in his portrayal of the double-death
scene, again with Arthur and Mordred. When he describes Mordred's sword being
driven into Arthur's chest, and Arthur's spear running Mordred through, the
reader almost cringes at the thought. However, it is not enough that they are
both killed by each other's hand, Arthur doesn't die immediately. He is
carried by his most faithful knights back to a chapel, where he died more
honorably. The reader is bearing with him all the way, glad to be rid of the
villain Mordred, but at the same time ....
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