Examples Of Characterization In The Acts Of King Arthur

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In The Acts of king Arthur and His Noble Knights there are two types of conflict. The first example, is when Lancelot is deciding which queen to go out with. The second example, is when Lancelot beheaded Sir Turquine. That is the two types of conflict. There are some different types of characterization. The first example is when Lancelot was talking to Gwynevere and he smells her perfume he felt like he followed her. The second example is when Lancelot did not choose a queen to go out with because Lancelot was staying true to who he loved. Those are two different examples of how characterization is shown in the stories. The antagonist I would chose is Sir Kay. I chose Sir Kay because he lies a lot to his father. He is also mean to Arthur.

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