These questions are from the story, “The Ill-Made Knight”
Consider this line from The Once and Future King describing Lancelot: “Even when he was a great man with the world at his feet – he was to feel this gap…” (347).
What do you think is meant by the word “Gap” as it is used in this context?
In what ways does this foreshadow what happens in Lancelot’s life?
Consider this line from The Once and Future King; “He wanted, through his purity and excellence, to be able to perform some miracle” (318).
What does this tell you about Lancelot’s character?
Consider this line from The Once and Future King: “Lancelot tried to have a word” (335).
What is meant by “a word” as it is used in this context?
Why does White refer to this as “contradictory nature” (335) when using this in reference to Lancelot?
