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Le Morte Darthur Presentation Written by Sir Thomas Malory Written by Sir Jarett Schwartz

A BIG EXAM Big Tough Exam from Jarett Jarett Schwartz

Question #1 Who wrote LeMorte Darthur? (Starting off easy…)

Sir Thomas Malory

Question #2 Is Le Morte Darthur originally written in French?

Qui petit seme petit quialt, et qui auques recoillir vialt an tel leu sa semance espande que fruit a cent dobles li rande; car an terre qui rien ne vaut, bone semance i seche et faut. “Percival” -Chrétien de Troyes

HIt befel in the dayes of Vther pendragon when he was kynge of all Englond and so regned that there was a mytty duke in Cornewaill that helde warre ageynst hym long tyme And the duke was called the duke of Tyntagil and so by meanes kynge Vther send for this duk chargyng hym to brynge his wyf with hym for she was called a fair lady and a passynge wyse and her name was called Igrayne Le Morte Darthur –Sir Thomas Malory

Question #3 Did the stories of Le Morte Darthur take place in the same time period as Chaucer’s tales?

Debatable

Question #4 So… Sir Thomas Malory did nothing but steal from a bunch of French guys?

Some Original Stuff … I don’t know what puce and indigo look like!!

Question #5 What percentage of the stories contained are about Arthur?

Less than 40%!

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