Lancelot's feelings about Arthur:
- Thinks Arthur is a hero
- agrees about Might:
"You want to put and end to the Strong Arm (Might) by having a band of knights who believe in justice rather than strength" (p. 316)
- Perfected himself for Arthur
- became very good at games and fighting
- knew the rules of Chivalry very well
- Wanted to be the best knight in the world so his hero would love him back
- Jealous of Gawaine and Guenever
- Gawaine was knighted first
- Guenever did not have to train hard for 3 years to get the king's love
Lancelot's feelings about himself:
- calls himself the "Ill-Made Knight" (the poorly made knight, corrupted, broken knight)
- has "something at the bottom of his heart of which he was aware and ashamed, but which he did not understand" (p. 315)
- Lancelot is extremely ugly (bottom of p. 317)
- is solemn and serious, hiding that he is "living on dreams and prayers" (p. 320)
- Lancelot's hero-worship is not enough to explain why he trained so hard
- he must have had some hatred towards himself "to break his body so young" (p. 320)
- Lancelot also wished to perform a minor miracle
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