The Once And Future King-- The Ill-Made Knight

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The Once and Future King
“The Ill-Made Knight”
by, T. H. White


I. Characters
A. Lancelot
1. Not very attractive.
2. Sleeps with Elaine and ends up with a child, whom he does not claim.
3. The best knight in the world until his son, Galahad, comes of age.

B. Guenever
1. Loves Arthur a lot although their marriage was “made”.
2. Has an affair with Lancelot.
3. Accused of treason by Sir Mador de la Porte after Sir Patrick dies by eating a poisoned apple, intended for Gawaine.

C. Gareth
1. The youngest of the Orkney faction to come to court twenty-one years after Arthur assumes the throne as King.
2. Has a moment of remembrance of the unicorn, when Arthur mentions the killing of Lamorak, by his brothers.
3. He first comes to Camelot as a kitchen page and Arthur knights him in the end.

D. Mordred
1. Arthur’s illegitimate son.
2. Comes to court before Gareth.
3. Comes to Arthur and asks for forgiveness with Agravaine after they kill their mother and Lamorak.

E. Lamorak
1. King Pellinore’s son.
2. Murdered by Agravaine and Mordred after they catch him in bed with their mother.
3. Slept with Morgause to get revenge on the Orkney faction for murdering his father after the accidental death of their father.

F. Galahad
1. Lancelot’s son with Elaine.
2. Unhorses Lancelot numerous times in tilting matches.
3. Becomes the best knight in the world, after he beats his father, Lancelot.

G. Sir Lionel
1. Lancelot’s cousin.
2. Returns to court, in a fury, to explain to Arthur about his brothers morals.
3. He tells of the trials his brother performs and how he tried to kill him.


H. Elaine
1. Saved by Lancelot from a boiling basin of water.
2. Mother of Lancelot’s son, Galahad.
3. Tricks ...