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Use of Dialogue in the Arthurian romance “Lancelot.”

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The tale of Sir Lancelot of the lake is an Arthurian legend that tells the story of one of the greatest knights in Arthurian romance. Throughout the tale, the writer uses an array of literary devices, and the use of dialogue is one of them. The first scene where dialogue is used is when sir Lancelot seeks adventure and asks his nephew, sir Lyonel, to accompany him, while in the forest, sir Lancelot starts to feel sleepy and sir Lyonel suggests they should rest beneath the shade of an apple tree. After dismounting their tethered horses, sir Lancelot says, “not for seven years have I felt so sleepy.”

The use of dialogue in the tale of Lancelot of the lake is important, for it serves several purposes. The first is to develop a theme, advance the plot, make a contribution to characterization, and create the mood. As for the example highlighted above, the subject of talk or theme was on Lancelot being weary, and with Lancelot, asleep opened, the plot was advanced to that of sir Lyonel chasing after the knights who galloped past them. In conclusion, the dialogue between the two also sets the mood where the reader gets to experience the mood during the conversation between the two which is a sense of weariness and the characterization of Lancelot as a hard worker since he cannot remember the last time he felt as sleepy as he did.

Works Cited

Malory, Thomas. “Sir Lancelot du Lake”. Whetstonela.weebly.com, n.d. Online. Internet. 26 Jun. 2020.Available:https://whetstonela.weebly.com/uploads/5/7/8/1/57815969/sir_lancelot_du_lake_by_thomas_malory.pdf.