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The Sword In The Stone: Kay Gets What He Deserves - Online Term Paper

The Sword In The Stone: Kay Gets What He Deserves

At the end of The Sword in the Stone, it is true that Kay does receive the
`rough end' of the deal because he, being the son of a noble and a knight,
and the Wart, comparatively nothing but a squire to Kay became the King of
England when Kay thought himself more qualified and better for the
postition. However, throughout the Boy's childhood, Kay maintained the
dominant position in their relationship. I think that it is only fair that
in the end, justice is served and theWart gets to rule over Kay.

When the boys were young, Kay maintained a dominant position over the Wart,
constantly reminding and humiliating him by saying that he "was not a
proper son" and "Kay seemed to regard this as ...

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to Kay and although he may not
have been superior to Kay, he certainly had a better personality and was
kinder than Kay. With Merlyn's `education', the Wart learned not only how
to lead well, but also to be a better person, and Merlyn taught him much
about how to treat other people with respect and to relate better with them.
When the Wart meets Robin Wood and Maid Marion, he learns through Marion
that women are no different to men and should be treated equally. He is
also taught the pointlessness of violence when he requests a joust between
Sir Grummore and King Pellinore. Before the joust, Wart thinks that it is
noble and brave to fight, but after seeing the Grummore-Pellinore joust, he
thinks differently about it. He sees that there is nothing noble or brave
about fighting to the death with a friend or fellow knight.

Although Kay did get the `rough end' of the deal in the end, I think that
he deserved it, after all the things he did to the Wart during their
childhood. He held ...

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Added: 7/17/2006 04:34:31 PM
Category: Book Reports
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