Twain's" A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court" Satire

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the story is filled with Twain's commentary on the absurdness of the
ideals of Chivalry. When Camelot is looked at from the standpoint of
twentieth century practicality, it looks so absurd that it is
funny(Robinson 184). An excellent example of this can be found in the
banquet which the Knights of the Round Table attend and at which Hank is
sentenced. The knights, supposed pillars of Chivalry, sit around the table
discussing their own deeds, drinking, and embellishing the facts of events
which had taken place. The Knights also partake in activities that we
would label as childish, such as the amusement over the dog chasing its
tail(Twain 24-25). The passage emphasizes the childish innocence of the
sixth century people, but it also shatters the romantic ideals that the
modern world holds of the Knights of the Round Table(Robinson 185).
Hank immediately sets out to employ his nineteenth century ideals
in the sixth century. His first action in office is to create a ...

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