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Arthur

Chapter 3: CHARACTERS OF THE PLAY
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A poetic tragedy set in the Arthurian court that traces the unraveling of royal order after the return of a celebrated knight whose secret liaison with the queen undermines loyalty, provokes factional plotting, and triggers violent confrontation. Courtroom ceremonies, secret confidences, and shifting loyalties expose moral ambiguity in heroic ideals; scheming relatives exploit the scandal to seize power, leading to civil war, personal ruin, and fatal consequences for leaders and lovers. The drama emphasizes themes of honor, betrayal, duty, and the collapse of chivalric values through tightly wrought scenes and formal verse, concluding with the kingdom's fragmentation and the poignantly human costs of pride and divided allegiance.

CHARACTERS OF THE PLAY

King Arthur.
Sir Launcelot.
Sir Gawaine } brothers.
Sir Gaheris
Sir Gareth
Sir Bedivere.
Sir Lucan.
Sir Bernard of Astolat.
Lavaine } his sons.
Torre
Sir Mordred.
Sir Agravaine } of Mordred’s party.
Sir Colegrevance
Sir Mador
Sir Patrice
Sir Bors } friends of Launcelot.
Sir Kay
Dumb Simon, servant of Sir Bernard.
A Bishop.
A Man-at-Arms.
A Messenger.
A Guard.
Queen Guenevere.
Elaine.
Lynned, a nun.
Queen’s Lady.
First Novice.
Second Novice.
The Damsel of Peace.

A banner-bearer, priests, esquires, men-at-arms, soldiers, ladies of the Court, etc.