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One of the most loved stories in the English language is the story (or legend) of King Arthur of Camelot and his knights of the Round Table. Because these stories were usually told by mouth in the past, some of the ?facts? are different from others and it is hard to distinguish between the stories. There is no proof as to which parts are true because their is no actual proof that King Arthur existed. The legend of King Arthur has been made into movies and story books for kids and adults. Many of the details have been changed. Using some stories by Sir Thomas Malory who was born in the 15th century and a few movies that are popular today, I hope to tell about the main characters in Arthur?s life. The stories appeal to people because of their characters and the struggles that each character faces. For example, one of the first stories in the tales of King Arthur is about Merlin, the wizard. Wizards and sorceresses were used in many stories to amaze the reader and to give answer to the questions about why some things happened. Merlin is the same character in most of the different tales, but his role in certain aspects of Arthur?s life differs from movies and stories. Merlin was a powerful wizard who, according to the movie made in 1998 named ?Merlin,? was born to Queen Mab. She needed a son to carry out her legacy as one of the greatest sorcerers in the world. She and her sister, the Lady of the Lake, were dying out because people no longer believed in them and their powers. Without the belief in magic, it did not exist. Queen Mab impregnated a woman with a boy who would be raised as an ordinary boy until she was ready to teach him magic. He would not know of her or her meaning in his life until she came back for him.
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