The classic Arthurian hero has been apart of literature since the early middle ages. In contemporary times, scores of authors, poets, and screen writers have used the Arthurian hero in many works. Sir Thomas Malory's Lancelot, T.H. White's Wart, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail's Knights of the Round Table all have characteristics which exemplify the classic Arthurian hero.
All Arthurian heroes are in search for something. It is the purpose for which the story is being told. In T. H. White's "The Sword in the Stone," young Arthur desires to "be made a knight" (White, 254). He spends much of his childhood wishing this, thinking that he will never become one. However, the reader knows that the young Wart will become the most powerful knight in English history. In Sir Thomas Malory's "Sir Launcelot du Lake," Launcelot strives for personal glory by proving himself through adventure. …
