1. Identify and explain at least three similarities between the lives of Jesus Christ and the fictitious life of the legendary King Arthur.

2. How does the story of Gawain parallel that of Peter in the final days of Christ's life?

3. Consider these two conclusions to the tales: Arthur's response to Gawain upon the knight's return to Camelot, and Arthur's response to Lancelot and Guinever when they are exposed in an adulterous relationship. How does Arthur's response to the latter at the end of Le Morte d'Arthur serve to depict him as something less than Christ-like?

Question

1. Identify and explain at least three similarities between the lives of Jesus Christ and the fictitious life of the legendary King Arthur.

2. How does the story of Gawain parallel that of Peter in the final days of Christ's life?

3. Consider these two conclusions to the tales: Arthur's response to Gawain upon the knight's return to Camelot, and Arthur's response to Lancelot and Guinever when they are exposed in an adulterous relationship. How does Arthur's response to the latter at the end of Le Morte d'Arthur serve to depict him as something less than Christ-like?