The death of

king arthur
Reported by: Karina Yee & Jasen Rosario
William
Caxton
BACKGROUND OF THE AUTHOR

Thomas Malory
• He is described as • He is a Professional
a "knight Soldier
presoner“
• He is also bearing • He was born around
the name Thomas 1416
Malory in the 15th
century when The • He grew up in the
death of king finest ideals of
Arthur was chivalry
written.
• Phillipa Malory MOTHER

• John Malory of
winwick FATHER

• Layman writer
SUMMARY OF THE
STORY
It started when king Arthur fell a swoon and swoon even more
and his butler sir Lucan and sir Bedivere lifted him up. And
they are in ease, sir Lucan came back to him and said that
there were lots of looters, While Bedivere and Lucan tried to
move Arthur, Lucan’s guts fell out and he died . But it did not
stop them.
Arthur said to Bedivere to take his Excalibur, his good
sword and throw it to the water and see what happens
next, and he agreed to do it but Bedivere wants the
sword because of its unique value, so he disobeyed and
lied twice to Arthur and he hide it twice and and he
comes back to the king saying that he had thrown It to
the water saying that it just sank
But the king was not fooled so he ordered him to throw it again.
For the last time, he goes back to the water and then he throws it
very far and there came an arm and a hand above the water and
catched it and it shook thrice and it vanished, and so he came
back to the king and told him what he saw.
Then sir Bedivere took the king to the waterside, and there came the three
queens wearing a black hood, and they putted him in a barge and he said to
sir Bedivere that he will go to the Vale of Avelion to heal and bid him
farewell. When Bedivere arrived in the morning, there was a body that was
delivered at midnight by three queens which believed was Arthur. Some say
that king Arthur was not dead and he is taken by the will of the lord in
another place and he will soon come again.
ELEMENTS OF
THE STORY
 King Arthur

 Sir Bedivere

 Sir Lucan
SETTINGS

• BRITAIN
PLOT
 King Arthur fell a swoon while he was
BEGINNING with his butler sir Lucan and sir
Bedivere and they are in ease. But sir
Lucan, departed and as he went, he
saw the looters. He comes back to the
king and told him everything that he
had seen.
RISING ACTION
They took up the king side by
side and Bedivere and Lucan
tries to move Arthur Lucan’s gut
fell out and he died. but it did not
stop them
 Arthur gave Bedivere a task to fulfill and it is
CLIMAX
to take Arthurs Excalibur and throw it into the
water, and he agreed to do it, but he wants
the sword so because of its unique value so
he lied twice hide it twice and he comes back
and that the sword just sank but Arthur was
not fooled and he did not believed him
CLIMAX So for the last time, he goes back,
and he really throw the sword far
away, and there came a arm and
hand above the water and catched
the sword and it shook thrice and it
vanished and he goes back to the
king to tell what he had seen
CONCLUSION King Arthur said to sir Bedivire that
he will go to Vale of Avelion to heal
and bid him farewell. Some men
say that Arthur is not dead but is
taken by the will of our lord Jesus
into another place and that he shall
come again.
 CONFLICT

• When Sir Bedivere

disobeyed King Arthur
Theme

• betrayal
Thank you!