CAMELOT - THE ARTHURIAN LEGEND IN A TV SERIES
In this series , CAMELOT (2011),
they investigate how the legend may have come to be. They imagine young Arthur, just in his teens, torn away from his comfortable environment and from his foster parents by Merlin. He is suddenly thrown into the middle of a violent world in which he has to survive and to become a man and a king.
None of the characters is the mythical figure of the tradition. They are complex, conflicting human beings, totally different from their iconic counterparts.
Here's how they imagine the first encounter between Merlin and Arthur (video 1). Watch and answer the questions in the worksheet (TASK 1) .
After Arthur's coronation, Gawain, a valorous knight is hired to train Arthur's knights. Watch this scene (video 2) and complete TASK 2 and TASK 3 in the worksheet.
Young Arthur, prompted by Merlin, risks his life to pull the sword from the stone. This scene too is quite different from the traditional tale. Watch and discover how different it is. Then complete TASK 4.
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