“The Day of Destiny”

(from Morte D’ Arthur)

by Sir Thomas Malory

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 OBJECTIVES
• Analyze how literature helps in
discovering oneself
• Share ideas and insights regarding the
video clip viewed
• Express agreement or disagreement to
ideas listened to
• Reflect on the theme of the literary piece
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 Expected output:
• Sharing other people’s perspective
(SHOPP)
- an interview

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 TASK 1: THE HARMONY OF MAN AND
ENVIRONMENT (H.O.M.E)

Directions: Watch the video clip.

Answer the following questions:
• How would you rise to the
challenges presented?
• What do you think motivated them
to do this video?
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TASK 2: PICTURE ANALYSIS

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TASK 4: WHAT‟S IN A WORD?

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 Answer
1. C
2. B
3. A
4. F
5. D
6. E

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 “The Day of Destiny”
from Le Morte d’Arthur
By
Sir Thomas Malory

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 Arthur’s Dream
• “He was appareled in gold cloth and
seated in a chair which stood on a
pivoted scaffold. Below him, many
fathoms deep, was a dark well, and in
the water swam serpents, dragons, and
wild beasts. Suddenly the scaffold
tilted and Arthur was flung into the
water, where all the creatures struggled
toward him and began tearing him limb
from limb.” (216)
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 Arthur’s Dream
• Beasts of the water
– Serpents
• symbol of evil and deception
– Sir Modred
• Foreshadowing the death of King
Arthur?
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 Arthur’s Dream
• Vision of Sir Gawain
– Begs King Arthur not to
battle Sir Modred tomorrow.
– Wait for Lancelot to come
back and he will defeat Sir
Modred
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 Characteristics of King
Arthur
• Hero
– Honorable
– Brave
– “Super-natural”
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 The Snake
• Bites the knight
• The knight pulls out his sword to kill
the serpent
• As soon as the sword is drawn, both
sides see it as an act of war.
• Because of the serpent, many
people die
• Allusion?
– The serpent in the Garden of Eden
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 The Honorable Knights
• The knights give their lives for King
Arthur
• Sir Lucas the Butler
– Dies trying to comfort and protect King
Arthur
• Sir Bedivere the Bold
– Lives with the monk to honor King
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 The End of King Arthur?
• Tomb stone inscription:
– “Here lies Arthur, the once and
future king.”
• Legend
– Some believe Arthur did not die
and the he will return Britain to
glory. British Literature
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 TASK 6: COMPREHENSION
CHECK
Answer each question in one
sentence only.
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1. Why was Queen Guinevere supposed
to be burned at stake as a punishment?
2. What was King Arthur‘s first dream
about?
3. What was the warning to King Arthur
in his second dream?
4. Why did a knight draw his sword that
caused an uproar among the knights
leading to a battle between the two
force?
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5. How was King Arthur mortally

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Matching Questions: Match each question in Column A
to its corresponding answer in Column B. Write only the
letter of your answer on the space provided.
6. What was the noble sword called? a. Bishop of
7. Who appeared in King Arthur‘s Canterbur
dream to warn him? y
8. Who was King Arthur‘s bestfriend b. Sir
who rescued the queen from Lancelot
being burned?
c. Sir
9. Who was the hermit that buried
Thomas
King Arthur‘s corpse?
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10. Who wrote Le Morte d‘ Arthur
(the work which contains ―”The d. Sir
Gawain
 TASK 7: MULL OVER. Reflect and answer
these questions about the text.
1. How would you describe King Arthur as a
king? Locate a part in the story that will
support your answer?
2. What hope is given to people in his tomb
saying Arthur is the “once king and king that
will be”?
3. Why do you think some men say in many
parts of England that King Arthur is not dead,
but carried by the will of our Lord Jesus into
another place; and that he shall come again,
4. What great deed did King Arthur
achieve as he lived his life? What
was his greatest legacy?
5. What pattern is used to develop
the idea of the text? Point out the
sequence signals or connectors in
the text?
6. How do images or word pictures
help you experience a scene in the
excerpt of The Day of Destiny?
TASK 8: MY LEGACIES. What would your
legacy be? Accomplish the chart below.
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