King Mark

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King Mark of Cornwall, as depicted in Sir Thomas Malory's "Le Morte D'Arthur: The Book of King Arthur and of his Noble Knights of the Round Table", is a cowardly and generally unredeemed king. He repeatedly behaves in a cowardly and malicious way towards all of his subjects, including the nobles of his court and his knights. This paper examines the character of King Mark and shows how his negative traits contrast the positive ones of King Arthur.

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"Further, while King Arthur inspires others to believe in the ideal of Camelot, King Mark has no such inspiring qualities on his knights and followers. King Mark rules by deception and manipulation, and thus leaves little to inspire his followers. His leadership is in many ways the antithesis of King Arthur's: while King Arthur is inspiring and leads by example, King Mark is not inspiring and leads through manipulation and force."

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