Western Civilization I
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Monty Python & the
Holy Grail (comedy- Knights of the Round Table 1975)
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The story follows king
Arthur as he recruits his knights of the round table on his way to comelot.
They reach Camelot but decide not to enter. They are then instructed by god
to search for the holy grail. Thus they begin their quest for the holy grail.
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King Arthur- Graham
Chapman
Sir Bedevere the Wise-
Terry Jones
Sir
Lancelot the Brave- John Cleese
Sir
Robin the Not quite so brave as sir lancelot- Eric Idle
Sir
Galahad- Michael Palin
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The movie takes place
during the Medieval time period. The plague was running through Europe and
chivalry amongst knights was the surviving moral compass of the day. The
church was the supreme authority.
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Apply any event or person
in the film that can use the theme, “The same conditions always produce the
same results” to connect this event or person to today and/or the future.
In the scene at the French
Castle the knights of the round table construct a wooden bunny, much like the
Trojan horse, to offer the French to gain access into the Castle. This is the
same condition and result as the Trojan horse in Greece hundreds of years
before.
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Apply any event or person
in the film that can use the theme, “The only thing new in the world is the
history you didn’t know” to connect this event or person to today and/or the
future.
Not knowing about the
history of the Trojan horse and the battle of troy would have helped the
French out in this situation by not falling for this trick.
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Apply any event or person
in the film that can use the theme, “The importance of history is realizing
its presence” to connect this event or person to today and/or the future.
In one scene there is a
historian reading the events of history as they are unfolding. Kind of
playing upon the theme of realizing the presence of history.
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