Part one of term paper
In Malory’s literature, men were knights, ladies were damsels, and magic was preponderant. By the time that Cervantes wrote Don Quixote, men got real jobs, the innocent damsel had become a myth, and magic was reduced to superstition. These works both examine the chivalric ideal: “physical prowess, courtesy, truth in love and frie ...

Part two of term paper
... His opinion is that men are incapable of being wholly magnanimous at all times. Cervantes’ character is always noble and always courageous… but is also mentally ill. This paper will discuss both authors’ point of view on the institution of chivalry. Le Morte d’Arthur and Don Quixote are very dissimilar in many ways. The first is a tragedy, the second a comedy. Le Morte d’Arthur is a compilation of several dozen smaller stories, each written with an individual focus ...