Idyll's Of The King Essay

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Idyll’s of the King, Written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, is a story which indirectly tells who King Arthur is, and who he looks to. King Arthur served as a king for a long time, yet he also served as a Godly leader to his people. Alfred, Lord Tennyson used the story to create his view of King Arthur. Alfred, Lord Tennyson both directly and indirectly uses the story to show the reader that King Arthur is a Godly King. Using his influence as King, Arthur lead his reign with a Godly influence. Alfred, Lord Tennyson uses Idyll’s of the King to directly show the reader that King Arthur is a Godly King. “If, knowing God, they lift not hands of prayer both for themselves and those who call them friend?”(Tennyson, 30). King Arthur wanted to ensure that his people would have a Godly relationship with the same God he had a relationship with. He asked …show more content…

King Arthur used his influence over many people to show that being a Godly figure can be a good thing. He used the opportunity to become King to allow those he would rule over to have a Godly influence (Tennyson, 3). While many people still were unsure about his becoming the king, he kept his influence in place, and worked to establish his rule as a Godly king. King Arthur, now seeing the new opportunities set in place by his establishment as king, used his new reign to influence those around him as he is a Christ follower (Tennyson, 17). In the dedication, before the story even starts, Tennyson uses the knight as an illusion to God. The knight, who was an influencer in King Arthur’s life, was an ideal knight. His actions were perfect, and being the ideal knight, showed all the other knights how to behave, similar to how King Arthur wants to be (Tennyson, 1). King Arthur wants to show the people in his reign that he has an influence over many people and that it wasn’t just an influence, yet a Godly

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