the future because it composed his past. The old necromancer taught

Arthur many things, lessons only a magician could teach. He would turn his

pupil into different creatures and put him in different places so Arthur could

learn on his own. The magician, Merlyn believed that "Education is

experience, and the essence of experience is self-reliance"(46). Through all

of his lessons and through all of his experiences, Arthur's ideals and

philosophies changed. They start out reflecting society, and when Arthur

becomes King and begins to think for himself, he realizes that the past ways

were wrong. In order to fix the past King Arthur redefines might and right.

He does so to make life more pleasant and peaceful.

These lessons taught Arthur about the governing mindset of the times.

Like any other child, the young Arthur's mind was very malleable, so from

his surroundings he learned that might is right. He learned this by watching

the knights at Sir Ector's castle, from his schooling, from the "Games mad"

society in which he was raised. Everywhere he looked, he saw games that

determined the winner by force, knights doing feats because they

used because it took strength and genealogy to pull the sword out, but it

The next theory with might and right is no longer might is right, but

Might for Right. For the first thought concerning might and right Merlyn

Arthur's life, his beloved wife was having an affair with his best friend,

time he decided to use his knights for something that is infinite. The King

the fields of Salisbury in Arthur's last battle.

because they should. Also for Arthur's first lesson, Merlyn changed him into

one knight in this area is the young Sir Lancelot. Lancelot was a great

Warwick. The most important thing The Once And Future King is passing

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