![]() ![]() ![]() That turns out to be the truth and Lancelot has to come to his rescue on one occasion, switching armor with him while Kay is sleeping so that he (Kay) can ride back to Camelot without being whacked around too much by the knights he's insulted. Merlyn predicted this when the boys were young, telling Kay that he was always a "proud and ill-tongued speaker, and a misfortunate one" (S.4.30). He wrote several well-loved classic novels including The Once and Future King and Mistress Mashams Repose. Kay later becomes rather unpopular with the other dudes of the Round Table because he talks lots of smack. So, he strives to do better, even if he's not necessarily cut out for greatness (but not for mediocrity, either). Arthur genuinely loves him, and we find out that he "was one of those people who would be neither a follower nor a leader, but only an aspiring heart, impatient in the failing body which imprisoned it" (S.4.31). He's also "keen-eyed" (K.31.2), which implies he's got some smarts going on.Įven though he's a bit of an elitist and class-conscious (he chides Wart when they're young for not being Ector's "proper son"), Kay's actually a pretty good guy. Good on him, though, for quickly owning up to his lie, and giving credit where credit is due. THE SWORD IN THE STONE She is not any common earth Water or wood or air, But Merlin's Isle of Gramarye Where you and I will fare. ![]() The book describes him as "clever, quick, proud and ambitious" (S.4.31), and this is certainly the case when he quickly decides to take credit for drawing the sword from the stone. Kay is Ector's son, and Arthur's foster brother. ![]()
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