The Once and Future King

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Book 1, Chapter 1 Book 1, Chapter 2 Book 1, Chapter 3 Book 1, Chapter 4 Book 1, Chapter 5 Book 1, Chapter 6 Book 1, Chapter 7 Book 1, Chapter 8 Book 1, Chapter 9 Book 1, Chapter 10 Book 1, Chapter 11 Book 1, Chapter 12 Book 1, Chapter 13 Book 1, Chapter 14 Book 1, Chapter 15 Book 1, Chapter 16 Book 1, Chapter 17 Book 1, Chapter 18 Book 1, Chapter 19 Book 1, Chapter 20 Book 1, Chapter 21 Book 1, Chapter 22 Book 1, Chapter 23 Book 1, Chapter 24 Book 2, Chapter 1 Book 2, Chapter 2 Book 2, Chapter 3 Book 2, Chapter 4 Book 2, Chapter 5 Book 2, Chapter 6 Book 2, Chapter 7 Book 2, Chapter 8 Book 2, Chapter 9 Book 2, Chapter 10 Book 2, Chapter 11 Book 2, Chapter 12 Book 2, Chapter 13 Book 2, Chapter 14 Book 3, Chapter 1 Book 3, Chapter 2 Book 3, Chapter 3 Book 3, Chapter 4 Book 3, Chapter 5 Book 3, Chapter 6 Book 3, Chapter 7 Book 3, Chapter 8 Book 3, Chapter 11 Book 3, Chapter 12 Book 3, Chapter 13 Book 3, Chapter 14 Book 3, Chapter 15 Book 3, Chapter 16 Book 3, Chapter 18 Book 3, Chapter 19 Book 3, Chapter 20 Book 3, Chapter 21 Book 3, Chapter 22 Book 3, Chapter 23 Book 3, Chapter 24 Book 3, Chapter 25 Book 3, Chapter 26 Book 3, Chapter 27 Book 3, Chapter 28 Book 3, Chapter 29 Book 3, Chapter 30 Book 3, Chapter 31 Book 3, Chapter 32 Book 3, Chapter 33 Book 3, Chapter 34 Book 3, Chapter 35 Book 3, Chapter 36 Book 3, Chapter 37 Book 3, Chapter 38 Book 3, Chapter 39 Book 3, Chapter 40 Book 3, Chapter 41 Book 3, Chapter 42 Book 3, Chapter 43 Book 3, Chapter 44 Book 3, Chapter 45 Book 4, Chapter 1 Book 4, Chapter 2 Book 4, Chapter 3 Book 4, Chapter 4 Book 4, Chapter 5 Book 4, Chapter 6 Book 4, Chapter 7 Book 4, Chapter 8 Book 4, Chapter 9 Book 4, Chapter 10 Book 4, Chapter 11 Book 4, Chapter 12 Book 4, Chapter 13 Book 4, Chapter 14 Book 3, Chapter 9 Book 3, Chapter 10

Themes

All Themes Chivalry, Satire & Medieval Life Fate (Time) Quest and The Holy Grail Might vs. Right War

Characters

All Characters King Arthur or Wart Sir Lancelot Queen Guenever Merlyn Queen Morgause King Pellinore Gawaine Gareth Agravaine Sir Galahad Elaine King Uther Pendragon

Symbols

All Symbols The Questing Beast and Quests The Holy Grail The Round Table

Literary Devices

All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Dialect Dramatic Irony Foreshadowing Genre Idioms Imagery Irony Metaphors Mood Motifs Paradox Setting Similes Situational Irony Style Tone

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The Once and Future King

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T. H. White

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All Themes
Chivalry, Satire & Medieval Life
Fate (Time)
Quest and The Holy Grail
Might vs. Right
War

All Characters
King Arthur or Wart
Sir Lancelot
Queen Guenever
Merlyn
Queen Morgause
King Pellinore
Gawaine
Gareth
Agravaine
Sir Galahad
Elaine
King Uther Pendragon

All Symbols
The Questing Beast and Quests
The Holy Grail
The Round Table

All Literary Devices
Allegory
Allusions
Dialect
Dramatic Irony
Foreshadowing
Genre
Idioms
Imagery
Irony
Metaphors
Mood
Motifs
Paradox
Setting
Similes
Situational Irony
Style
Tone

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