Sir Lancelot Compare Contrast

There have been many different versions of Sir Lancelot written by lots of different people. In each story, he is expressed as a different person with diverse personality traits. For example, in the two stories we read about him, one story represented him as a strong and fearless man who was a loyal and true friend, while the other story showed him as an emotional and guy. In Sir Lancelot Du Lake, he was a really courageous and brave man. He never once feared death, and was always faithful. He didn’t even fall for the 3 attractive women whom were going after him, even if it meant death for him. This clearly shows that he always keeps his chivalry code by his side no matter what. In the other story, From King Arthur to the Knights at the Round Table, by John Steinbeck, Sir Lancelot was expressed as more of an ordinary guy. He liked Queen Qwynever, Arthur’s wife, so he did what he wanted to do when he was alone with her. This shows that Sir Lancelot is more of a usual guy. After doing it, he ran away crying because he felt that he broke his chivalry code, and was not loyal to his friend, King Arthur. I thought that both stories were a very interesting way of portraying Sir Lancelot. I enjoyed the first story better because of the humorous and out of the ordinary events that happened, but the second story was more realistic.