Lancelot, the Superhero of King Arthur's Court by Nicholas W. Harding-BradleyThis composition project represents my work in accordance with Ignatian values ​​and Bellarmine expectations College Preparatory.- Nicholas Harding Bradley King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Mr. Bliss3rd Term15 May 2014During my childhood I grew up in a society where I was surrounded by stories of extraordinary people with extraordinary powers who did extraordinary things. These people are called “superheroes”. They perform phenomenal acts of courage and strength, have a strict moral code, and are willing to endure physical pain and risk to help ordinary people. For these and many other reasons I began, like many others, to idolize these heroes. However, during my childhood, I began hearing stories on the news of ordinary people saving lives by pulling people back from oncoming trains, running into burning buildings, and other acts of courage in the face of danger. I began to understand that you don't need extraordinary powers to do good in the world, you just need to think altruistically and be courageous in times of danger. In our society, heroes are seen more often in movies and comics than in the news, in the days of King Arthur's court these people were not called heroes, they were called perfect knights. Lancelot aspires to fill the role of the perfect knight in Arthur's court in the same way that many children aspire to become superheroes. He is undoubtedly the greatest and most powerful knight in Arthur's court, yet his immoral love for Guinevere collapses his priorities and poisons his purity. His inability to be… middle of paper… a person who commits everyday acts of courage and selflessness without the aid of superhuman abilities. Our society has been so corrupted by stories of great people doing great things that the average member of our community no longer believes they can be a catalyst for change. If we start improving each of us and agree to help fix our society together, then modern versions of Lancelot won't have to exist to step in and solve everyone's problems. The key to our future is to rely on our community as much as our community relies on us and if this had been the case in King Arthur's court, the fall of Camelot would have been avoided. Works Cited Monty Python. Monty Python and the Holy Grail.Mark Twain. A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's court. Kindle formatChrétien de Troyes. The chariot rider. Kindle editionWorks Cited