Question 17 • $2526: sem 1: 1001410: English 4 HONORS: NEW
Read the excerpt from Le Morte d’Arthur by Sir Thomas Malory.Then Sir Bedivere returned again, and took the sword in his hand; and then him thought sin and shame to throw away that noble sword . . .Read the excerpt from "Morte d'Arthur” by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.Then went Sir Bedivere the second timeAcross the ridge, and paced beside the mere,Counting the dewy pebbles, fix’d in thought;But when he saw the wonder of the hilt,How curiously and strangely chased, he smoteHis palms together, and he cried aloud,"And if indeed I cast the brand away,Surely a precious thing, one worthy note,Should thus be lost for ever from the earth”
Answer
A
Tennyson’s version highlights Sir Bedivere’s second attempt to get rid of the sword.
B
Tennyson’s version conveys Sir Bedivere’s desire to please the king regardless of his feelings.
C
Tennyson’s version highlights how Sir Bedivere thought that the sword was a burden.
D
Tennyson’s version conveys Sir Bedivere’s extreme reluctance to get rid of the sword.
Explanation
Tennyson emphasizes Bedivere’s hesitation by showing him admire the sword’s finely decorated hilt and call it “a precious thing.” He worries that casting it away would make something worthy disappear from the earth, revealing his strong reluctance to get rid of it. The excerpt does show this is his second attempt, but the focus is on his feelings about losing the sword.
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