Write summary of the chapter "From the Passing of Arthur" by Alfred Lord Tennyson.
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in this chapter the king was to get over three of his spiritual challenges to trust his faith: to trust in God's presence, to fight his last grim battle, and to finally cast his trusted sword named Excalibur into the lake.
From the Pássing of Arthur
By Alfred Lord Tennyson
From the Pássing of Arthur is a heart-touching poem of 469 verses written by A.L. Tennyson which is the last poem in the set of the 12 volumes of "The Idylls of the King." The poem is written in the perspective of Sir Bedivere, the last surviving knight of the round table.
An Overview:
Sir Bedivere, who is now aged and is just a mere old man tells his fellow beings about the story of dying King Arthur. He hears the king mourning over his life - his past victories that he considers now as failures and mistakes he did. He also laments about those who faked to be his subjects - the privileges he gave them and what they did to him. He is extremely sad about the war he is fighting now. Sir Bedivere, who overhears these conversations Arthur makes with God consoles him and helps him fight his enemies off. He is then present at his side till the time of his death. Arthur commands Sir Bedivere to throw his sword, the Excalibur away. As Sir Bedivere follows these orders, Arthur tells and understands for himself that he himself must choose the path he must follow. At last, before he sails off to the island of Avilion, he asks Sir Bedivere to always have faith in God. As the knight takes a look back as he moves away from the harbour, he finds a tiny glint of the sail in the horizon through which the poet tries to say that King Arthur left for the abode of death.
Summary:
The main key point in the poem is that all human beings need a certain amount of isolation from the rest of the humanity to rethink the deeds and acts one has done. To repent these acts and to understand the people around them, they need to be alone. In this poem, King Arthur isolates himself from everyone to mourn over his past acts, and to decide a straight path for his future.
Through the confrontations and lamentations made by King Arthur, he understands the true nature of the world, that is, the fact that the world is filled with traitors and others who fake to be your dear ones. It is also said to have complete faith in God at all times - whether it may be hardships or times of happiness.