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The Sword In The Stone: Kay Gets What He Deserves

At the end of The Sword in the Stone, it is true that Kay does

receive the `rough end' of the deal because he, being the son of a

noble and a knight, and the Wart, comparatively nothing but a

squire to Kay became the King of England when Kay thought himself

more qualified and better for the postition. However, throughout

the Boy's childhood, Kay maintained the dominant position in their

relationship. I think that it is only fair that in the end,

justice is served and theWart gets to rule over Kay.

When the boys were young, Kay maintained a dominant position over

the Wart, constantly reminding and humiliating him by saying that

he "was not a proper son" and "Kay seemed to regard this as making

him inferior in some way". Because Kay constantly reminded the

Wart that he "was not a proper son" and said that he was inferior,

upsetting the Wart, he learned to simply give in to Kay and always

let him get his own way. After this constant torment and

opportunities only available to Kay, I think that it is only

deserving that, in the end, the Wart becomes more powerful and

important than Kay, Sir Ector and the other people who had always

`ruled' him.

I think that the Wart was a better person to Kay and although he

may not have been superior to Kay, he certainly had a better

personality and was kinder than Kay. With Merlyn's `education',

the Wart learned not only how to lead well, but also to be a

better person, and Merlyn taught him much about how to treat other

people with respect and to relate better with them. When the Wart

meets Robin Wood and Maid Marion, he learns through Marion that

women are no different to men and should be treated equally. He is

also taught the pointlessness of violence when he requests a joust

between Sir Grummore and King Pellinore. Before the joust, Wart

thinks that it is noble and brave to fight, but after seeing the