Context & Concepts

• Arthurian Legend

  The stories of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table, popular for how they celebrate chivalry and patriotism
• Autonomy

  The right and ability to be able to govern yourself, including your actions and decisions
• Code of Chivalry

  The moral, religious and social code of Medieval knights, including bravery, honour, and courtesy
• Convention

  The traditional way of doing things
• Dehumanise

  Denying someone their humanity, including their emotions and independent thought
• Great Chain of Being

  The belief in Medieval Christianity that all life and matter on Earth was organised into a hierarchy by God
• Divine Right of Kings

  The belief in Christianity that the monarch of a country is chosen by God Himself to be His representative on Earth, meaning they don’t have to answer to anyone except God
• Facade

  A front or mask that is put up to disguise something or someone’s true character
• Fate

  The development of events outside an individuals control, it is sometimes said to be determined by a supernatural power
• Heathen

  Someone who isn’t a Christian, particularly someone who is pagan or lacks moral principles
• Infallible

  Never failing, incapable of making mistakes
• Melodrama

  A dramatic piece that includes exaggerated characters and exciting events
• Misogyny

  Hatred, contempt, or prejudice towards women for no reason other than their gender
• Morality

  Principles concerning the difference between right and wrong, going beyond legality and often religion
• Nihilism

  Believing life is pointless and meaningless
• Paganism

  A non-Christian or pre-Christian religion, particularly nature worship
• Remorse

  The feeling of intense regret and guilt for doing a bad deed
• Repent

  To feel or/and express great regret for sinning or committing a crime, particularly in a religious context
• Stereotype

  A view or preconception of a person or thing that is fixed and oversimplified, held by most of a population
• Vice

  A behaviour or trait that is immoral
• Virtue

  A behaviour or trait that is moral