12. Yet some men say in many parts of England that king Arthur is not dead, but

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12. Yet some men say in many parts of England that king Arthur is not dead, but had by the will of our Lord Jesu into another place. And men say that he shall come again, and he shall win the Holy Cross. Yet I will not say that it shall be so, but rather I would say: here in this world he changed his life. And many men say that there is written upon his tomb this verse: HIC IACET ARTHURUS, REX QUONDAM REXQUE FUTURUS (Here lies Arthur, the once and future king.)

A.) This passage ends the Morte Darthur by holding out the possibility that Arthur may one day return.

B.) This passage ends with romance displacing history.

C.) This passage evinces Malory’s nostalgia for the past.

D.) Both A and C.

E.) A, B, and C.

Explanation / Answer

a.) The words "here lies Arthur, the once and future king" states that there is a possibility that King Arthur may return one day. So option 1 is true

b.) The passsage ends with the the question of existance of King Arthur but there is no romance in the passage. So option b is false

c.)nostalgia means " a feeling of pleasure and also slight sadness when we think about things that happened in past". In the passage Malory did not feel nostalgia for King Arthurs past. So option C is false

So the correct optioon is option A .

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