Quotes

Dialogue

Arthur: God uses people like you, Lancelot. Because your heart is open. You hold nothing back. You give all of yourself. Lancelot: If you knew me better, you would not say such things. Arthur: Oh, hey, I take the good with the bad, together. I can't love people in slices.

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Lancelot: Do you know how to win a sword fight? John: How? Lancelot: Be the only one with a sword!

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Guinevere: If there is any honor in you, promise me never to do that again. Lancelot: I don't know about honor. But I promise you, I won't kiss you again till you ask me to.

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Malagant: May I congratulate the king on his forthcoming marriage. [points to the empty seat] I see my place hasn't been taken yet. [sets his sword down on the table] To think that I was once first among your knights. Arthur: You left this council of your own free will. Malagant: We each of us must follow our own road, my lord, and mine had further to go. Arthur: And where does your road take you, Malagant? To Lyonesse? Malagant: [innocently] Lyonesse is my neighbor! I've offered the lady a treaty of friendship. I still await an answer. Guinevere: You call burning villages an act of friendship? Malagant: Oh yes, my lady. Since your honored father's death, your land has been more lawless by the day. Were you yourself not attacked on the road here? Guinevere: You know who attacked me. Malagant: I made it my business to know. The bandits have been hunted down. Justice has been done. Guinevere: [angrily] What justice? You know no law higher than yourself! Arthur: [reading] "Armed forces to

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Malagant: Welcome to my palace, my lady. [bows mockingly] I think we can release the lady from her bonds. [draws a dagger] If she so wishes. Malagant: What's this? Your dress is torn. Ralf? Ralf: Yes, my prince? Malagant: I gave orders that the lady was not to be harmed. Ralf: But my prince, I didn't -- [Malagant backhands him, knocking him to the floor] Malagant: [inspects Guinevere's dress] Your dress is quite spoiled, my lady. You're almost... [rips it off, leaving her in her undergown] a queen. Ralf? Ralf: My prince? Malagant: Did you do this? Ralf: [resignedly] Yes, my prince. [Guinevere looks at him in disbelief] Malagant: You see? This is what Arthur doesn't understand. Men don't want brotherhood. They want leadership. [claps his hands with a shout, and several men approach; he chuckles] Shall we?

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Arthur: I have no pride left in me. What I do, now I do for my people and for Camelot. And may they forgive me. This is my last act as your king. Do not be afraid. All things change. [thrusts sword onto the ground] I am Arthur of Camelot, and I command you now... all... [kneels but suddenly rises with sword] TO FIGHT!! [everybody is surprised and Malagant's men draw swords too] Fight like you've never fought before! Never surrender! Never surrender! Fight as you never- [gets shot by several crossbow bolts; loses sword] Guinevere: NO!!! Arthur: [as the knights get him out of danger] CAMELOT LIVES!!!! [the citizens and knights start attacking Malagant's troops] Malagant: BURN IT! BURN EVERYTHING!