Mark Twain's A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
ause they had been debased so long by monarchy.ö That comment foreshadowed Hank's eventual fall (Twain 173-74).
Twain's attack on aristocracy runs throughout the book, but he is particularly pointed in his criticism of knighthood. Knights, with their ridiculous rituals and even more ridiculous costumes, often are the victims of Hank's ômagic.ö As Hank prepares to battle Sir Sagramour, he comp
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