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William Thatcher Quotes In The Knights Tales

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POSING AS A KNIGHT? Brave, courage, humble, persistence, focus, caring, determination, dedication, perseverance, visionary and so many more characteristics describe an ideal knight, a modern day hero and figure that could be equivalent in today’s society. These characteristics, however, are what William Thatcher poses in the movie “Knights Tales”. In this movie we discover that William is a peasant who takes the opportunity to become a knight and change his stars. He was fearless, motivated and had the courage to do this. Throughout the movie the characteristics of an ideal knight and modern figure shine through William. William is fearless and brave. This is evident when Adhemar said that most people turn their heads just before a

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