In five pages this paper examines the theme of relationship reciprocity within the context of the twelfth century poem. One source is cited in the bibliography.
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ancestral holdover, no matter what ones ethnicity, that says that the unexplainable is explainable if one believes in magic; that all people have the chance to rise from rags to
riches. It makes sense of the senseless and pattern out of chaos. In the works of Chretien de Troyes one may find the first tales of exploit about the knights
of the round table, and in them many reciprocal relationships. The stories of Arthur have been attributed to the work of a Frenchman by the name of Chretien de Troyes
who managed to romanticize the legends. Through his works the reader was introduced to a world where men and women had distinctly defined roles. Almost all the heroes were bigger
than life and all were motivated by some force greater than themselves. There are, at least, two aspects of reciprocal relationships, one positive and one negative. Reciprocal relationships can be
positive for all, it can be said, when they are mutual and cooperative. However, when one relationship has the upper hand, is more dominant and influential, then, the other relationship
gradually loses its ability to solve problems. There are many reciprocal relationships throughout the stories. A few are mentioned below. The time period of King Arthur supposedly took place at
the time when the Christian movement was beginning to gain headway in England. Most of the rural areas were still pagan believing in the Old Ways and traditions which involved
nature worship and the worship of Gods and Goddesses. Some versions mention that for this very reason King Arthur was the only one who could have united all of England
because he was the embodiment of the old and new ways. In this way, one could say, there is a reciprocal relationship embodied in one person: Arthur. As such, he