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| Plot Summary of The Balllad of Sir Dinadan |
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" Dindan is not good at any of the knightly acts. He can't fight or quest, and his favorite thing to do is play the lyre. His dad gets so upset, that he knights Dindan and sends him away. Dindan goes to Camelot, and on the way he meets Culloch, a very stupid man wanting to be a knight, and together they go to Camelot, Dindan making a name for himself as a minstrel on the way. When they get to Camelot, Sir Kai and Sir Bedeviere, two very well known knights, go with Culloch on a quest to do a great deed.
They meet King Mark, and Culloch wants to marry his daughters, so King Mark sends him on many stupid quests to win his favor. Sir Dindan meets Lady Brangienne and learns all about Sir Tristam and Lady Iseult. After a while of these nearly impossible quests, Sir Dindan leaves the group and goes off to be a minstrel someplace else. Along the way he does many kind deeds, like freeing a wife and her kids from her cruel husband. He meets Lady Iseult, who is in disguise, and tells her where Lady Brangienne is. Afterwards, he realizes that she wants to kill her. He feels very bad and knows he has to do something to protect Brangienne, but he doesn't know what, and if he doesn‘t do anything, she will be killed."
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Composition of Book
Descript. of chases or violence - 10%
planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30%
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 50%
Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 10%
Tone of book
- humorous or laughable
FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION?
- fantasy world/fantasy past
Coming of age
Yes
Youngster becomes
- great warrior
Is this an adult or child's book?
- Kid's book (ages 7-14)
Main Character
Identity:
- Male
Age:
- 20's-30's
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events?
Yes
How sensitive is this character?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Average intelligence
Physique
- healthy but a geeky weakling
Main Adversary
Identity:
- Female
Age:
- 20's-30's
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in:
- almost none
How sensitive is this character?
- hard edged
Sense of humor
- Mostly serious with occasional humor
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other characters
Physique
- average physique
Setting
Earth setting:
- during "Tolkien" (fairytime) times
Takes place on Earth?
Yes
Style
Person?
- mostly 3rd
Accounts of torture and death?
- generic/vague references to death/punishment
scientific jargon? (SF only)
- none/very little science jargon needed
How much dialogue?
- significantly more dialog than descript
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