First Knight And The Ox-Bow Incident
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differences by far out weighed the similarities. Some of the more evident
similarities Round Table had a set book of laws and rules that all knights must
abide by, regardless of their feelings were, the characters seemed to both have
a leader which they followed, Tetley in "the Ox-Bow", and King Arthur in "First
Knight". Both groups seemed to follow what their so-called "leaders" said.
Nobody wanted to stand up to Tetley nor King Arthur, they just did what they
were told, regardless of whether or not they felt that it was moral or not.
Some of the differences range from; law, their feelings toward others,
and their ethics and morale. The first difference is the two groups view on the
law. The Knights of the about them. Whereas, the cowboys had a set of unwritten
laws, which they changed whenever there was something that they wanted to pursue.
Most of them felt that the law was wrong and too slow, so they often decided to
take law into their own hands and form posses. If the majority of the people
believed that a certain person is guilty or not, they would act upon him/her
without a fair trial. Their view of the law was that it "just gets in the way"
and should be abolished all together. The Knights believed that the law was
good and is there for a reason, while the cowboys felt the law was wrong and
took action into their own hands.
The two groups both showed a special friendship for each other, yet their
friendships were based on different feelings. They were always ready for action
and didn't have the time to express their friendship to others. Their
friendships were almost always a temporary thing, meaning one minute they could
be your best friend and the next, your worst enemy. They also didn't express
their love like the Knights did. They showed their appreciation through the
respect of others while the Knights expressed their feelings...
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