Question

What point of view is shown in the following lines of Le Morte d'Arthur.

Upon Trinity Sunday at night King Arthur dreamed a wonderful dream, and that was this: it seemed that he saw upon a platform a chair and the chair was fastened to a wheel; thereupon King Arthur sat in the richest cloth of gold that might be made. And the king thought that under him, far from him, was hideous deep black water...


A. First person


B. Third-person limited omniscient


C. Narrative


D. Third-person omniscient

Answer 1

Answer:

D

Explanation:

Third-person omniscient. Well, third person is telling about Arthur´s wonderful dream, with details.

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is B) Third-Person omniscient - Limited

Explanation:

At first read, you'd almost be tricked to assume that the point of view is Third-Person Omniscient.

The Third-Person omniscient point of view is characterized by

1. Lack of Bias or Preference
2. It narrates from a position of "complete knowledge"  about all characters and every situation. In order words, there is no limit to its view especially with regard to the train of thoughts of the other characters.

What we see in the lines above however is that King Arthur has an almost comprehensive expose about:

1. His dream
2. His chair
3. Where His chair was located

It's all about him.

Therefore we must conclude that his view is limited. Why? there is no mention of any other character, neither is there mention of ANYTHING that isn't related or connected to him.

Please note, the Third-Person omniscient - Limited is characterized by

1. Only what is going on inside the head and heart of one individual
2. a limited perspective

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