What make a hero? A hero is a person who is admired for their courage, outstanding achievements, or noble qualities. In the movie, “A Knight’s Tale”, the main character William follows the archetypal hero quest pattern to win the heart of Jocelyn and to be a champion jouster. We all know with heroes comes their sidekicks, in this case we have Roland, Geoffrey, Jocelyn, Kate, Wat, and Prince Edward help William in his quest. In the movie we learn that William was the son of a peasant however he wanted to be a knight more than anything. Therefore, he set out on a quest to “change his stars” with the help of his friends and this is why William fits the archetypal folktale. First off, William starts off as a peasant with the hope to someday become a knight. His first step to achieve this goal was when he took Sir Ector’s armor to compete for him in the championship match. He was Sir Ector’s squire but when Sir Ector died he took his place. William ended up winning and won a trophy where Roland sold it and was going to split the money earned three ways. However, william wanted to invest the money back into jousting. This displays the drive that william had as he had nothing and wanted to become a somebody to make his father proud. To complete in his next joust, he needed a patent of nobility showing he was of nobility which he…show more content… Heis other quest was to win the heart of Jocelyn. We first find out that he let his pride get the best of him when he first denies to lose when Jocelyn asks. But he succumbs to her and loses match after match on purpose until Jocelyn wants him to win again. This shows that his main quest to change his stars became his side quest and his quest for Jocelyn becomes his main quest. This fits the her’s archetype because the quests were difficult to complete; however, William persisted with the heart of a
