I agree with Saber. From Saber, we see a sober idea of what it means to be a king. She was appointed to her station divinely, thus she believes that being a ruler infuses one with an immense amount of responsibility and everything should be done out of a sense of duty. She also believes that this a burden that she must bear for the sake of her nation. To be an effective ruler, one must be somewhat disconnected from the world in order to ward off temptations coming from the carnal and immoral sources in life. This plays out in her character and the figure she’s based on since Mordred, Arthur’s son in many iterations of the Arthurian legend, went on to fatally wound the king in a battle which led to the ruin of Camelot. There are advantages to this mindset for rule. It guarantees a measure of sobriety in decision-making with a desire to aspire to what is just. I also feel that in thinking that she was divinely appointed by God through pulling the sword from the stone, answering to a higher power would enact an instinct to protect the weak and ensure equality amongst the oppressed. However, being a servant of the people means that there is a self-imposed pressure to please all or as many as possible which we know runs the risk of pleasing none. One of the criticisms I saw levied against Saber in this episode was that because of these sober rationalizations for rule, she isn’t an aspirational figure. The somber mood and attitude can affect morale, possibly on a grand scale.
Posted on: Wed, 11 Sep 2013 07:31:19 +0000
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