Question

GUENEVERE: Lancelot!

LANCELOT: Guenevere! (They go up to each other, and he takes both her hands. They stand that way for a moment. Then he says lightly)—Darning King Arthur’s socks, I see!

GUENEVERE: (releasing herself, and going back to her chair) Yes. Sit down.

LANCELOT: Where’s his royal highness?

GUENEVERE: New York. Why don’t you ever come to see us?

Source: Dell, Floyd. King Arthur’s Socks. 1922. King Arthur’s Socks and Other Village Plays. Whitefish: Kessinger Publishing, 2004. Google Books. Web. 7 July 2011.



What is the author’s purpose in the above passage, and how does he achieve it through his organization and choice of details?

Answer 1

I think the purpose of the author is to show somewhat of a reunion between Lancelot and Guenevere, like seeing one of your cousins after a long time and seeing how they've changed.