Question

passage 1 passage 2 mark twain (1835 - 1910) wrote a connecticut yankee in king arthurs court in 1889. in his version of the king arthur legend, a mechanic from nineteenth - century connecticut wakes up in sixth - century england, surrounded by the knights and ladies of king arthurs court. this mechanic offers a fresh perspective on the arthurian legend, deeds, and characters. excerpt from a connecticut yankee in king arthurs court by mark twain mainly the round table talk was monologues - narrative accounts of the adventures in which these prisoners were captured and their friends and backers killed and stripped of their steeds and armor. as a general thing - as far as i could make in passage 2, how does the authors introduction of sir kay in the underlined sentences on page 4 relate to what comes earlier in the story? it contradicts the earlier idealization of the knights as engaging, loving, and intelligent creatures who fought nobly in battle. it confirms the earlier idea that brains would have marred the society as a whole. it contradicts the characterization of knights as mindless but continues to uphold traditional notions of knighthood. it confirms ideas about the fine manliness that could be observed in every face.

Explanation:

The earlier idealization of knights as noble and intelligent is contradicted by the introduction of Sir Kay, which shows a different side of the knights.

Answer:

It contradicts the earlier idealization of the knights as engaging, loving, and intelligent creatures who fought nobly in battle.