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Merlin STAND BACK! Be silent! Be still!... That's it... and look upon this moment. Savor it! Rejoice with great gladness! Great gladness! Remember it always, for you are joined by it. You are One, under the stars. Remember it well, then... this night, this great victory. So that in the years ahead, you can say, 'I was there that night, with Arthur, the King!' For it is the doom of men that they forget.

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Arthur Swear faith to me, and you shall have mercy! I need battle lords such as you!

Uryenes [scornfully] A noble knight swear faith to a squire?

Mador NEVER... NEVER!

Arthur You're right... I'm not yet a knight.

Arthur [Hands Excalibur to Uryenes and kneels]

Arthur You, Uryenes, will knight me. Then as knight to knight... I can offer you mercy.

Merlin [Alarmed] What's this? What's this?

Mador Keep it, Uryenes!

Uryenes [hesitates and then touches Excalibur to Arthur's shoulder] In the name of God, St Michael and St George, I give you the right to bear arms and the power to mete justice!

Arthur That duty I will solemnly obey, as knight and king.

Merlin I never saw this.

Uryenes Rise... King Arthur.

Uryenes [Uryenes kneels before Arthur] I am your humble knight, and I swear allegiance to the courage in your veins. So strong it is, its source must be Uther Pendragon. I doubt you no more!

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Merlin When a man lies, he murders some part of the world.

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[Arthur has broken Excalibur on Lancelot's chest]

Arthur Merlin! What have I done?

Merlin You have broken what could not be broken! Now, hope is broken.

Arthur My pride broke it. My rage broke it! This excellent knight, who fought with fairness and grace, was meant to win. I used Excalibur to change that verdict. I've lost, for all time, the ancient sword of my fathers, whose power was meant to unite all men... not to serve the vanity of a single man. I am... nothing.

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Arthur Now, once more, I must ride with my knights to defend what was, and the dream of what could be.

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Merlin Looking at the cake is like looking at the future, until you've tasted it what do you really know? And then, of course, it's too late.

[Arthur takes a bite]

Merlin Too late.

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Merlin Now look, I once stood exposed to the Dragon's Breath so that a man could lie one night with a woman. It took me nine moons to recover. And all for this lunacy called, "love", this mad distemper that strikes down both beggar and king. Never again. Never.

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Arthur I have often thought that in the hereafter of our lives, when I owe no more to the future and can be just a man, that we may meet, and you will come to me and claim me as yours, and know that I am your husband. It is a dream I have...

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Perceval [holding the Grail to Arthur's lips] You and the land are one. Drink.

Arthur I am wasting away. I cannot die. I cannot live.

Perceval Drink from the chalice and you will be reborn, and the land with you.

Arthur [drinks] Perceval... I didn't know how empty was my soul... until it was filled.

Kay [Upon seeing Arthur cured] Arthur.

Arthur [Speaking to Kay] Ready my knights for battle. They will ride with their King once more. I've lived through others far too long. Lancelot carried my honor, and Guinevere, my guilt. Mordred bore my sins. My Knight have fought my causes. Now my brother, I shall be... King!

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Merlin You brought me back. Your love brought me back. Back to where you are now. In the land of dreams.

Arthur Are you a dream, Merlin?

Merlin [softly] A dream to some.

[Yelling]

Merlin A nightmare to others.

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Merlin Look into the eyes of the dragon and despair!

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Arthur [of Lancelot] Will he live?

Merlin Oh, yes.

Arthur Will Guinevere...?

Merlin Yes.

Arthur Merlin, will I ever have a son?

Merlin Yes.

Arthur No riddles? Nothing but a simple "yes"? That frightens me.

Merlin But a King should be afraid, Arthur, always... of the enemy. Waiting, everywhere. In the corridors of his castle, on the deer-paths of his forests, or in a more tangled forest... in here.

[taps his head with his finger]

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Merlin The future has taken root in the present.

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Arthur [Arthur is dying] Perceval, take Excalibur. Find a pool of calm water. Throw the sword into it.

Perceval No!

Arthur Obey me, Perceval. Do it, and return.

Arthur [Perceval returns after not throwing the sword in] When you cast it in, what did you see?

Perceval I saw nothing but the wind on the water. My King, I couldn't do it! Excalibur cannot be lost! Other men...

Arthur DO... as I command! One day, a King will come, and the Sword will rise... again.

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Arthur Move aside! This is the king's road - and the knights you joined arms against were his very own.

Lancelot I await the king himself. His knights are in need of training.

Arthur I am King. And this,

[draws the sword]

Arthur is Excalibur, sword of kings from the dawn of time. Who are you? What do you seek?

Lancelot I am Lancelot of the Lake, from across the sea. And I have yet to find a king worthy of my sword.

Arthur That is a wild boast. You lack a knight's humility!

Lancelot Not a boast, sir. But a curse. For I have never met my match in joust or duel.

Arthur Move aside!

Lancelot I will not. You must retreat, or prove your worth in the test of arms under the eyes of God.

Arthur Then may He give me the strength to unhorse you. And send you with one blow, back across the sea.

Lancelot Then come across, sir.

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Sir Ector [the nobles are arguing over Arthur's drawing of the sword]

Lot Aye, Leondegrance! Join us against the boy!

Leondegrance I saw what I saw! The boy drew the sword. If a boy has been chosen, a boy shall be King!

Lot NO, I challenge that!

Sir Ector The sword has been drawn!

Uryenes [to Leondegrance] Are you with us, or against us?

Leondegrance Against you!

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Merlin Remember, there's always something cleverer than yourself.

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Merlin What are you afraid of?

Arthur I don't know.

Merlin Shall I tell you what's out there?

Arthur Yes, please.

Merlin The Dragon. A beast of such power that if you were to see it whole and all complete in a single glance, it would burn you to cinders.

Arthur Where is it?

Merlin It is everywhere! It is everything! Its scales glisten in the bark of trees, its roar is heard in the wind! And its forked tongue strikes like... like...

[lightning strikes near their feet]

Merlin Whoa! Like lightning! Yes, that's it.

Arthur How can I...? What should I...? Must I...?

Merlin Do nothing. Be still. Sleep. Rest in the arms of the Dragon. Dream.

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Arthur [to Guinevere] I've often thought that in the hereafter of our lives, when I owe no more to the future... can be just a man... we might meet. You'd come to me, claim me yours, know that I am your husband.

[He starts to leave, then turns to face her]

Arthur It is a dream I have.

[He leaves. She watches him go, knowing that she will never see him again]

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Grail Figure What is the secret of the Grail? Who does it serve?

Perceval You, my lord.

Grail Figure Who am I?

Perceval You are my lord and king. You are Arthur.

Grail Figure Have you found the secret that I have lost?

Perceval Yes. You and the land are one.

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Uther The sword. You promised me the sword.

Merlin And you shall have it; but to heal, not to hack. Tomorrow, a truce; we meet at the river.

Uther Talk. Talk is for lovers, Merlin. I need the sword to be king.

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Merlin Good and evil, there never is one without the other.

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Uther Where have you been?

Merlin I have walked my way since the beginning of time. Sometimes I give, sometimes I take, it is mine to know which and when!

Uther You must help me, Merlin!

Merlin Must I?

Uther I am your King!

Merlin So! You need me again now that my truce is wrecked! Years to build and moments to ruin! And all for lust!

Uther For Igrayne! One night with her. You don't understand, you're not a man. Use the magic. Do it!

Merlin [considering] Igrayne... You will swear by your true Kingship... to grant me what I wish, then you shall have it.

Uther [kneeling] By Excalibur, I swear it!

Merlin What issues from your lust, shall be mine. Swear it again!

Uther I SWEAR IT!

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Arthur [to Kay] Ready my knights for battle. They will ride with their king once more. I have lived through others for far too long. Lancelot carried my honor, and Guenevere, my guilt. Mordred bears my sins. My knights have fought my causes. Now, my brother, I shall be... king.

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Arthur Rise, Father, please. I was your son before I became your king; if I am King.

Sir Ector You are king, Arthur; the more so because you are not my son, and I am not your father.

Arthur Not my father? Then Kay is not my brother?

Sir Ector Merlin the magician brought you to me when you were newly born, and bade me raise you as my own. At first, I did so because I feared Merlin, but later because I loved you.

Arthur Who is my true father?

Sir Ector Only Merlin can tell you that.

Arthur And who is Merlin?

Merlin [enters suddenly from the forest] I... am the Merlin.

Arthur Whose son am I?

Merlin You are the son of Uther and Igrayne. You are King Arthur!

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Merlin The days of our kind are numberèd. The one God comes to drive out the many gods. The spirits of wood and stream grow silent. It's the way of things. Yes... it's a time for men, and their ways.

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Morgana Your eyes never leave me, Merlin.

Merlin Can't I acknowledge beauty?

Morgana Can't you acknowledge... love? Perhaps you ache for what you've never known.

Merlin Perhaps you lust for what you cannot have.

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Arthur Where hides evil in my kingdom, then?

Merlin Always... where you never expect it. Always.

Gawain I know where.

Arthur Where, Sir Gawain?

Gawain I cannot say.

Arthur You must speak your heart. You sit at the Round Table. Where is this evil?

Gawain He's our best... and our bravest... why, then, is he never here? Without Lancelot, this table is nothing! Is there anyone here who doesn't think him a god? And now to be driven from us

[points to Guenevere]

Gawain by a woman's desire!

Guenevere In the idleness that comes with peace, I see that gossip has bred its own evil! I will forgive your hasty words. Come... drink from Lancelot's cup, and partake of his 'goodness'.

[the cup is passed to Gawain, who proceeds to slam it upside-down on the table in defiance of Guenevere]

Arthur You DARE accuse the Queen, Gawain?

Gawain I do!

Guenevere I protest my innocence!

Arthur [standing up and drawing Excalibur threateningly] WERE I NOT KING, I WOULD MAKE YOU PAY WITH YOUR LIFE FOR WHAT YOU'VE SAID!

Guenevere Will you not champion me?

Arthur I cannot! I am your King, and I must be your judge in this. Lancelot must do it. He also stands accused. I decree - that at sunrise, two days from now, the champions will meet, and the truth shall be known. For by the law of God, no knight who is false can win in combat with one who is true.

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Merlin You're not listening... well, your heart is not. Love is deaf as well as blind. That's it.

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Mordred Come, Father. Let us embrace at last.

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Uther [Uther is dying after being ambushed] Nobody shall wield Excalibur but me!

[drives Excalibur into the stone as he dies]

Merlin [casting a spell] He who pulls the sword from the stone... *he* shall be king!

[looking at the infant Arthur]

Merlin You, Arthur; you're the one.

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[Uther and Cornwall meet]

Merlin Show the sword! Behold! The Sword of Power! Excalibur! Forged when the world was young, and bird and beast and flower were one with man, and death was but a dream!

[to Uther]

Merlin Speak the words!

Uther Pendragon One land, one king! That is my peace, Cornwall!

Lord Cornwall Lord Uther, if I yield to the Sword of Power, what will you yield?

Uther Pendragon Me yield?

Merlin He has given, now you must.

Uther Pendragon The land from here to the sea shall be yours if you enforce the King's will!

Lord Cornwall Done!

Merlin [to himself] Good.

Lord Cornwall King Uther, let us feast together! To my castle!

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Arthur Merlin, where are you going?

Merlin Where do you think? You have a kingdom to rule.

Arthur But how? I don't know how.

Merlin You knew how to draw the sword from the stone.

Arthur That was easy.

Merlin Was it? I couldn't have done it.

Arthur You couldn't?

Merlin You are the King. Not I.

Arthur But where to start?

Merlin Well what do think happened since you ran off?

Arthur Sir Ector and Kay. They must be waiting all this time. Most of the Great Knights were against me, except Leondegrance of Camelyard. But if he supports me, the others will turn against him.

Merlin Even now they lay siege to his castle.

Arthur I need him. We must help him.

Merlin There you are. That was easy too. Wasn't it?

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Arthur Do you still have the Sight, Merlin? Are they together?

Merlin Yes.

Arthur You warned me of this, all those years ago. What must I do now... Kill them?

Merlin I can tell you nothing. My days are ended. The gods of once are gone... forever. It's a time for men. It's your time, Arthur.

Arthur I need you now... more than ever.

Merlin No. This is the moment that you must face at last. To be King, alone.

Arthur And you, old friend? Will I see you again?

Merlin No. There are other worlds. This one is done with me.

Merlin [Arthur embraces Merlin, then walks away; Merlin stares off into the twilit sky then quietly says] That's it.

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Uther Merlin! You come when you're not asked, and pay no heed when I call you!

Merlin Oh, I have slept... for nine moons. What I did for you wasn't easy. Now, you must pay me. The child is mine, Uther... you swore an oath.

Uther They were hasty words, Merlin. This is flesh and blood!

Igrayne Uther, is this true? Don't let him take the child!

Uther I swore an oath, Igrayne. I made a pact with Merlin.

Igrayne It was you; *you* came to me that night! YOU ARE THE FATHER!

Uther To kill and be King... is that all?

Merlin Perhaps not even that.

Uther You strike me with words hard as steel!

Merlin You betrayed the Duke. You stole his wife. You took his castle. Now, only fools trust you; now, only a fool would. You're not the one, Uther. Give me the child; I will protect him.

Uther TAKE HIM... TAKE THE DEVIL CHILD!

[Igrayne bursts into tears]

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[Arthur and Lancelot are fighting at their first encounter]

Lancelot Your rage has unbalanced you. You, sir, would fight to the death, against a knight who is not your enemy. Over a stretch of road you could easily ride around.

Arthur So be it. To the death!

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Arthur Which is the greatest quality of knighthood? Courage? Compassion? Loyalty? Humility? What do you say, Merlin?

Merlin Hmm? Ah. Ah. Ah, the greatest. Uh, well, they blend, like the metals we mix to make a good sword.

Arthur No poetry. Just a straight answer. Which is it?

Merlin All right, then. Truth. That's it. Yes. It must be truth above all. When a man lies, he murders some part of the world. You should know that.

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Perceval I can't give up hope, Lancelot. It's all I have.

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Sir Ector I remember my first joust. It looks far worse than it feels!

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Mordred I've come to claim what is mine, Father.

Arthur Show yourself.

[Mordred takes off his mask]

Arthur I cannot give you the land. Only my love.

Mordred That's the one thing of yours I don't want! The quest knights have failed. They're all dead. And YOU... are dead, too. I shall come back and take Camelot by force!

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Mordred Any message for your dear brother, my father?

Morgana You are my message.

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Merlin It is a lonely life, the way of the necromancer... oh, yes. Lacrimae Mundi - the tears of the world.

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Arthur I was not born to live a man's life, but to be the stuff of future memory.

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[Morgana disguised as Guinevere has seduced Arthur]

Morgana [disguised as Guinevere] I have conceived a son; my king

[revealing herself as Morgana]

Morgana my brother!

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Lancelot [Lancelot unhorses Arthur, then approaches him still on horseback with his lance held out] Yield sir, I have the advantage.

Arthur [in a fit of absolute rage] I will not! Fight me from your horse or on foot, but fight me, your avoidance mocks me!

Lancelot I sought only not to harm you.

[knocks Arthur to the ground]

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Lancelot [Fatally wounded] Arthur. Forgive.

Arthur Lancelot.

Lancelot My salvation is to die a Knight of the Round Table.

Arthur You are that. And much more. You are its greatest Knight. You are what is best in men.

Lancelot It is the old wound my King. It has never healed. Guinevere. Is she Queen again?

Arthur She is Lancelot.

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Morgana Anál nathrach, orth' bháis's bethad, do chél dénmha. The Charm of Making, an incantation repeatedly uttered by both Merlin and Morgana, is in an Old Gaelic dialect that translates to Serpent's breath, charm of death and life, thy omen of making.

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Arthur Any man who would be a knight and follow a king... follow me.

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Uther Merlin! Where are you? Call your dragon to weave a mist to hide us!

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Merlin Ooh, that plan is well known. You'll have to do better than that.

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Boy Mordred You seek what Arthur wants? That thing they call the Grail?

Perceval I do.

Boy Mordred Then follow me.

[Mordred leads him to the tree where the decomposing bodies of some of the other quest knights are]

Boy Mordred They were looking for it too. But they weren't good enough.

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Arthur My laws must bind everyone, high and low, or they're not laws at all.

Guenevere You are my husband.

Arthur I must be king first.

Guenevere Before husband?

Arthur If need be.

Guenevere Before love?

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Perceval Lancelot help us! Come back to us! Arthur needs you! Lancelot!

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Arthur Thanks be to God you're alive.

Lancelot Aye, the best Knight in the world bested! This is a great day! For my search is over, my King. Make me your champion.

Arthur But your life and lands are far from here.

Lancelot I gave up my castle and my lands. Here, is my domain, within this metal skin. And I pledge all that I still own. Muscle, bone, blood and the heart that pumps it.

Arthur And a great heart it is. Sir Lancelot, you will be my champion.

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Uther I must have her.

Knight Are you mad? The alliance!

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