Today you hear about people cheating on each other and you consider it a small thing. In the time period in which TH White's The Once and Future King is set, it was a crime as sinful as killing a person. Guinevere is a heartless and devious woman, who gets away with murder, only because she is the queen of England. Throughout the book, Guinevere is characterized as weak and evil, because her decisions and behavior negatively affect Arthur, Lancelot, and herself. To start, Guinevere manipulates Lancelot's feelings. She represents most of his problems and dilemmas. Lancelot tries not to betray Arthur's trust and to save his virtue, but his love for Guinevere makes his decisions even more difficult. She would tell him "'Come back soon'" (340) and leave at his leisure. This affects Lancelot's ability to maintain his integrity, because Guinevere confuses him, giving him mixed signals. It makes him think about going against Christianity and the idea of ​​chivalry, two things he lives by. “You conquered it and you broke it. What will you do with him next?" said Elaine (396). Lancelot is confused and can't focus on anything but Guinevere, no matter where he is. She is tearing him down emotionally, to the point that he begins to hate himself for Then, when Guinevere discovers that Lancelot and Elaine are sleeping together in her castle, she becomes furious. ugly, beastly'” (395). The fact that his beloved tells him this makes him lose his mind, leading him to jump out of the window. the mother of his son... in the center of the card... many close friends. In all, twenty knights were killed, including Gaheris and Gareth, who were unarmed. Their deaths and Guinevere's illegitimate relationship are reasons to start a war This war finally brings upon King Arthur's death, Guinevere made Arthur's life more difficult, instead of supporting him as a good wife should. Guinevere not only negatively influences Arthur and Lancelot throughout their lives, but also numerous people around her. It is Arthur and Lancelot's greatest weakness. Guinevere gets herself and the people around her into trouble, and makes their lives miserable in one way or another. Ultimately, Geneva's bad judgment and decisions were the source of many problems and controversies. Cheating on someone you love was much more scandalous back then than it is now, but it's still not the right thing to do.