| A | B |
| Quest | unite the kingdom |
| Task | Holy Grail |
| Journey | learning from the animals |
| Fall | Sleeping with Morgause and the birth of Mordred |
| Good vs. Evil | Arthur vs. Mordred |
| Unhealable wound | Ship full of babies; wife and best friend's betrayal |
| Ritual | knighting; tournaments |
| Magic Weapon | Excalibur |
| Hero | Arthur |
| Unusual birth | Uther kills Earl of Cornwall to obtain Igraine; Arthur conceived and given to Merlyn at birth |
| Foster parents | Sir Ector |
| Initiation | Pulling sword from stone |
| Returns to kingdom | Returns to Camelot |
| Marries a princess | Marries Guenever |
| Becomes king | Becomes king of England |
| Mysterious death | Protective scabbard falls off and Mordred delivers the mortal blow |
| Body is not buried | Body is taken to Avalon |
| Young Man from the Provinces | Arthur or Lancelot |
| Initiates | Arthur, Lancelot, Guenever |
| Mentor | Merlyn or Uncle Dap |
| Supernatural intervention | Merlyn turning Wart into animals and Holy Grail acquisition |
| Hunting Group of Companions | Knights of the Round Table |
| Loyal Retainers | servants - Hob |
| Friendly Beast | Questing Beast; Archimedes |
| Devil Figure | Morgan LeFay; Morgause |
| Outcast | Lancelot |
| Temptress | Morgause; Guenever; Elaine |
| Unfaithful wife | Guenever |
| Damsel in Distress | Guenever; Elaine |
| Star-Crossed Lovers | Guenever and Lancelot |
| Father-Son Conflict | Mordred and Arthur |
| Creature of Nightmare | Gryffon |