Board Thread:Rewatching "Merlin" - Season Three/@comment-5102537-20131005094057/@comment-5102537-20131017101834

Yes, those were quite funny scenes.

I forgot to add that I think it was interesting to see that Arthur was willing to renounce the throne and to leave Camelot together with Gwen. It showed that Arthur's love for Gwen was strong and deep and that he was noble to willingly leave everything behind in order to follow his heart and to be with her, regardless her status. At the same time it showed that Arthur put his personal feelings and happiness over his duty as a prince and future king, hence abandoning the kingdom and leaving it without an heir.

It was selfish on the one hand but totally understandable on the other.

Arthur's duty and his status must have been a burden to him, considering that he either abandoned the kingdom and its people (and his father) or to deny hisself personal happiness. A similar situation occured later when he broke up with Gwen after Agravaine had told him to end his relationship with her due to his status.