How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
Quote #4
[Arthur and company come to a castle where they are greeted by a Frenchman. He's wearing a tall helmet and some gauntlets that extend out when he holds the wall with his hands. He's got a ridiculously long moustache that curls up at the ends.]
Sometimes there is a lot of meaning behind the way things appear, and sometimes appearances are just plain silly. The French guard is not only yelling ridiculous insults, but the way he's dressed, along with his mannerisms and the crazy moustache, make him even more ridiculous.
Quote #5
[Herbert's Father orders two guards to make sure Herbert doesn't escape from his imminent wedding. The guards aren't very bright. They're both dressed in their soldier gear but are also brandishing some lovely wedding decorations.]
The soldiers guarding Herbert are wearing lacy ribbons and flowers on the helmets and weapons. The get-up fits perfectly with their characters—they're just smiling away at Herbert as he shoots his arrow out the window. Like the rest of the wedding guests, they're just happy and innocent and unsuspecting even though they're supposed to be intimidating guards.
Quote #6
TIM: Look, that rabbit's got a vicious streak a mile wide, it's a killer!
GALAHAD: Get stuffed!
TIM: It'll do you a trick, mate!
GALAHAD: Oh, yeah?
ROBIN: You mangy Scot git!
TIM: I'm warning you!
ROBIN: What's he do, nibble your bum?
TIM: He's got huge, sharp—he can leap about—look at the bones!
ARTHUR: Go on, Boris. Chop his head off!
BORIS: Right! Silly little Peter. One rabbit stew comin' right up!
TIM: Look!
[The rabbit attacks. Boris dies. Robin soils his armor a second time]
Aww, it's such a cute little rabbit. Surely Tim's just crazy and it's really just a harmless bunny. But we should know by now that appearances are meant to deceive in this film. Remember the wooden Trojan rabbit that Bedevere had them construct? Another demonstration that something can be more (or less) than it appears.