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This is supposed to be a happy occasion. Let’s not bicker and argue about who killed who.
— Monty Python and the Holy Grail ‧ 1975
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The King's bland reasonableness, delivered over the bodies of his own guests, is the sketch's joke: manners hold even when the room is a massacre. It is quoted whenever a family gathering or office party goes wrong, and Lancelot's earlier 'I get carried away' keeps the scene a favourite of Python fans.
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In context
Spoilers for Monty Python and the Holy GrailShow the scene
In Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975), Sir Lancelot receives an arrow-shot note from Swamp Castle, takes its writer for a lady being forced into marriage, and charges in, killing several wedding guests. The King of Swamp Castle stops him in the main hall. He introduces Lancelot as a brave and influential knight and his special guest, shrugs off a guest crying that Lancelot killed his auntie, and asks everyone to stop arguing about who killed who on what should be a happy occasion. He goes on with a speech about the wedding, even though the groom, his son Herbert, has just fallen from the tower.
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- Springfield! Springfield! Holy Grail scriptSwamp Castle wedding hallReference checked
- Wikipedia, Monty Python and the Holy Grailplot summaryReference checked
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