The Tragedy of Morgana Pendragon

Morgan Le Fay as portrayed by Katie McGrath in BBC's 2008 series Merlin.
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[@beyondme9369]

The scariest thing in this story was how the kindest person who didn't stop doing anything in her power to save people turned into a power hungry person who didn't care who she killed to get what she wanted..

[@gs4883]

Do you hate the monster or do you hate the one who made the monster became a monster? We all know that Morgana suffered a lot, yes, Merlin did too, but he had his mother, Gaius, Lancelot and others who accepted him and helped him with his magic. What if he only had someone like Morgause?

[@vanjamilenkovski5653]

An excellent question. Who made Morgause a monster? Having suffered her influence, Morgana then made Mordred and... It's a never-ending cycle of pain, hate and violence.

[@smera6844]

The monstrous cycle begun with Uther , it may have been prophesied but he set the events in motion

[@Hecateofcrossroads]

True I believe she and everyone has to take some responsibility for their actions but there is no denying what led her to be so hateful was people betraying and lying and treating her horribly

[@theladymorgana8657]

Exactly. Let's not forget that Morgause is very good at manipulating people too. She almost convinced Arthur to kill his father.

[@vincentproductions8963]

Morgana's suffering is nowhere near most other characters, Lancelot, Gwaine, Gwen, Merlin, even Gaius. she had evil in her from the start, she just didn't know it back then, easily corruptible.

[@thepoptingz]

Unlike Daenerys getting mad overnight, Morgana's story was believable. I love her

[@Autma_]

I think she best than daenerys

[@kevinchitamun5839]

I agree.

[@thelastcrow5660]

Was it though? Like she comes back after Merlin betrayed her and she suddenly hates everyone and acts like a cartoon villain.

[@trustnoone5821]

It was not at all

[@noestoo4225]

She was never an evil person but they mad her evil if it werent for uther and her half sister she never would've turned out to be like this... if uther had raised them like magic was evil and disgusting she would've never had this conflict with herself in the first place ...

[@leeyubinsproperty]

And for merlin, if he trusted her like she trusted him, helped her, be her actual friend, it all wouldn't happen

[@swedenface3802]

@@leeyubinsproperty no bc if he showed hes madic he Morgana would have told Uther and he would have kill him

[@leeyubinsproperty]

@@swedenface3802 Morgana was his real friend, he's the one that betrayed her... She definitely wouldn't tell

[@swedenface3802]

@@leeyubinsproperty she would bc morgause would Still have manipilating her. Merlin couldnt take a risk..

[@leeyubinsproperty]

@@swedenface3802 merlin could and should tell her before Morgana even knew about Morgause, he had multiple chances

[@michelle-ni5eu]

Morgana: becomes “evil” Me: oh well, i guess im just gonna have to become “evil” with her then

[@hendrickhendrick7034]

When merlin poisoned Morgana in season 2 episode 12. Everything changed including her heart. She felt betrayed, lost and heartbroken. Morgouse in that episode. Never wanted to hurt anyone besides urther. Her purpose was to kill Urther. And make a world a better place. If merlin didn't poison Morgana. Morgana, merlin, morgouse, Arthur, gwen, Gaius would all be in a alliance

[@alexclarke6924]

Nah, Morgause is an evil witch who corrupted Morgana. She would never join forces with Merlin and Gaius, and if Morgana never met her at all, she would still be good.

[@claudialee6464]

But if He didnt poison her.... every one in camelot will die ?

[@stasynel]

If Morgause was smart (and authors are positioning her like that for us), then she should have understood that the problem is not only in Uther and killing him will not solve anything. After such an act, magicians will only become more hated and a new wave of Purge will begin. So no - she would have killed Uther and his entourage, at best would have planted the knights, and after removing the spell, she would have put forward an ultimatum to the inhabitants - either me or death from my immortal knights.

[@theorangeskittlesareburnin1889]

Katie understood the character better than the writers did. I mean the show rly just shitted on morgana a lot and had no real reason for her to be a villain other than it was aCcUrAtE well, fine, but then don’t make that whole arc OFF SCREEN and return a villain IT DOES. NOT. WORK.

[@mrsuperhenry6202]

Its actually not her fault she was evil. I mean, Gauis and Merlin both scared her when they told her about magic and Uther banned magic from the whole of Camelot, so she choose to keep all of her powers in secret, untill one day, she couldn't stand it anymore and turned bad. Because on one side Merlin and Gauis were using their magic for good but her sister was using magic for bad. So, she was probably very confused. She is one of the most complicated characters throughout the series!

[@paulkellerman2603]

For good? When? Maybe when they protect evil Uther and his fat son?

[@sounderrated2792]

Villains aren’t born, they’re created. That sounds so cheesy wtf but it’s my favourite quote of all time

[@m4g1c1ts3lf]

OH.MY.GOSH!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS ❤️

[@vanjamilenkovski5653]

Thank you :D

[@vivianrosenberger3882]

same

[@JazzItUp18]

One of the best edits I’ve ever seen!

[@vanjamilenkovski5653]

Thank you! :D

[@sophialeclerqmikaelson8274]

Thats why i hate tv on my country. In Argentina you cant watch this show and i dont have internet on that time so yeah i miss it. Well ilat least i have Supergirl now :-D :-D Katie is amazing! She need a crown on real life Atleast she have her hat xD

[@leeyubinsproperty]

Agree, Katie's a queen

[@nanirodz2474]

I love it, what an amazing video 👍👍😍😍

[@goldenknight9791]

how did Morgana come to hate Arthur ao much

[@rgo6176]

I think it started when she found out she was uther's real daughter because he said no one can ever know who she is for the sake of arthur and I think the way Arthur was always accepted and she wasnt made her jealous and that lead to hatred

[@vanjamilenkovski5653]

What korrascmi said, and the fact that Arthur kept on enforcing Uther's anti-magic policy.

[@wanderergrim]

I think at least in the BBC's version, Merlin kind of made her evil with the influence from the dragon. If Merlin went with his gut and told her he had magic to when she discovered hers initially and helped her. Upon Uther's death they could have made the kingdom better for all people with and without magic.

[@lifeofsaffran]

So many hating on Morgana in the comments… Seriously.

[@sneakysensei]

3:45 Wait min Louis stop playing hide and seek with #Morgana Bad bad dragon #LOL

[@donnahayloft7215]

Question, what did they do in this whole, who put them there and how got they out? It's not really explained in the story

[@sneakysensei]

@@donnahayloft7215 am really sorry I don’t have the answer to that question I was just making a joke about my Dragon hanging out with Morgana sorry hun

[@nevermean6126]

"Did you ever hear the tragedy of Morgana Pendragon the unwise"?

[@sneakysensei]

@@nevermean6126 am sorry no I didn't hear that sorry from sensei

[@Velma230]

what is this song?

[@Laurel10]

For everyone watching this please read this I'm making a story about Morgana but it's different and I need some ideas for it and it will be a series and it will take some time but if you guys give me ideas for it I will add some of them

[@alisaalisa6528]

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[@ogbutlikeohgee7563]

I think the fandom glamourises her too much. Yes uther is bad but she had a choice and she chose to be bad. Like Gwen said “in life we always have a choice, sometimes it’s easier to think that we don’t”. After killing uther, she could’ve left Arthur alone but no, vengeance and bitterness filled her heart and that was nobody’s fault but hers. Arthur would give his life for her, Gwen served her and took care of her but she wanted them dead for absolutely no reason. Nothing logical at least. She just became bitter and it’s like the dragon said, she was born with it. Some people are just evil and can’t be redeemed. The fandom needs to stop babying her and trying to justify her villainy, she is pure evil and that is okay. The few moments where she had the throne, she didn’t do anything good with that power. She didn’t even help those with magic, hell she even killed a whole village with magic dwellers. Morgana didn’t care, she was just thirsty for power and revenge. Her motivations were wrong. She started out good and pure but she became pure evil. Only Gwen and Lancelot were good and pure and never changed. Merlin didn’t care about his kind and was such a pick me, Arthur was insensitive, arrogant and dismissive sometimes, Gaius let innocent ppl die bcos he’s a kiss ass like Merlin. A lot of the characters were horrible people with redeemable qualities but Morgana, she was pure evil. Let it go, stop trying to baby her and turn her into some “misunderstood villain”. Stop excusing a villains evil just bcos they started out good or they are good looking. Y’all are just like the joker and thanos bandwagon. Get some help.

[@emilycunningham8125]

Well said

[@ChrisM-qo1jc]

The people of camelot has killed as well. Evil is relative. Morgana sees magic and magical beings as her family and her true nature. She believes her victory will ensure their survival. It wasn't just for "nothing" Sure yeah she may have been corrupted and is actually evil but we don't know all the things Uther has done and the kings before him. Bad blood existed long before and it's hard to tell who started what and whose fault it is. It's easy for you to say forgive but has anyone actually attempted at your life and your people? There are aspects here parallel to the real world wars and conflicts and believe it or not it isn't as black and white as you make it out to be.

[@ogbutlikeohgee7563]

@@ChrisM-qo1jc bro pls shut up. Wdym “evil is relative”. Is murder now a subjective evil? Can’t believe you’re trying to debate morganas evil. Morgana is pure evil, she didn’t mind killing even her own kind, she didn’t mind killing innocents. Yes uther is just as bad if not worse but I guess that’s why they’re related. Arthur isn’t perfect but at least he grew and learnt from his mistakes although his character development was poorly written. Merlin and Gaius were complicit in murders of innocents yes. I guess Gwen, Lancelot, gwaine, elyan and Percival might be the only purely good characters who might’ve only killed in self defence. But there’s nothing to justify Morgana’s evil, theres no bs argument you’re going to use that will justify her horrible bitter crimes. You guys have a lot of energy defending horrible characters

[@nevermean6126]

"Did you ever hear the tragedy of Morgana Pendragon the unwise"?

[@trustnoone5821]

Finally someone who fucking understand I keep getting sick of people trying to justify her actions saying how they feel bad for her NO just NO she made her own choice for no reason she wanted everyone dead even those who cared for her

[@Littlerose8]

Honestly, everyone made mistakes when it came to Morgana, but this is even more heartbreaking when you realize that the first person to let Morgana down was Gaius, whom she trusted as a father figure, because he refused to acknowledge that she had any type of magic. While he was trying to protect her, he stole from her the opportunity to have a safe place, a true father figure/mentor, and an advocate in the dangerous court of Uther. Why couldn't he have taught/guided her the same way he did with Merlin? Everyone was so convinced that she was the villain, they made her become one. I mean, for the most part everything was fine until Morgana went dark.

[@vampgirl101rocks]

She loves mordred like her own son and in the end even he betrayed her

[@jaydenjezowski4339]

In the scene where she is standing at Mordred's grave I definitely got the sense of someone who felt they had nothing left to lose.

[@vampgirl101rocks]

@@jaydenjezowski4339 definitely it's heartbreaking 💔 😢

[@hio2220]

Damn. I was really resentful of morgana. But you have painted the story in a completely different light. It's a real sad one...

[@stellaberndtson3406]

1:29 But Athur changed his mind then and desided to help her.