William Thatcher

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William Thatcher is the ambitious peasant-turned-knight protagonist of the medieval adventure film "A Knight's Tale," known for defying class boundaries through his skill at jousting and determination.

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instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn A Knight's Tale NERFINISHED
awardedTitleBy Prince Edward of Wales NERFINISHED
basedOn Ulrich von Liechtenstein (as an alias) NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin England
creator Brian Helgeland NERFINISHED
familyBackground son of John Thatcher
fictionalUniverse A Knight's Tale universe NERFINISHED
filmGenreContext medieval adventure comedy
firstAppearance A Knight's Tale (2001 film) NERFINISHED
gender male
goal to become a knight despite peasant birth
to change his stars
hasFriend Geoffrey Chaucer NERFINISHED
Kate NERFINISHED
Roland NERFINISHED
Wat NERFINISHED
hasRival Count Adhemar NERFINISHED
Sir Thomas Colville (initially) NERFINISHED
hasRomanticInterest Jocelyn NERFINISHED
languageSpoken English
laterSocialStatus knight
mentorFigure Sir Ector (off-screen, deceased) NERFINISHED
narrativeRole protagonist
nationalityInStory Englishman
notableFor defying medieval class boundaries
determination
exceptional jousting skill
occupation jousting champion
knight
squire
otherActivities tournament melee combat
pardonedBy Prince Edward of Wales NERFINISHED
portrayedBy Heath Ledger NERFINISHED
primarySport jousting
productionCompanyContext Columbia Pictures (for A Knight's Tale) NERFINISHED
rescuedBy Prince Edward of Wales NERFINISHED
setting medieval Europe (stylized)
socialClass peasant
themeEmbodied social mobility through merit
timePeriod 14th century (fictionalized)
trait ambitious
courageous
loyal
rebellious against social hierarchy
usesAlias Sir Ulrich von Liechtenstein of Gelderland NERFINISHED
weapon lance
sword

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A Knight's Tale mainCharacter William Thatcher