A Christmas Carol, by Charles Dickens, is a beloved tale that people of all ages have loved for its emotional and moral appeal. It is a story focusing on the life of Ebenezer Scrooge, a greedy and cold-hearted money-lender, who is visited by four ghostly apparitions who convince him together to change his merciless ways. At the beginning of this tale, Scrooge does not recognize the effects of his greed, so the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present, and Future take it upon themselves to show him how much his greed can hurt the people around him. Needless to say, greed is the central theme of Dickens’ beloved novella, and it is revealed by the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future, in order to change Scrooge’s curmudgeonly ways. The very first ghost who visits Scrooge in his home is the spirit of his dead partner, Jacob Marley. Marley’s ghost is bound in chains, these chains are made up of keys and locks, cash-boxes, and heavy purses which weigh him down to the earth, these things represent his greed, which caused him to be cursed to wander the earth forevermore. Marley warns Scrooge about his greedy heart, telling him that if he doesn’t change his ways, Scrooge will never be at peace. After his warning, Marley tells Scrooge that he will have three more visitors, and then disappears, leaving the house quiet and empty as though he had never even been there. Scrooge then falls into a deep sleep, and wakes up to a child-faced apparition opening the curtains to his bed.…
three main traits from medieval knights in the stories Green Knight, Morte D’Arthur, and Excalibur include; being good fighters, honor, and courage. To begin, Green Knight, Morte D’Arthur, and Excalibur all say that medieval knights had to be great fighters. During the medieval times, there were many wars, much bloodshed, and lots of corruption. During this time of war, kingdoms would either announce their own squires from their kingdom, or buy other knights to become knights for that…
An inspiration, selfless, honourable; few pilgrims can be described using these words. This pilgrim in The Canterbury Tales is a pilgrim to aspire to be like. The squire is a true knight who is an inspiration to others, a contributing member of society, and one who cares for his lady. To illustrate, the squire is “a cadet, a lad of fire,” he’s passionate and it shows. More specifically, he follows his duty as a squire and goes into battle when ordered, and he is one of the most important…
It is late and I am exhausted after a long laborious day. Then again this I should be used to this for I am a Page. I spend my day serving the noblemen and learning to be a knight. I work to become strong, riding horses and mastering the use of weapons. How I love practicing fencing, I love the way the sward feels as it swings through the air. Oh, how I await being a knight. We work hard though always on the move running areas for the noblemen, doing chores and running more areas. By the end of…
In the Middle Ages, it took a young boy several years of training to become a knight. He is taken from his family and sent to a nearby castle to begin his training to become a knight at the age of which he becomes a teenager. At this point the kid is trained by the lord of the specific castle. The ladies of the manor teach him how to have manors. It was the page’s duty and honor to join his lord and lady at all times of the year. When his lord's armor was dirty, the young man rolled the armor in…
CONNECTIONS REPORT My connection, not giving up, is shown through these four texts: A Knight’s Tale (directed by Brian Helgeland), Gladiator (directed by Ridley Scott), The Help (directed by Tate Taylor) and 127 Hours (directed by Danny Boyle). A Knight’s Tale shows the connection not giving up when the main character, (William, a young squire with a gift for jousting) forges genealogy documents in order to enter a jousting competition. Despite not being a knight, he gains popularity and wins…
- In 11th and 12th century squire were servants of lower social class but in the later years sons of noble families would become squires. -Boys of noble birth would were eligible to become a knight -If their parents want them to become a knight they would be sent to a nobleman’s household to be a page. -Here they learn how to behave and learn how to ride a horse -When they turn 14 they become an apprentice to a knight who they serve as a squire. -Here they are taught how to handle weapons and…
swords to battle other pages. At the end of each lesson Ebrill would always have a new cut or bruise. That goes to show how hard it is to ride a horse, with no hands, while carrying a lance. After seven years of chores and combat skills, Ebrill was moved up to a squire. Ebrill was 14 years old when she became a squire. She received a completely new set of task. She would have to care for Sir Liam’s horses, clean the stables, and help her knight in battle. Ebrill and the others became friends…
The Squire: The Squire is an interesting character in the Canterbury Tales because his uniqueness adds a lot of dimension to the tales. The Squire is the Knight’s son who’s main job is to assist his father. The Squire has served multiple times in Cavalry raids in Flanders, Picardy and Artois in northern Europe. Physically, he is a very strong and physically fit boy with very curly hair. He wears a very colourful long shirt with wide sleeves that resembles a field of white and red flowers which…
As a Squire you served in this role for seven years and became a Knight at the age of twenty-one. Sometimes knighthood was given to a squire at an earlier age as the reward for bravery on the battlefield. In time of war Squires would be with their assigned Knight on the battlefield, the role as a squire then was to tend to the horses and dressing them in that horses Armor. Sadly when under fire from arrows many squires were killed doing their duty. Those that survived were waiting for their turn…