Power In A Connecticut Yankee In King Arthur's Court

Power that is help by a person can be good, yet it can be devastating. In Mark Twains A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, there is a message being sent to the reader showing the abuse of power, who has it, who seizes it, and who loses it. In the novel A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, many hold power, but some hold more power than others. The Catholic Church originally held power. The Catholic Church was made up of about half a dozen people. According to the Catholic Church, God assigned people their place in life. The people were brainwashed into believing that they were inferior and must be content with their life, as “this ironical state of things was ordained of God”(Twain, 86). The king was also in power, but contained less power …show more content…
The king had sentenced him to the dungeon to die. To save himself from death, he pretended to be a magician and acted like he was the cause for the Eclipse. He convinced the king and all others that he was making the sun go away and he could forever make it dark. Hank told the king that he would let the sun return under the terms, “You shall remain king over all your domains, and receive all the glories and honors that belong to the kingship; but you shall appoint me your perpetual minister and executive”(Twain, 45). The king believed him and freed him, making him the second in control under himself. This was the start of Hanks power. Throughout the novel, Hank gains more and more power. Hanks “power was colossal”(Twain, 55). He makes different changes and his main goal is to “have it (religion) cut up into forty free sects, so that they will police each other”(Twain, 124). He wants to destroy the aristocracy that the church has created and turn it into a republic. After Hank had been in power for sometime, he gained total control. He decided that there would be a war between him and the church to declare the controller in the