Arthur Andersen

Thomas Malory wrote Le Morte d’Arthur; it goes a little something like this. Somewhere around the Middle Ages in Britain rested a land called Camelot. There ruled a King named Arthur who fancied King Leodregran of Scotland’s daughter (Guinevere). His advisor, Merlin, warned him not to marry her, but as most kings are, Arthur was stubborn and persisted anyways. They were married and she became…

When author George R.R. Martin wrote the book fantasy series “Song of ice and Fire,” it gave birth to the must-watch HBO Television series “Game of Thrones.” GRRM has been up to his neck trying to finish the “Winds of Winter” book but since the “Game of Thrones” series has already entered its sixth season, fans are trying to figure out the truth behind every character, every event and every story. Some of the fans may have already read the chapter about Mercy in “Winds of Winter,” so Arya…

Le Morte D’ Arthur, in all of its extensive Arthurian glory, gives way for much interpretation. It’s filled with literary elements that can each be analyzed separately, but I believe the best unifying idea that the text brings to light is that of human imperfection. In a tale famous for heroics and adventure, Malory uses ironic characters to expose the underlying fault of being human. King Arthur, ruler of England and commander of the Knights of the Round Table is not usually associated with…

Within the literary criticism “Knight in Tarnished Armour: The Meaning of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” by Gordon M. Shedd, the medieval romance of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was analyzed to express the theme of the “nature of man” (Shedd). Shedd begins by illustrating that the narrative poem Sir Gawain and the Green Knight contrasts with other literatures that was created with the same era. Afterwards, he then explains the poem with great detail regarding the events within the piece…

Mind over Matter Only the most intelligent people understand to what extent people are able to control their lives with their minds. In Man’s Search for Meaning by Vik E. Frankl, Jews in concentration camps use their minds to escape from their daily tortures. Meursault did not use his mind to control himself and paid the price in The Stranger by Albert Camus. The Wachowski brothers directed “The Matrix”, in which Neo used his mind to escape from the Matrix, and the Oracle tricked his mind in…

Sir Gawain, King Arthur’s nephew who becomes a famous knight in the land of Brutus is a hero who is aware of a Christian knight’s behavior but is also conscious of the times he failed to lived up to those standards. Sir Gawain popularity arose because he wanted to protect his and King Arthur’s honor. Therefore, he entertains a game created by the Green knight who stormed the castle before the feast. The game is, one of the knights should attempt to cut the green knight’s neck clean off using a…

To begin with, a couple of weeks after Charlie, a 32-year-old man with an I.Q. of 68, has an operation to make him “smart”, he doesn't see any progress in his intelligence. After work one day, Frank and Joe, Two employees at Donner’s Bakery who often pick on Charlie, take Charlie to a bar, where they urge him to dance like a buffoon and then abandon him, but charlie is unaware of that and thinks they're all having a good time. “Everyone laffed and we had a good time and they gave me lots of…

After a semester of reading and being in this english class, I have certainly learned from The Crucible by Arthur Miller. Reading through the many complications women were facing during the Salem Witch Trials had me think about what I should be saying about others.The young girl Abigail had made up false accusations that not only ruined many Women's lives, but almost ruined the town. Many people were even hung because this young girl wanted to stay out of trouble. This situation I he story made…

specific context can change its meaning entirely. In the stories “Le Morte d’ Arthur” and “Once and future king”, the authors show two different variations of the character of Merlin/Merlyn. The most believable version being that of Merlin in “Le Morte d’ Arthur”, providing the audience with more realistic situations & conflicts. Merlin’s character introduction was more believable in the passage of “Le Morte d’ Arthur”. When the king is seen in a vulnerable condition by Sir Ulfius, Merlin is…

However, There are several traditional examples of a heroic archetype like the Pearl Poet's literary work, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, which is a good example because he is the closest example of a virtuous hero. In this medieval piece of literature, Sir Gawain is challenged by a Green Knight to cut off his head and to cut off his own as well. This absurd challenge starts off when the Green Knight challenges King Author’s court to take part in his challenge: "You've nothing but beardless…