Camelot

being a witch. The final test for the lady was weighing her to a duck on a scale and she was heavier so they assumed she was a witch. This makes fun of serious reasons that people were accused of being a witch back then. In the movie the castle of Camelot was where the round table was and in the stories the round table was supposed to be and peaceful place, a place to respect, but in the movie the knights were dancing on the table and having a party like…

The mood of just about anything can elicit an emotional response from the audience. In movies, things like the lighting or the kind of music heard can change the emotions or thought-process of its viewers and, much like films, literary works can create an atmosphere that makes the reader experience something; whether it be good or bad. That is the ability that many poems possess; the ability to create a mood which can make the audience actually feel the scene, not just read it. There is a lot to…

In the story Sir Gawain and The Green Knight, Sir Gawain shows a lot of outstanding characteristics. Gawain has the reputation of being a great knight and an elegant lover. He takes pride in himself and his viewpoint of the five points of chivalry in every aspect of his life. Gawain is a capstone of humility, devotion, integrity, loyalty, and honesty. Although he is a man of many characteristics, his main characteristic is integrity. Sir Gawain shows integrity through being selfless, reliable,…

6th century values with his American ideals of the 19th century. A prideful, practical, and intelligent man, Hank Morgan remains determined throughout the story in hopes of reaching his ultimate goal to revolutionize and Americanize King Arthur’s Camelot. Hank Morgan’s values are evident through his personality and behavior. It is frequently seen that Morgan’s conceitedness…

kingdom. One instance of Arthur’s lack of presence is his ignorance of Guinevere’s infidelity. At even the rumor that his wife might be associated with a woman who is potentially cheating on her husband, Geraint overreacts by isolating his wife from Camelot. Arthur, conversely, continues to act as usual despite the pervasive knowledge, which permeates even Elaine’s secluded village, that Guinevere is having an affair. Vivien uses Arthur’s ignorance as an attack against his character, but she is…

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, a medieval romance that follows a classic quest formula, along with the adventures of Sir Gawain. The artistry of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight has never been questioned. The admirable sense of architectonics, the skillful interweaving of the two motifs, the poetic treatment of the passing of the seasons, and the adroit variations in describing the three-day hunt and test-all have been praised. But there is another way in which the Pearl poet has proved his…

Knight, the Green Knight is Bertilak of Hautdesert, the lord of the house in which Gawain lodges in the story, and his purpose was to challenge to the Knights of the Round Table in order to test their mettle. In the story, the Green Knight comes to Camelot with a challenge for the knights of the Round Table. One of them must take his axe and cut off his head, and if they cannot, they must meet him in a year and let him try and cut of their head. King Arthur rises to the challenge first, but Sir…

Julie Andrews was born on October 1, 1935 in England. When she was born her orginally name was Julia Elizabeth Wells. She got Tony award nominations for her roles in Camelot and My fair Lady. She won an Academy Award for playing as Mary Poppins and was nominated for her performance in The Sound of Music. She worked on many films with her husband, Blake Edwards, and in the year she was made a dame. (A dame is a women that has the same title or rank as a knight.) She came from a musical family.…

honor, and courage. This quest was a turning point in my life as it showed me my weaknesses and strengths. This challenge was bestowed upon me by the Green Knight, a mysterious green figure who appeared before the court during the Christmas Feast in Camelot. The Green Knight challenged any knight standing before him to strike him with his axe and receive a blow in return after one year and a day. I, Sir Gawain, took the challenge before my fellow knights, driven by honor. I must admit, upon…

as an epitome of chivalry. At the beginning of the poem, he is an eager, optimistic, and loyal knight, obeying the “Rules of Courtly Love and Chivalry” as he undertakes the Green Knight’s challenge to protect Arthur and preserve the reputation of Camelot. However,…