Friar Tuck

Folklore Literary Analysis: “Robin Hood” Disney’s Robin Hood has been a childhood classic that has become very popular over the years; it teaches the kids many lessons, they are taught that no matter what time period you live in, money will always be very important. Though the original Robin Hood had been changed severely due to children audience that Disney attracts, it has many of the same morals. The original Robin Hood utilizes archetypes to show the young crowd that you should take from the corrupt and give to the poor. Robin Hood begins with background knowledge about the rulers in England and how they came about their power. A French Duke named William brought “a great many Frenchman, or Norman.”(Scott 1) When he finally become of…

The story of Robin Hood could be used as a metaphor for the message of Atlas Shrugged. Its original form is the story of a man, who fights from those who would seek to steal the rightful property of the people, but human perception corrupted its meaning, and it became the story of a man who steals from the wealthy and gives to the needy. To some, this may seem like a minor difference, but it changes the meaning. It shifts the purpose of robin from a defender of property, to a provider for the…

This summary will be about chapters five through eight on “The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood”, by Howard Pyle. The story of Robin Hood is about a famous archer named Robert of Loxley (Robin Hood), who had a confrontation with a drunken citizen that challenged him. After they had a shooting match, the drunken citizen decided to shoot an arrow at Robin Hood, however Robin Hood retaliates by shooting him in the heart. After this, Robin Hood decides to hide in the forest, where more than a…

1. (40 pts). What problems does Robin Hood have? What issues need to be addressed? The first issue to be addressed is the fact that he has lost sight of his original intention of his Merrymen. Instead, it’s gotten more and more out of hand. He thought he needed more men, but as he brought in more and more min, they had excessive necessities that the Merrymen could not fill. He believed that the true strength was in number, but the bigger the numbers, the more complicated his revolt was. He needs…

Based on her thoughts, and the effect it has on others, the reader can come to the conclusion that decisiveness is truly a prominent trait. In Act Four, Juliet takes up the offer to drink a poison concocted by Friar Laurence. However, the poison isn’t deadly, it just puts Juliet in a coma-like state. As Shakespeare remarks, “Shall, stiff and stark and cold, appear like death. And in this borrow'd likeness of shrunk death Thou shalt continue two and forty hours”(4.1.106-108). Friar Laurence and…

between the two families, the Montagues and the Capulets along with destiny culminates in the inevitable deaths of these ‘star-cross’d lovers’ Therefore, Romeo and Juliet’s love shall always be overshadowed by hatred, thus meaning that the play revolves around the conflict of love and hate. This conflict is strongly evident in Act 3 Scene 5, where Juliet’s parents are attempting to make her marry Count Paris, who also dies because of Romeo & Juliet’s love. However, Juliet resists her parents…

After an argument with her parents, Juliet realizes there is nothing she can to be with Romeo because of the preplanned marriage with Paris, saying “Is there no pity sitting in the clouds/That sees into the bottom of my grief”(3.5.197-198). Fate has it so Juliet will be with Paris, yet Juliet plans to drink a sleeping potion and not marry him, envisioning her future with Romeo. However, the audience knows this plan will not work and increases the sorrow for her inevitable death. Another example…

Romeo and Juliet In Romeo and Juliet many decisions made by the characters result in the death of two young lovers. Romeo, Juliet, and Friar Lawrence make some questionable decisions throughout the play. Juliet decides to get married too quickly, Romeo kills Tybalt, and Friar plans Juliet’s death too suddenly. If even just one choice was different than the play would have ended differently and more characters could have survived. The hasty decisions from Romeo and Juliet result in their…

Wouldn’t you like to never age, never get injured, and live forever? I wouldn’t. The Tucks from Tuck Everlasting had this dilemma when they found out that the spring had given them immortality. They had to chose to keep it secret or to let others know about it. I think the Tucks made the right decision to keep it secret because evolution will turn them into freaks, they are forced away from society, and life becomes pointless to them. If you drank the water, evolution is going to turn you…

The main character is Ever and she was in a car accident last year. Her mom, dad, sister, and dog Buttercup had died in the crash. She suffered from many injuries and has a large, red scar on the top of her forehead to remind her of the incident. She also gained many abilities. She doesn’t know how it happened yet, but when she was unconscious, she was given the power to see aura’s, her what people think, and when touching someone she can see their past. Since Ever’s family had died in the…