Knights of the Round Table

The Princess Bride, directed by Rob Reiner, follows the Hero’s Journey as Westley the Farm Boy rescues Princess Buttercup from Prince Humperdinck’s evil clutches. ‘The Hero’s Journey’ is the 12-step adventure the hero follows as he completes his quest. (It starts as a normal life, followed by the call to adventure, trials and tests, the final battle, and the return with the prize and a new life.) Westley’s adventures and misadventures lead him through the twists and turns of The Hero’s Journey,…

02/04/2018 The Knight Vs the Pardoner The General Prologue in the Canterbury tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, there is a general introduction of the characters who are going to be competing to tell the best tale of the group. There are two characters that I would like to focus on, because they are quite the opposites; The knight and the Pardoner. The knight is the vision of a chivalrous knight and the pardoner being quite the opposite is known for swindling people of their money Knights are one…

He adhered to the promise to find the Green Knight to complete the "game," despite his impending demise as a consequence to keeping this promise. Also, with Lord Bertilak, Sir Gawain faithfully gives every kiss he wins back to Lord Bertilak. However, he refuses to tell Lord Bertilak where the kisses…

in the hooves of Rocinante, thus relinquishing the knight errant of responsibility. He yearns to be everything that the knights of old were, and more, but instead of forging his own way and galloping with purpose, he lets his horse amble whichever way it wants. By saying…

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a four-part poem that follows Sir Gawain’s life that leads up to him being more than King Author’s nephew but a knight. Sir Gawain first step into this transformation was him not being afraid to chop off the Green Knight’s head which leads him to a train and began his search for the Green Knight so he can return the favor. Sir Gawain stumbles upon a castle that is not far from where his destination is and the host offers a room…

of heroism and justice. In “The Wife of Bath’s Tale” and the anonymous Sir Gawain and the Green Knight include agreements that, when we analyze them carefully, suggest that agreements are vows meant to be kept until the very end, implying that trust in another by making an agreement is the key to moving forward. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Gawain starts his journey to find the Green Knight that challenges King Arthur and his court, when he comes upon a castle and its Lord, who allows…

A Pentacle is very similar to a pentagram. A pentagram is a five-pointed star, each point representing one of the five elements, earth, air, fire, water, and akasha also known as spirit. A pentacle is a pentagram encased in another shape; most commonly a circle but it can any shape, a pentagon, a triangle, or another star. The word its self is broken down into two pieces, “penta” meaning five sided, and “cle” referencing the circle. It is a symbol cloaked in history and dripping with meaning.…

Medieval knights played a very big part in the feudal system. They had to serve their people, and be brave enough to fight in the front lines. There was a long path to having the honor of being a knight, but those with the most chivalry and valor could make it happen. The medieval knight lead a very interesting daily life. Generally speaking, Many people wonder where the knight lived. When he wasn’t serving his noblemen, the wealthier knights lived in their own castles. Poorer knights lived in…

Deciding on whether Beowulf is flawed or is fundamentally good is a decision that has many possible answers, and mostly is not able to be decided fully upon. I believe Beowulf may have begun fighting as a reason to do good, but once he realized how much praise and fortune he would receive from the fights, he began to risk himself time and time again simply for the glory. It seems he may be blinded from this truth, however, since he believes himself to be the only hope of winning, specifically…

A Knights role in 14th century England centrally focused on strengthening their knightly skills in the use of horsemanship, weapons and medieval combat. There were strict codes of conduct, which dictated the life of a Knight during the middle Ages. The etiquette of a Knight’s behavior in battle and everyday life revolved around courtly manners, the code of chivalry, and courtly love. A Knight was obligated to pursue and uphold the beliefs of his religion, even above himself or his king. It would…