Lancelot

There comes a time in every kid’s life when they meet a buddy that they’ll have all the way through high school. You can always remember what happened to make you and another person click. Especially if that person is your best friend. Sure, I have a lot of pals now, but Aaron Klein has been my best friend for almost eight years. This is our story. Third grade was the start of it all. Aaron and I had seen each other around before, but it never came to anything. We both had Mrs. Gregory for third…

What are the qualities or characteristics of heroes? When I think of the word hero, I think of the extraordinary people who have superpowers and they always stand up and do good things. Heroes are someone who fights for justice and give hope to others who is selfless and willing to protect fellowmen from danger. The role models of society or inspiration to hopeless people. The age’s cultures have produced various kinds of heroes who represent the different characteristics and them also as a…

Compare the way heroes’ flaws are dramatized in ‘Macbeth’ and two of the poems you have studied Its only when we get to know people properly we will be able to decide what their weaknesses and strengths are because they can be up for interpretation. It’s easy for people to make judgements with very little evidence and they often depend on their state of mind. Throughout literature; it has been common to look at weaknesses. I am going to look at the weaknesses and flaws of Macbeth, and two poems…

“Idylls of the king”: The coming of Arthur/ The passing of Arthur Alfred Lord Tennyson is a popular poet whose style of writing is categorized as a Victorian writer; since he used more of historical events with a twist of poetry by explaining the notable life of a few historical figures. While writing poems/ making plays Tennyson would go into some details of some major points of one’s life from who they trust, love or even loathe. In “Idylls of the King” Tennyson not only mentions King Arthur’s…

the song he describes an encounter he had with a women who killed his old dreary world as Lynne sings “Now my old world is gone for dead 'cos I can't get it out of my head, no no. Bank job in the city. Robin Hood and William Tell and Ivanhoe and Lancelot, they don't envy me. Sitting till the sun goes down”. Within these lyrics we can see how dreary his life was before he met this woman. Lynne character of the song worked a typical office, this job isn’t something the character doesn’t prefer…

Sex, as a biological state, did not truly determine whether one was masculine or feminine, which were instead determined by an individual’s characteristics. Social groups – such as the church, a group of knights, or a particular King’s court – had separate definitions; therefore, the Medieval male constantly demonstrated his masculinity, both physically and socially. The clash of values created two main categories, encompassing all others, in which a knight’s masculinity could fall: the ideal…

There is always a desire as a reader to be able to identify a hidden meaning in a tale or story, especially middle English literature. Geoffrey Chaucer and John Gower were two famous authors of that time and conveniently wrote tales that seem to relate to each other in many ways, and are opposite in many ways as well. Both tales have knights being asked to make a choice, one that will affect their knighthood as well as their future. Both tales have an old hag challenging the morals of the…

noted for his chivalry and military skill. His knights were the epitome of glamor and gallantry. (“King Arthur and”). There were several versions of this classic tale. In each version the betrayal of his wife, Guinevere, and his most trusted knight, Lancelot and his relative, Mordred are key elements of his demise. However, the tale ends on a happy note. Though dead Arthur was delivered by fairies to the island of Avalon. There he waited until the people of Britain needed him most. Geoffrey of…

Religion, in many forms, has been a prominent aspect of different cultures since the beginning of documented time, dating all the way back to ancient civilizations. One of the most familiar religions to the western world is Christianity. During the times of both Geoffrey of Monmouth (twelfth century) and Sir Thomas Malory (fifteenth century), it was the most practiced religion of their regions. The two authors were quick and clever to take advantage of this religious presence in their missions…

while the courtly love tradition acknowledged sex as the end goal of a Courtly flirtation. Capellanus’ argument that the key to courtship lies in the lovers’ knowledge of the woman’s eventual submission, in Chrétien’s quick reconciliation between Lancelot and Guinevere. In 1527, this conflict shows best in her gift to Henry of a jewel that depicted a storm tossed maiden. Anne turned the hunt of the dark hind into a capture based on her own terms by her push for advantages at Court. Through…