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Together, this trinity of unholy women embodies a bestial form that both seduces and terrifies the traveler — in his words, the attack was “Honey sweet… but with a bitter underlying the sweet.” (Stoker 69). While the vampires fulfill Jonathan’s physical yearning with their beautiful bodies, their tart presence signals to him the possibility of moral violation. These are the women who yield to the impulses that their moral and societal obligations would otherwise prohibit; the sexually tinged…

completely did away with traditional forms of art and became the infamous artist whose art beckons a range of emotion to its viewers. The significance Les Demoiselles d’Avignon has had for Picasso and to the rest of the world today is evident anywhere you look, whether it is in advertisements or in museums of modern art you are sure to find Picasso’s influence. Les Demoiselles d’Avignon is widely regarded as the first cubism painting done by Picasso but it can also be viewed as a collaboration…

The Triwizard Tournament is a contest, held between the three wizarding schools’ champions in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, which is meant to test the contestants’ intelligence, magical ability, and courage through the completion of three tasks, the last of which concerns locating the Triwizard Cup. Similarly, the Arthurian legend of The Quest for the Holy Grail tells of a quest for the Holy Grail, which can be described as a goblet or cup. The goal of this essay is to compare and…

In the Middle Ages, the chivalric code was created to control the violent tendencies of knights who used to fight in wars and establish an ideal model that all knights should follow. At the same time, the concept of Courtly Love was introduced to meet women’s taste in stories and further show knights loyalty and respect for women. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the protagonist Sir Gawain is a righteous knight who tries to fulfill both of these ideal concepts, but ends up failing his quest.…

Satire in Monty Python’s Holy Grail In the movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, a group of knights, led by King Arthur, go on a quest, given to them by God, to find the Holy Grail. After a little debate, they split up, going on their own way, but eventually find each other again, where they approached the Bridge of Death. Once getting past the guardian of the Bridge, King Arthur and Sir Bedevere the Wise find the Grail, just to have the police apprehend them. This movie is a significant,…

Harry didn’t do anything wrong, unlike one of the most famous innkeepers in the (relatively) modern day, Monsieur Thénardier from the musical Les Misérables. Monsieur Thénardier embodies everything that could and would go wrong if someone stayed at a bad inn. In his first song of the play, “Master of the House”, Monsieur Thénardier openly admits how awfully he treats the tenants of his inn. Some…

During the High Middle Ages there was an influx of expression through the means of literature, painting, and architecture that encompassed the religious Christian values along with the secular chivalric code. This flowering of the High Middle Ages, during the approximate years 1050-1300, is the direct result of the economic successes from agricultural and commercial advances that greatly benefitted all of the social classes. With such stimulation amongst European economy the feudal and manorial…

Lauren McMillan Professor Kelley World Literature 20 November 2015 Sir Gawain: A Medieval Hero The tale of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight belongs to the literary genre known as romance. In romance literary pieces, courtly love and chivalry are two idealized standards of behavior. Loyalty, courage, integrity, purity, and courtesy are all attributes of a knight that displays chivalry (Shmoop Editorial Team). Sir Gawain, King Arthur’s nephew and a knight of the Round Table can be seen as an…

inspired to write by some of his loved ones, either at home or at school. Also, while exploring literature in a book “Le morte d’Arthur” written by Thomas Malory, he was motivated…

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,…