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We would further understand the concept of ‘Medieval Romanticism’ by studying the text Sir Gawain and The Green Knight written by an anonymous author generally called The Pearl Poet or The Gawain Poet. The poem talks about the adventures of Sir Gawain, a trusted high-ranking noble of King Arthur, who is challenged to fight by a powerful combatant known as the Green Knight. These compositions are both doctrinal and episodic in nature and as mentioned earlier are written as powerful third person…

Tennyson and Women It is proven in psychology that people have the ability to affect your mood and/or way of thinking. Queen Guinevere and other women in Arthurian literature have shown how their moods affect or don’t affect other characters. Specifically, it is the men that are affected the most. Guinevere’s characterization throughout Arthurian literature has been a negative one, but we have not fully looked through the scope of her own eyes. It is deemed that Guinevere was the cause of the…

Las Meninas is a painting by Diego Velazquez. It was painted in 1656 and translates to The Maids of Honor. It portrays King Philip IV’s daughter, Infanta Margarita, the princess. Later in 1957, Pablo Picasso, another Spanish painter, combined his cubistic style and crazy color palate to make an interesting and original idea for the classic Las Meninas painting. Diego Velazquez's Las Meninas was focused on the the maids. It is obvious because the of the title and he has all of the…

Darkness the Vampire’s Double: Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla Darkness in Le Fanu's Carmilla serves as its own monster since it is a representation of negativity, mystery, and fear. Darkness like the vampire creates an unsettling sensation for the narrative because it allows the uncanny to manifest and generate feelings of uncertainty and terror. For the main protagonist Laura, the overwhelming experience of darkness places the character in a state of distress which creates problems for…

This project discusses the African Mask. The earliest use of the African mask was for rituals and ceremonies and the oldest found mask is from 7000 BC. However, Masks were found older but because of the materials that were used from making the mask included leather and wood, they did not survive to be found. (2) The masks were important during the Paleolithic times. (3) The African masks are an important part of African ceremonies, rituals, initiations, celebration and secret communities. (1)…

Every knight that belonged to the Round Table had to make an oath that embodied the code of chivalry. A good knight is one who has qualities such as courage, honesty, courtesy, and loyalty. Also, a good knight must be able to prove himself by going on adventures, quests, tournaments and battles. One of the most important trait of a knight is that he must be loyal to women (damsels). A knight must prove his strength for the woman of his desires. He is obligated to kill all bad knights and destroy…

In Thomas Malory’s, Le Morte d’Arthur, King Arthur has to confront many difficult challenges through his rise to leadership and eventually up to his demise. Arthur and his innocence is demonstrated throughout his birth and his royal abilities are progressed as a young child who has no clue of his bright future. He pulls the Excalibur for his brother who was in need, not knowing of the power the sword possessed. Arthur possesses values essential for the time period and is seen as someone who was…

King of Britain, Leader of the Knights of the round table, and folk tale hero. King Arthur has been in many stories and is a huge part of British History. People mostly know him for pulling the legendary sword, Excalibur, from the stone that proved he was the one true king, but there are facts that people don't know. Where did King Arthur come from, who wrote the stories, was he even real? King Arthur has been in many stories that tell different parts of his life, but what are the true facts on…

Malory includes the characteristic of a braver and nobler hero in his work, Le Morte d’Arthur, much like he included the characteristic of supernatural events . For instance in “The Coronation of Arthur,” Arthur pulls the sword multiple times from the stone. The nobles do not believe Arthur could be the successor to the throne and so they ignore that he has pulled the sword. Arthur shows patience, in knowing that he is the successor but no one else believes that he is. Arthur does not become…

a common desire as well: Gwenevere. With the fate of the kingdom in her hands and her heart caught between two men, it is no wonder that the story of this Medieval Queen is one that has captivated us for ages. Once upon a time, Thomas Malory wrote Le Morte d’Arthur; it goes a little something like this. Somewhere around the Middle Ages in Britain rested a land called Camelot. There ruled a King named Arthur who fancied King Leodregran of Scotland’s daughter (Guinevere). His advisor, Merlin,…