Les Diaboliques

According to his wife Queenie, in a very brusque claim, she returned home from the country club and began preparing for the arrival of friends who would be joining in a few minutes. She then claims that Arthur fell coming down the stairs to get another drink. The hit on the head he took from the fall supposedly killed him. This is a very brusque claim, while you should be very opulent in your claim. She decided to procrastinate instead of calling emergency services, which consequently led her…

Literary Device in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Literary devices are linguistic techniques that are used to produce specific effects on a story. There are several different literary devices, with most widely known examples being similes and metaphors, and all good literature includes examples of literary devices. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a tale about an honorable knight who courageously stands up for his king, even though he risks his life in doing so. There are countless examples…

In “Sir Gawain and The Green Knight,” the author uses symbols throughout the poem to show how the challenges Gawain must face helps him to grow as a hero. In the beginning of the poem, gawain feels unworthy of being a knight and declares that he is “the weakest..and [that] the loss of [his] life would be the least of any.” (line 128-129) Gawain’s negative thoughts about himself leads him to embark on a quest to prove to himself his worth and represent honor. In the eyes of gawain the green…

Arthur: Fact or Fiction? King Arthur lived around the time of approximately 400 A.D., a time in which stories were blurred and details changed. Like many other books centered around the Arthurian Legend, The Once and Future King, by T.H. White, contains many inaccurate details. These inaccuracies are due to the story’s long history and constant retellings. The true story is still there, but it has been covered by a couple hundred years worth of exaggeration. This has turned the history into the…

Alfred, Lord Tennyson characterizes King Arthur as an archetype of Christ throughout Idylls of the King. Through Tennyson’s plot development and his use of language, he successfully showed King Arthur as an example of Christ. King Arthur’s actions to his knights resembled the actions and decisions of Christ. In the story “Gareth and Lynette”, King Arthur chooses his newest knight, Gareth, to go on the quest with Lynette (Tennyson 44). Lynette asked for King Arthur’s greatest knight he had,…

knight had/ her image depicted on the inside of his shield/ so that when he glanced at it his heart never quailed” (Fitt 2.646-49).Clearly, Gawain is utterly devoted to religion and is fully trusting in the Lord. His true commitment is “judged perfect[ly] [by] his five senses.../and all his earthly faith was in the five wounds/ that Christ suffered on the cross” (Fitt2.640- 43). The many traits of a good Christian Knight, such as chastity and humility, are shown through Gawain’s encounter with…

Thomas Malory’s Noble Tale of the SanGreal draws heavily on religious practice and experience to tell the story of the search for the Holy Grail. Malory uses devices such as miracles, visions, and dreams to send the knights of the Round Table in the direction of the Grail, and the reader witnesses the religious and personal conversions of the knights on the quest. This paper will discuss the religious experiences of Galahad, Lancelot, and Percival, focusing on the miracles, visions and dreams…

of Lothian and Orkney. She's married to King Lot until his death, and is the mother to several of the Knights of the Round Table including, Gawaine, Gareth, Gaheris, Agravaine, and eventually Mordred. She's also a witch, much like her sister Morgan le Fay, and is often referred to as The Queen of Air and Darkness. While she is a witch, she is not a very powerful one, as most of her witchcraft is done with apathy, and her specific branch of magic focuses on the seduction of men, which she is…

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a classic piece of literature that is often interpreted by modern day writers. The interpretations often allow a new audience access to the story, but there are drawbacks to there being such a vast number of interpretations. Each version has differences from the original story, the newer versions may be easier to read, but they give readers a lackluster literary experience that is easily forgotten. I believe that Marie Borroff’s translation is superior to Simon…

Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla displays the theme of attraction versus repulsion throughout the novella, but particularly emphasizes these contradicting ideas in the passage on page 44-45. This passage depicts Laura’s sickness as she begins to turn into a vampire. While the idea of Laura becoming a creature that thrives off blood should be repulsive, her intrigue at the thought of death creates a more impactful scene. Within the first few sentences of the passage we hear of Laura’s ill…