Les Diaboliques

There are many main themes in the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, but three of the most important ones are the themes of salvation, morality, and truth. These themes help connect Christianity to Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. These themes are so important to the story of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight because the whole book is set around salvation, morality, truth, and any other themes. All of these themes tie in to one another and help connect other parts of many of the King Arthur…

The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart makes the reader see that Merlin is not only a magical being, but a real person. Throughout the book the author pulls the reader into the world of fifth century adventure, suspense, and romance. This is all done by using imagery and a well rounded characters story. It all adds up to make the audience feel as if they are actually taking part in the life of Merlin unfolding. From the very beginning The Crystal Cave impresses with the paragraph: “ With the coming…

A principle can be adhered throughout one’s life from either following the beliefs and morals of others, or doing so through their own personal beliefs. For Sir Gawain, his are from a bit of both options. Given the fact that Gawain is considered to be King Arthur’s nephew, it is implied that he was given a strict conduct of rules to follow whilst growing up due to royalty. Also, being that he decided to stick by Arthur’s side and become one of his knights, it is shown that he had his own…

departing from his traditional training and creating works of art that revolutionized the art world. Picasso’s most famous painting, Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, broke from the traditional style of the time. The balance of classical paintings can be seen with balance with five figures represented—one in the center of the painting, flanked by two figures on each side. Yet, for Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, the focus of the painting is not the center figure due to color choices and flatness of the…

Ma Jolie and Les Demoiselles D’Avignon Analyzation Ma Jolie, and Les Demoiselles D’Avignon are two well-known art works by Pablo Picasso. The most famous one of them two, is Demoiselles D’Avignon. Demoiselles D’avignon gave light to a new era of art. This new era of art was called cubism. Many art experts agree that cubism was the most significant art movement of the twentieth century. With that said, we will analysis both of this art pieces, by examination their color, form, and space, which…

color the Cubists used other techniques. Picasso’s Les Demoiselles D’ Avignon, very similar to Cézanne’s Bibemus Quarry, depicted the idea of fragmented objects and revolutionary distortions. Picasso took Cézanne’s methods of moving away from traditional painting further by painting Les Demoiselles D’ Avignon. Picasso employed the use of fragmented forms, which were apparent Cézanne’s artworks as well as, the influence of African art and masks, making Les Demoiselles D’ Avignon the most…

Gawain struggles with the ethics inforced by the chivalric code. Not only does this code of conduct apply to Gawain, but to other characters as well. In the story and other Arthurian tales, certain women such as Guinevere, Mary, Lady Bertilak, and Morgan Le Faye demonstrate the various capabilities of women,…

Idylls of the King, written by Alfred Lord, Tennyson, is a poem about King Arthur’s knights and his kingdom succumbing to corruption. It is also a tale that elaborates on the famous love triangle blossoming between King Arthur, Guinevere, and Sir Lancelot. Lord, Tennyson wrote his widely famous poem as a social commentary of the industrialized Victorian era and its supposed corruptness versus a time of no industrialization. Alfred Lord, Tennyson uses the power of motifs to describe the immoral…

Throughout our childhood we have been preparing to make critical career choices. These choices are based on whether we choose the college life or go right into the field of work after High School. As we grow we discover who we are as individuals and believe we know what we want to study or work in. Truth is, college students change their majors 2-3 times. Everyone thinks that we go to college to acquire skills for a specific job or career but, we go to college to become learners. College is…

Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla Analyzed Through Freud’s Psychoanalytic Criticism. In Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla we can see Freud’s Psychoanalytic Criticism in use with Laura and Carmilla. As the story unfolds Fanu’s slowly reveals more about Carmilla and Laura and we get a better understanding of the girls secret unconscious desires and anxieties. Through Freud’s Psychoanalytic Criticism the story takes on deeper meaning, from the conscious to the unconscious. Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla explores…