Morgan le Fay

Guinevere, the love line between them were portrayed variously in literature. Generally, Guinevere is known as being the queen and wife of King Arthur. She is also mainly known for being in love with Lancelot, a great knight. Her full name is Guinevere le Faye, but there are many different spellings of her name depending on…

The King Arthur legend thrived for centuries changed but untainted. That is, untainted until Monty Python came along. Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail (directed by Terry Gilliam and Terry Jones in 1975) attempts (and succeeds, for that matter) to satirize the Legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table using a range of different techniques. These techniques include, but are not limited to, deflating the heroic stereotype, breaking the dramatic illusion and using…

It starts out as a story meant to intrigue its audience, but soon evolves into a true legend known through out the world reaching almost every inch and crevasse in sight. The tale of King Arthur Pendragon is one that sees many forms, but still stays true to certain aspects of its origin. We seek to explain Arthur’s history in books, in voice and, in the contemporary world, through films, but while some tell a story, it is interesting to also learn the recorded history and parallels found…

suffering. Picasso’s painting Le Vie is of a couple (Casagemas and Germaine) is with a woman who appears to be judging them. What is interesting about this painting is that x-rays show that the male figure was originally a self portrait. Picasso probably changed it to Carl Casagemas because he didn’t want people to look down at him. He did think of himself as one of the great modern masters. Perhaps, he would not want to ruin his reputation. Since the original figure in Le Vie was Picasso,…

routed within a thrilling plot filled with animal transformations, enrapturing characters, and exciting journeys. The story of King Arthur, as told by White in The Once and Future King (which is based upon White’s interpretation of Sir Thomas Malory’s Le Morte Arthur) (Day and Lagorio 213), holds multiple lessons and themes in which the readers can take away after reading…

Pablo Picasso, known as one of the world’s most influential and well-documented artists of the twentieth century. Unlike most, Picasso’s legacy as a prominent rule breaker, an inventor of forms, an innovator of styles and techniques, a master of various media, has long since been recognized the genius in modern art. Picasso is known for producing an estimated 50,000 pieces of artwork, including paintings, sculptures, ceramics, drawings, prints, and even tapestries and rugs. Yet the medium in…

In Chaucer’s satirical comedy The Canterbury Tales, and Shakespeare’s play King Lear, women are portrayed in a negative light. In both time periods, female characters are supposed to be submissive and obedient to their husbands; furthermore, as seen in the text, women are frowned upon for being knowledgeable and independent. Each author uses his work to promote their opinion on gender roles in society. In the fourteenth century, society was based on hierarchal status and women were at the…

According to Alexander Pope the well known English Poet, “A man should never be ashamed to own he has been in the wrong, which is but saying... that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.” Many people make mistakes throughout their lives and many people have the choice to confess their mistakes but many choose not to thinking that they will save themselves from the consequences. Sir Gawain, a chivalrous knight takes the anonymous dare given by the Green Knight that appears in Camelot on the…

Allyson Krohn Professor Scott Eng 333 02/04/2018 The Knight Vs the Pardoner The General Prologue in the Canterbury tales by Geoffrey Chaucer, there is a general introduction of the characters who are going to be competing to tell the best tale of the group. There are two characters that I would like to focus on, because they are quite the opposites; The knight and the Pardoner. The knight is the vision of a chivalrous knight and the pardoner being quite the opposite is known for swindling…

Short Argument 1: Disproving Knightly Virtues The early centuries were a time when chivalry and courtesy were highly valued among men, as seen in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight. Lord Bertilak is a man who wants to disprove the knightly virtues through tests and games. This alliterative poem points out the scandals in a knight’s reputation. As the poem begins with a green knight entering King Arthur’s feast with a challenge, he states “where’s the fortitude and fearlessness you’re so famous for…