Lycanthropy: A Short Story

humans could transform into a wolf, and in history wolves were deemed to be the

First of all, we know that on the road to Colchester, Eunice (Mr. Tabor) verbalized a lot about werewolves. And he was very knowledgeable about that topic.

Werewolves are creatures that have been presented in many literary works and films for years, and are described to be cruel cannibalistic animals that shapeshift during every full moon. Although the character of the werewolf can symbolize many different things, there is an intriguing link between the werewolf figure and humans committing cruel abusive acts that actually make them the repulsive predator. Literary and folkloric texts like Wolfland by Tanith Lee, The Werewolves Daughter, and The Damnable Life and Death of Stubbe Peter by George Bores, explores different issues presented in society like sexual predators, abusive relationships, and the natural desire to kill which connects back to the werewolf figure. This connection explains that

Starting with Chapter One, the author introduces the reader to the first few accounts of werewolves, or what would be considered werewolves by our current imagery. She discusses the ancient Epic of Gilgamesh, which is the first tale of a werewolf and the first story of a man falling victim to, and being transformed by, a “wicked woman,” which is a theme that runs through many of the older stories. She also brings up Ovid’s retelling of the Metamorphosis, a Greek story about Lycaon, who attempted to serve human flesh to Zeus and was horrifically punished for his actions. Next is the Satyricon, written by Petronius. From the stories presented, we are able to start classifying the subjects as going through either voluntary or involuntary transformations.

A werewolf is someone who changes form into a wolf for a period of time, typically around the full moon. It is unknown when and where the first werewolf myths came to be, but one of the earliest recordings is of Bisclavret by Marie de France. In her story, the protagonist is a baron from Brittany, who has to leave his otherwise normal life for three days each week and roam the woods as a werewolf. As a nobleman in human form, he has conformed to and personified masculine gender norms of the middle ages, yet once he has transformed into Bisclavret, they are abandoned. To be masculine during any age, is to be in possession of the traits or qualities associated with men. The gender norms represented in Bisclavret by Marie de France are so

"You're the only friend I've got. I ... I'm not even friendly with myself, but you are. With me, I mean, aren't you, Ellsworth?"

When the wife finds out that her husband has been sneaking around, she questions. Without hesitate the husband responds, “Wife, I become Bisclavaret. I enter the forest, and live on prey and roots, within the thickets of the wood” (Page 597). Once the wife had finally found out why her husband had been sneaking and disappearing from her sight for days, even weeks at a time, she betrayed him, immediately, without a doubt. The secret that he has kept from his wife, the husband has now told to his loving wife. Now, the wife being jealous sets out on her own mission to become a werewolf. The writer states, “she dared no longer to lie at his side and turned over in her mind, this way and that, how best she could get her from / him” (Page 598). After the wife had found out that her husband is a werewolf, she immediately betrays him and tells the knight, that was her secret lover. The wife knowing, that if anyone had found out that her husband had become a werewolf at nighttime, that he would get in trouble by the

Werewolf: A person that when full moon is out becomes a partial human and partial wolf that can be anywhere.

In history there are lots of ways a person could become a werewolf. The most common was a wolf strap, a gift from the devil. Whoever put on the strap would turn into a wolf, and could only change back to its human form if someone called out his name. But anyone who accepted the wolf strap made a pack with the devil and could not get rid of it. Other ways of becoming a werewolf were to rub magic salve on a person's body, to

that he was in love with her. He told him this because Daisy was driving and he didn’t

He saw his men walking towards him. He reached his hand out, waiting for his men to help him up, but they just stood there staring at him. Then in the clearing, he saw his brother, Alexander, walking toward him with a grin on his face.

Throughout time, there have been numerous references to lycanthropy, or werewolves, in literature. Causes of this disease have ranged from simple pathological problems to demonic possessions. The one constant in all cases, however, is the diagnosed individual succumbing to melancholy, or finally becoming aware of the implications his or her actions have had on society. In this article, I will be focusing on the fact that due to his internal monstrosity, in regards to his lack of morality and horrid decision making, Ferdinand falls prey to lycanthropy and hallucinates his transformation into a werewolf, becoming the animal that he has always been within himself.

Within the scene, a lycanthrope reveals himself to three students of Hogwarts within the fabled Shrieking Shack in Hogsmeade. As one familiar with creatures may know, lycanthropes only change on the full moon, becoming

Some people found it highly desirable to become a creature of the night and multiple methods were proposed. Eating wolf brains, wearing magical ointments or specific flowers all were thought to somehow turn a person into a werewolf. Other means of attempting to achieve this goal were by drinking rainwater out of a werewolf footprint or sleeping outside in a certain day of the week with the light of the full moon directly on your face. Naturally, there was always the option to make a deal with the devil but the “effectiveness” of any of these methods is highly

In folklore, a werewolf is a supernatural shape-shifting human, who suffers from this condition after being bitten by another werewolf. The popular film and book series Twilight features a pack of werewolves who can shift from human to wolf and are also known as “Children of the Moon.”