Merlin

We first see Merlin awaiting a scrawny, young fellow about twelve years old; Arthur. Being the clumsy little thing he apparently is, Arthur found himself being chased by an angry Kay who wanted his arrow when it flew into a dark forest by Arthur's fault. When Merlin is proving his magic abilities to Arthur, they transform into many types of animals where Arthur becomes worried and fragile. Through this, it is understood that Arthur is clumsy, scrawny, and rather weak. However, Geoffrey of Monmouth states that Arthur was fifteen years of age when found and he was of outstanding courage and generosity, and his inborn goodness gave him such grace that he was loved by almost all the people. Perhaps for a more understood plot, Arthur’s character did not match the more reliable account of Arthur's

“A couple of weeks ago, Guinevere and I shared supper at her cottage. We drank far too much mead and ate too little food. Before I knew it, I had her backed up against the wall, kissing her, and I had her skirts bunched up around her waist. I reached between her legs and touched her. I just kept moving my fingers in little circles and she seemed to enjoy it. She was, ah, aroused. Wet, I mean. After a few minutes of that, I pulled down her top and kissed her breasts and neck while I kept moving my fingers between her legs. She rubbed up against me, then she shook and gasped, loud. I kissed her nipples and they were hard…” Arthur’s ended his story abruptly and stopped walking. “Please tell me that’s

Yes, that is easy to figure out, the author tells us, but it is how she does it that is remarkable. She changes the view of the story, by centering it on Merlin. The book doesn’t start with the birth of Arthur, no instead it starts with the birth of Merlin. We follow Merlin’s life, not Arthur’s. We watch as this boy becomes a man and build an emotional connection with him. Just as two friends become closer when they learn about the other’s past, so too do we become closer and closer to Merlin. Each turn of the page reveals a new segment of his life, deepening the bond more and more like a hammer swing against a

In contrast, in the television program Merlin, Merlin takes on the role as a friend to help Arthur develop as a king. Immediately, the viewers know Merlin is not afraid to be direct with Arthur, then the prince, when Merlin calls him a “prat” to his face. At first, this name calling is meant to be insultive, but as the series narrative progresses, Arthur and Merlin become friends so when Merlin calls Arthur a “prat” it is meant in a joking manner. This banter is most seen through the episode from the final season “The Death Song of Uther Pendragon.” This episode serves as a small scale example of Merlin’s role throughout the series as both a comical friend but still a valuable source of serious encouragement. In one scene, the comical banter between the two is readily apparent:

It was about six in the morning on Saturday, and Arthur heaved himself out of bed, then, still half-asleep, flung himself into a warm shower. By the time he hopped out and toweled himself off, Merlin was already in front of Arthur’s flat, leaning on his horn.

Arthur didn't bother looking up. "Sir Gwaine, I need you to take Sir Percival and a contingent of knights and ride to Ismere. I received word that Morgana may be in the vicinity. Check it out and report back to me."

"I wanted to welcome and thank you all for attending the first annual Cotillion Ball - an event intended to bring to light the importance of courtesy and decorum. For those of you who attended Courtly dance classes, this is your opportunity to show off what you learned, and for those who didn't hopefully, you shall next year!" she stated after welcoming all to the event.

Books are nothing without stories. Stories are nothing without plots. Plots are only made better with character. Characters have to have development otherwise they are flat and lifeless. The book The Once and Future King by T.H. White tells the story of a mythical king, Arthur who becomes the best king that England has ever had.

“Get out of my sight, Arthur!” growled Guinevere. “And never come near me again, you arrogant… toad!”

One night after a bitter battle his sword was broken, so he decided to go against Merlin's advice and stay back and rest at one of the local castles. He heard music in the middle of the night that awoke him, when he followed the sound he laid eyes on Guinevere and fell in love instantly. Merlin warned him that Guinevere would bring him nothing but misery and that he should stay far away from her, Arthur ignored him and asked for her hand in marriage the next day. Her and her father brought Arthur the round table as a gift, to seat all of his knights so that they could all sit together and discuss matters equally. There was one seat engraved that remained empty, that is where Arthurs bravest, loyalist knight would be seated. The last thing she wanted to

Five days after Arthur had told Guinevere he still loved her and wanted her has his wife, yet she still hadn’t told him how she felt, Arthur felt like tearing his hair out with worry. There was only one person who could handle the king while he was in such distress – Merlin.

Merlin is not yet a romance magician in Geoffrey's work: the few feats later expanded into mighty demonstrations of magic are not so in Geoffrey. Merlin disguises Uther as Gorlois for his rendevous with Igerne using "medicamenta," which could include

Merlin was the one responsible for the birth of King Arthur. Uther Pendragon, father of Arthur, was at a party when he met the beautiful Igraine. Igraine was married at the moment, but Merlin helped Uther look like Gorlois for the night to hook up with her for the night. The only thing Merlin asked for was to be the keeper of the baby. “Merlin took the child to a priest, who baptized him with the name of Arthur, and thence to Sir Ector, whose wife fed him at her breast. (Malory 907)”

Paul's, determined to get for him the sword which was lodged in the stone." (p.118) This states that Arthur did not want to back out since he was doing the deed for his brother out of pure loyalty for him. He tugged the sword without trouble and successfully was made king with some trouble from others who wanted to be king. The others who tried but failed, did not believe that someone so young could succeed the throne instead of them. They did not have any loyalty towards Arthur at first, which put off the crowning for a while but not until Arthur successfully again retrieved the sword out of the stone did the others bow down to him. They were finally going to become loyal to their real king; King Arthur. "The nobles, knowing in their hearts that the commoners were right, all knelt before Arthur and begged for forgiveness for having delayed his succession for so long." (p.120) This quote tells the reader that the nobles begged for their forgiveness by kneeling down before him in search of becoming loyal again.

Merlin appears in history under many hats, none of which include the giant blue pointy hat with stars that we all know today. He is known and seen as a great wizard/sorcerer, prophet, bard/storyteller,adviser, and tutor. He appears in many different forms, a young boy with no father,