The Once And Future King Analysis

Many characters in stories have one fatal flaw that can eventually lead to his or her downfall. In The Once and Future King by T.H. White and The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley, the love triangle between King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot is revealed. Guinevere is married to Arthur, but she has feelings for Lancelot who is Arthurs most trusted knight. Each of these three characters have characteristics that could be their fatal flaw. The fatal flaws of King Arthur, Guinevere, and Lancelot all contribute in one way or another, to Arthur’s downfall.

The Once and Future King, or King Arthur, is a legend that is, despite its age, known by all. Everyone has heard of King Arthur and his loyal knights that make up the Round Table, but the rest of the famous legend is less known. If asked about Arthur’s parentage or birthplace, most people would not know. How many people can name off Arthur’s knights? Everyone knows Arthur’s name, but the details are less defined. Arthurian legend has many parts, the first being how Arthur came into being, then the most well-known part of the legend, but there is also his famous knights, the possibility of a historical Arthur, and how the legend has evolved over the ages.

Almost all governments during the 16th and 17th centuries were absolute monarchies. These monarchs caused a lot of controversy because the people they were residing over believed that it was unfair for them to not have a say in the government. This caused many people to look at at absolute monarchs as tyrannical because they did not like the way that they chose to rule. This period of absolutism caused people to look at monarchs as tyrannical because the people believed that they saw themselves as equal to God, did not listen to their people, and because they thought only they knew how to lead.

peace loving race that never kill. Wart learns all about being a geese from other geese. Wart learns

“Rockin’ and a-rollin’, splishin’ and a-splashin’, over the horizon, what can it be?” Those would be the opening lyrics to the Schoolhouse Rock special entitled “No More Kings”. The cartoon walks us through an extremely “G” rated version of the beginning and conclusion of the fight for independence. Family feuds are never pretty, and apparently “royal” family feuds are no different. Different things come into play when a family rebelling, but the question I look to answer today is, what motivated the “children” colonist to rebel against their controllable “mother” Great Britain.

It is apparent that King George III’s fundamental philosophy in regard to disarming the colonists was that he believed the colonists were not worthy of free will. George Mason wrote,” To disarm the people is the best and most effectual way to enslave them.”1 This was King George’s agenda through the bullying techniques of the British Army led by the treacherous General Gage. In 1775, General Gage ordered that all private arms in Boston be deposited with the magistrates, supposedly to be stored temporarily and eventually returned to the owners; however, this was a fabrication.2 Initially the colonists believed they were on an equal footing with English subjects in Great Britain; however, The British treated the colonists in a condescending manner resulting in the colonists preparing for their freedom.

The novel The Once and Future King by T. H. White features a character named Merlyn, who is a wizard and also a mentor for the Wart. He teaches Wart skills that are important for a ruler to have by turning Wart into different animals and going on adventures. White uses the ants and the moat in order to critique the events that were happening at the time the novel was published, such as World War Two and totalitarianism. This is done in order to criticize how humanity has become greedy, malevolent and barbaric. At the time that the novel was published fascist leaders had already gained and lost power, for the most part.

Paine’s ideas about the origins of government was that America should form its own government and become independent from that of England because of their different thoughts and notions. England’s government was more corrupt because of the king as Paine mentions, a king ruins the peace of a country as a whole and disrupts mankind. Paine also declares how before the rise of kings, there was no war, but with a king’s ego, causes chaos and confusion among one another. Paine believed that in America, “the law was the king” and that “a government of their own was [their] natural right” because America is supposed to be a free country (82). He said that the real king was actually God. England’s law enforcement of taxes with the American colonies caused many colonists to unify and start petitioning against Great Britain. The taxation laws left the colonists barely enough to survive off of. Paine didn’t think it was right for the colonies to be taxed when nobody in Britain knew how bad the situation actually was, therefore the British shouldn’t have any rights to tax them. Paine talks about how the community as a whole suffered because of England’s ongoing conflict with other countries. Every time, a conflict occurred, the colonies were the ones

In "The Once and Future King", the binary theme of innocence and eduction is vital to the plot. In the book, Arthur chooses to be innocent and ignore the fact that Guenever and Lancelot are sleeping together, "Remind me to warn you about Guenever another time." (White 266) If Arthur had chosen to listen to everyone, including Merlyn, and confronted Lancelot and Guenever about the affair before it became a problem, then less people would have died. After Lancelot came back from his quest to find the Holy Grail, he had regained some of his innocence, because he realized that sleeping was wrong. "Lancelot had said, apologizing and begging her not to think him offensive...that they can not go back to the way they were before the Grail...that if

In times of crisis, people must rely on their morals and wisdom to come to a solution. Often times, people do not have enough knowledge stored in their minds to make a wise decision. However, if people would read between the lines of books, they would come to the realization that there are many life lessons to learn from the wise words of authors. Throughout the novel The Once and Future King, three major themes are presented. These themes include war is destructive, people should not try to alter their destiny, and family is not always loyal. All three of these themes are presented multiple times and three different characters enforce each one.

Lastly, respect and value for authority, seen or unseen, displays a spiritual element in the stories "Morte d'Arthur and "The Once and Future King." In Tennyson's "Morte d'Arthur," Sir Bedivere received a command from the dying Arthur to "take Excalibur, and fling him far into the middle mere." Twice, Bedivere defied Arthur's wishes. Arthur is harsh with Bedivere because of his disobedience saying, "Ah miserable and unkind, untrue, unknightly, traitor-hearted!" As soon as these comments left Arthur's mouth, Sir Bedivere quickly returned to the lake and launched the sword into the heart of it. Respect and the importance of mentors can also be seen in "The Once and Future King." In this story, Merlin represents the role of mentor to knights

Rudyard Kipling’s novella,“The Man Who Would Be King”, is about two English men, Daniel Dravot and Peachey Carnehan, who are cons artists that live in India with the goal of becoming the kings of Kafiristan. The story is told through a narrator, an Englishman, that stumbles upon the two characters through a strange interaction at a train station. After meeting up with the narrator at his job, Dravot and Carnehan gather as much information as they can about Kafiristan and head off in disguise for their journey to becoming kings. There are many similarities regarding how and why the British Empire and Dravot and Carnehan came to imperialize these Indian countries. Throughout the whole novella, Kipling uses the story as a way to display

In “A Scandal in Bohemia” by Arthur Conan Doyle, social classes took a big influence on who avoided punishments. Irene Adler, a strong and intelligent women accused Sherlock Holmes and the King of Bohemia with serious charges. Sherlock Holmes is a man who loathes being apart of society and keeps to himself. He is a detective well known with intelligent skills. The King of Bohemia is Holmes client, and former lover of Irene Adler. In attempt to recover a photograph that is crucial to the king of bohemias reputation, Sherlock Holmes as well as the King of bohemia are both charged with stalking and attempted robbery. In addition to this, further investigations take action and deduce charges of possession and the use of drugs against Sherlock Holmes, as well as plotting to throw a smoke bomb through Irene Adler’s window. As for the King of Bohemia, he is also charged with treason.

The Servant King is a great book for any person who would want to get involved or simply study theology. Alexander focuses heavily on Christology throughout the entire book. He begins by going through the Old Testament and explains how it points to the Messiah that is Jesus Christ. He goes through specific events such as: Creation, the woman’s seed and the serpent’s seed, promises to Abraham, the judges, the beginning of a monarchy for the Israelites, and many other important events of the Old Testament. The main point of these sections is to show how even in the times of the Old Testament, all things were still pointing to Christ the Messiah, and the future king. In Chapter 13, titled the same as the whole book, “The Servant King,” Alexander talks about how the future king is described in the latter half of Isaiah, saying that he will suffer for those that have sinned. He will take on their sin for them. This is important because this is something that sets apart Christ from all other kings that have rules over the Israelite people.

Uncountable hours have been spent on searching for the best way to use the time we have on the Earth and to live our lives to the fullest. Nevertheless, it seems that no ones has found the perfect answer. Throughout The Little Prince (1943), Antoine de Saint Exupery gives the reader a look on how society views time. In particular, de Saint Exupery offers up a critique on how many individuals value saving time and efficiency over anything else. The Little Prince is able to see this first hand through his various interactions with grownups along his journey. The novella is able to convey the fact that society has become overly consumed with the pursuit of efficiency, while some people become enthralled with a task at hand, they would not “waste time” to enjoy other things in life that may be more meaningful. However, taking your time is often more rewarding than rushing in an attempt to save time.