I'm the King of the Castle Essay

scholarship suggests that the unknown poet who wrote Sir Gawain and the Green Knight likely had the patronage of King Richard II (Dinshaw 222). In the latter years of his reign, Richard placed great value on arts and culture at court, with particular emphasis on literature. It is likely that those writers who found favor at his court would have endeavored to please and perhaps flatter the king through their work. If, as Carolyn Dinshaw suggests, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight was first read before

Fie on't! ah fie! 'tis an unweeded garden,      That grows to seed; things rank and gross in nature      Possess it merely. That it should come to this!      But two months dead: nay, not so much, not two:      So excellent a king; that was, to this,      Hyperion to a satyr; so loving to my mother      That he might not beteem the winds of heaven      Visit her face too roughly. Heaven and earth!      Must I remember? why, she would hang on him,      As

Red Queen Reading Journal Entry 1: Silver and Red In the story their are essentially two bloodlines: Silver and Red. and they are quite literally those colors. It reminds me of the Greek gods from the Percy Jackson series by Rick Riordan. In his story, the gods bled gold ichor “the blood of the gods.” Mare, the leading character, sees the silvers as gods, “In school, we learned about the world before ours, about the angels and gods that lived in the sky, ruling the earth with kind and loving

against you” (Ibsen 788). In the eyes of Nora, he is considered a confident, powerful, and successful businessman since he is receiving a promotion as a bank manager after the New Year. Torvald’s sense of marriage can be summed up that he is the king of the castle “This is the way it should be my darling Nora. What-ever comes, you’ll see: when it really counts, I have strength and courage enough as a man to take the whole weight myself” (Ibsen 814). Torvald’s view is she is just a “doll” in his doll

` Read Around The Genre: Wizards and Witches Rowling, J.k, Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets -Fiction Whooo! I just finished my first book for Read Around The Genre! That's how I felt this whole entire time writing this summary. O.K., let's get into this summary. Harry Potter and The Chamber Of Secrets is had a lot of things happening and some reveals., well actually all the books have that. Some of the main highlights were that Ginny started attending Hogwarts and opened the Chamber

hitting Henry with rocks b. Piggy from carrying wood to the fire c. Jack from killing the first pig d. Simon from pushing over the pig’s head on the stick 28. The bodies of Simon and Piggy are a. buried under Castle Rock b. left as an offering for the beast c. washed out to sea d. carried to the top of the mountain 29. The only boy who does not participate in murder is a. Piggy b. Simon c. Ralph

Video Log 13: Marisol has shown up every day for the past two weeks. The first couple of days we stayed in the library. That was okay. But then we started doing other stuff, like exploring the castle, pretending to be tourist with the tour groups, watching movies in the castle’s media room—where they usually show boring history videos—and eating lunch at the pond. Last time, Gran made us a picnic basket packed with all kinds of food. But that big stupid male swan kept coming after me. I didn’t know

warms my heart. Luthias then grows serious and frowns. “I was worried.” I stared at him not quite knowing what to say. “Why?” “You could of died. The arrow was poisoned.” I now feel slightly embarrassed about being wounded in the first place. “Well, I’m okay,” I tell him. He stands up and moves towards me. His hand comes down lightly to caress my face and he smiles fondly. “Let us hope you stay that way.” Luthias says before leaning down to place a small kiss against my lips. “I don’t want to have

“Where the Magic’s At” Each time spent there is different. The people I’m with are different, the conversations, and the adventures. Whether I’m with my extended family, whose first time it was being at Disneyland or with my cousins and friends from youth group, and doing things I’ve never done before. Like riding the horseless carriage, or going to Toon-town and visiting Minnie’s house. Then there was a time where my family had a little vacation and stayed at Disneyland for three days. And then

Bewitched Nicole Halcyon’s Diary November 1st, 1660 PARIS, FRANCE -- I am finally here, in the heart of France. I have found a place to live in, just at the borders of the city. It is quite small, with only a bedroom and a dainty little kitchen. But I like it. It is right by the lake, so during the summer months I can go fishing. I just finished unpacking, so I decided to go greet my new neighbor. ~~~ My new neighbor’s name is Catherine De Saint, a middle-aged lady with straight, long black hair