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The Mists of Avalon: The Women Behind King Arthur Kate Wrigley period 3 The Mists of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley, is not only an example of a Medieval Romance, but also tells the story of the women who stood behind King Arthur during his infamous reign in the Middle Ages. This novel explains the reasoning and decisions that Arthur made in the women's perspective. The Mists of Avalon is a twist on the Arthurian tales as told by the four women instrumental to the story: Gwenhwyfar, his

The Mists of Avalon: The Women Behind King Arthur      The Mists of Avalon, by Marion Zimmer Bradley, is not only an example of a Medieval Romance, but also tells the story of the women who stood behind King Arthur during his infamous reign in the Middle Ages. This novel explains the reasoning and decisions that Arthur made in the women's perspective. The Mists of Avalon is a twist on the Arthurian tales as told by the four women instrumental to the story: Gwenhwyfar

Katie Martin Period 1 Character Analysis 　　Queen Guenever, in the novel The Once and Future King by T.H. White, is portrayed as a confounded and lost woman in an arranged marriage. She had an internal conflict with a dishonorable secret, an affair with the unprepossessing knight, Lancelot. Women were restricted to what they could do and what choices they could make in the time of King Arthur. She ultimately settled on a few erroneous decisions throughout her life, which elicited the disapprobation

1. King Arthur: King Arthur, a medieval, mythological figure, is a legendary British leader who was commonly called Wart. Excalibur is King Arthur's legendary sword and Arthur was the only one that could remove the sword from the stone. When he pulled the sword out of the stone he never knew that he would became a despot. 2. Lancelot: Sir Lancelot, a famous knight, was the first knight of the Round Table. He had a torrid love for Arthur’s queen, Guinevere. He was the father of Sir Galahad. When

Back in the middle ages when King Arthur ruled the throne, people lived by The Code of Chivalry. The Code of Chivalry lists the rules on how a knight should live his life with honor. This code was very important to the society during this time period. This was the code that they all lived by. When reading the code, it says “To live one’s life so that it is worthy of respect and honor by Fair Play, Nobility, Valor, Honor, Courtesy, and Loyalty. Next to each word, there are actions a knight must follow

Rome Was Not Built in a Day (But It Fell Shortly Thereafter) “Don’t let it be forgot, that once there was a spot, for one brief shining moment, that was known as Camelot” (Alan Jay Lerner). Camelot is known as a place of wonder, and many have heard the wondrous tales compiled in its lore. From its golden age to its conclusion, Camelot has endured many iterations of legends, each using the events of the times to compile an expansive canon of stories. However, what is perhaps most interesting in these

Devotion, Love, Despair and Betrayal            The Mists of Avalon throws the throbbing pulse of femininity into the reader’s face. It expels a truth which can be felt through every sentence, paragraph and chapter. It is a grouping of heartwarming characters, horrifying plot twists and several tragedies surrounding many different themes. The Mists of Avalon becomes a legend seen through new eyes, with details, majestic language, and haunting foreshadowing

Arthur that the laws couldn 't be changed because of people like Morgana. What would Arthur have done if he had the gift of magic? Would he have been as bad as his sister, or his father? It had been over eight years since he 'd followed the sorceress Morgause to the ruined temple and met his mother. Or, was it just a trick of magic? To this day, he wasn 't certain if the words the ghost had spoken were true. If it hadn 't been for Merlin, Arthur would have killed his own father for his own use of magic

affair with his best friend Lancelot. Knowing that this was occurring, Arthur failed to address the issue, slowly causing him to become a sad old king. Arthur was also much weaker than Beowulf because Arthur failed to overcome the temptation of Queen Morgause, thus committing incest. Not only does the strength of each character affect their quests, it also affects the use of symbolism through the sword in each tale. The importance of the sword in both stories plays a major role in the development of

It was Gwaine, leaning against a lamppost, his washed-out pallor obvious beneath the weak lamp light. Gone was the usual mirth from his eyes, his cheeks had hollowed, and it appeared as if he hadn’t bothered combing his hair in a week. “Hey.” Gwen could not think of anything else to say, and she began to panic, wondering if Gwaine had relapsed. He looked that awful. “We need to talk.” “All right.” Gwen wanted to take his hand, but she was afraid he might not be receptive. “Are you okay? Have