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The reason Bronte added more female characters to Jane’s story was because it showed Janes faults and highlighted their strengths. For example, Helen Burns emphasizes jane’s view point on heaven. It is written from a females perspective because it was a female who wrote it. It is easier for a woman to weite from their own gender’s perspective rather than writing from the opposite perspective. Why do you think Bronte used color symbolism
@lizzytrinh i believe she thought females at the time had less rights as men. She wanted that to change because of her book.
@kylethorin I believe that Bronte wrote the book because she wanted to tell her story through an allegory because she used a fake male name when she released te book
@ashleyfabella My favorite superhero by far is the flash. The main reason he is my favorite is because of the tv show. The show just portrays him as such a nice and likable guy to hangout with. The addition of super speed is also amazing because you can do many things in a short amount of time. Imagine doing all of the AP homework in under a minute. Dream. Come. True.
@hampizza I believe that the Greeks made a believable explanation to how the world was created in the time it was created. Today, I think their belief’s would be knocked down with science showing how all their “gods” started things like rain, droughts, and wind.
I agree with ++ Myths explain the unexplained. They reveal our fate after death, and the reasons for crises or miracles, and other puzzles — and yet they retain and even encourage an aura of mystery. Myths also satisfy our need to understand the natural world; for example, they might state that a drought is caused by an angry deity. This purpose of mythology was especially important before the advent of modern science, which offered the Big Bang theory to replace creation myths, and it gave us the theory of evolution to supplant myths regarding the genesis of humanity. And yet, science creates its own mythology.
This argument,in my opinion, makes the most sense. As humans, we have the tremendous urge to know what is unknown. In the even of an earthquake, storm, or any other natural occurrence, we have the need to know what causes them. Myths give us some story on why things happen. Do you think that Greek mythology is a viable belief in todays society??
@taylornicholas13
I believe that Merlyn played a major role in Arthurs life. His teaching and upbringing taught Arthur how to be a ruler of England. Arthur’s life would have been completely different without Merlyn. Arthur may have never become king without Merlyn.
Overall, Merlyn was a great influence on Arthur’s maturing.@lizzytrinh
I believe that it would have changed the way Arthur learned. He could have quit or given up. At the end of book 1, we see that Arthur was not comfortable when Sir Ector and Kay bowed before him. I think Merlyn did the right thing not telling Arthur. Doing this led Arthur to become a great ruler of England.I believe that the quote does embody the whole premise of Once and Future King. Before Arthur pulls the sword from the stone, he is destined to be Kay’s squire. This wouldn’t have made use of his whole potential. Once his full potential is discovered, he rules with wisdom and knowledge from Merlyn’s teaching. The quote also shows that sometimes what you are assigned to isn’t what you are destined for. The character from the Goshawk would much rather shoot bunnies instead of shooting people. Likewise, Arthur didn’t want to be Kay’s squire but did so anyway. In the end, Arthur became the king of England and created the Knights of the Roundtable. Why do you think that book 4 had such a serious tone?
@davidanthony01 I believe Sir Lancelot would take back the one night he had with Elaine. He would not have had a son or anyone tying him down. He would have not gone mad and he also would have had a better affair with Guinevere. Although that last statement sounded disturbing, Sir Lancelot was happy when he was with Guinevere. When Arthur was gone for 12 months, Guinevere and Lancelot had the happiest time.
@adriennedwyer I believe his identity was formed with the help of Guinevere and Elaine. So he would have found his identity, but it would not have been the same one. Elaine caused Lancelot troubles in his affair with Guinevere which caused him to go mad. Guinevere caused problems with Lancelot’s friendship with King Arthur.
In the third installment of T.H. White’s Once and Future King, we talk about Sir Lancelot and his journey. On his quest for self knowledge he goes through many adventures and trials which form his identity. He also has been influenced by King Arthur because he follows the rules and codes of chivalry he had placed. Likewise in our society, we have many influences, trials, and people who help us find our identity. Influences may be God or whatever religion you have chosen. Trials are probably which forms the most character. It breaks you down and whatever is left standing is your true identity. In Sir Lancelot’s journey he is considered as the best knight in the world. Sadly, he does not believe this. Instead he loathes himself and has self pity. Lancelot also was humbled by being beaten by his own son Galahad. He then dedicated his life to being a true man of God. His ties with Elaine were ended once she committed suicide. Meanwhile, Guinevere lets Lancelot become his own man. In the end, Sir Lancelot has committed many sins, but is still able to preform a miracle. He cries because of all the wrongs he had done, but he is still able to preform a miracle. This makes a miracle’s worth a lot less. Even though he healed the man, he does not think of himself as the best knight in the world. He is able to heal the man, but was not able to heal himself. Do you think that Arthur should have confronted Lancelot and Guinevere about their affair? If so how?
@amelia152016
I believe he wanted to balance out the serious and the humorous so that one would not over take the other. If the book was too humorous it would not portray the Arthurian legend correctly. Too serious and it would cause the book to become boring and monotonous.@alexharakas I believe that some jokes in the book would have made more sense if we grew up in that era. A lot of humor is new and would not be understood by the older generation. Some jokes are universal and will always be funny. T.H. might have had to incorporate some modern and old jokes into the book to convey to both younger and older readers.
@amelia152016 I believe T.H. White balanced out the humor and the seriousness within his novel very well. Book one was more humorous than book two, but I believe that T.H. did that on purpose.
White does not use humor just to make the reader laugh, but he uses it to add variety to the Arthurian legend. As other authors have told the Legend of King Arthur, they have a more dark and realistic way of telling it. T.H. White’s way makes it easier to digest downfall of King Arthur. In book one, White uses humor during the encounter of King Pellinore and Sir Grummore Grummersom. White amusingly writes, “[They stood] opposite each other for about half an hour, and walloped each other on the helm” (White 67). White uses this comic relief to lighten up the situation. In book two, White uses humor as well. During King Pellinore’s trial of depression over the questing beast, Sir Grummore Grummersom and Palamedes decide to dress up as said beast. They create a costume which was very hard to make and learned how to move as one creature. In the end, the real questing beast falls in love with the fabricated one the knights had created. It is quite humorous and leaves us with a very odd image in our head. I believe White used humor to lighten up the mood of the serious and sad Arthurian legend. He also probably added it to have variation within his novel. The jokes made me admire the book even more because it made me smile. I believe everything has a place in literature, especially humor. Which book, in your opinion, had more humor and was more light hearted? Why?
@angelicacastaneda I believe the tones in the second book were a lot darker. There were more murders and more blood. The first book was a fun light-hearted story. It tells the tale of merlin changing wart into numerous animals. I believe the tones changing between the books is a way of T.H. White showing how Arthur is maturing. The first book progresses into the second book in a more serious tone.
@amelia152016 I believe that the Orkney brothers will be the cause of their own demise. They could either break apart because of Agravaine wanting power or they could try and work as a team but end up disbanding. There is already a bunch of tension because of Gawaine almost killing Agravaine. On the topic of Kay and King Arthur, I believe Kay will stay as Arthur’s right hand. They’re bond has been strengthened through Merlyn’s teaching and both are very close to each other.
Kay and Arthur were raised by Sir Ector. Kay was Sir Ector’s biological son and Arthur was his adopted. They shared a great bond, but they did have their quarrels. For example, Arthur and Kay share their adventure of meeting Robin Wood and beating Morgan Le Fay. On the other hand, they did fight on one instance and Kay received a bloody nose and Arthur got a black eye. Likewise, the orkney brothers (Agravaine, Gawaine, Gaheris, and Gareth) had their brotherly love and also fought against each other. The Orkney brothers were raised by their mother Queen Morgause. Their mother is a witch who practices magic. This could mirror Kay and Arthur’s tutor, Merlyn. The Orkney brothers all have one thing in common. They all love their mother. They also have their own feuds. During chapter 7, the boys try to please their mother by capturing a unicorn. Their blind love for their mother leads them to go on this hunt. Once they tie the virgin maid to the tree they come to a consensus to capture the unicorn if it presents no harm. Disregarding the prior commitment Agravaine goes to the unicorn and stabs it until it dies. Both sets of brothers share their similarities, but also have many drastic differences. Kay and Arthur are not as cruel as the Orkney brothers. The Orkney brothers want to kill and beat things. They beat their donkey’s on their walk at the beach. When St.Toirdealblach tells them stories about how wars were better when there were less people, the brothers only thought there would be people to slaughter. Even after they kill the unicorn, they still have no problem with dragging the head back and presenting it to their mother. In the end, each set has their own differences and parallels which make them the families they are. T.H. White wrote book two, The Queen of Air and Darkness, switching back and forth from England to Orkney because he wanted to show variety. He showed the two sides of the war and what is happening on the other side. Each showed their own attributes that made the story great. The two kingdoms come together in the end when Morgause and Arthur have an incestuous relationship and have a baby named Mordred. Although, Arthur does not know he is having a child with his half sister because Merlyn forgot to warn him. Do you think T.H. White named the Orkney brothers Agravaine, Gawaine, Gaheris, and Gareth on purpose? Why is Agravaine’s name the only one that doesnt start with a G?
