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@serrato1 he kept messing with her because that’s what love can do. He may not realize it but I think he puts his affection into a way of messing with Jane.
@kl1214 I do not believe he was pressuring Jane because she did fall in love with him, even though she denied it.
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“Nature meant me to be, on the whole, a good man, Miss Eyre: one of the better end; and you see I am not so. […] Then take my word for it,—I am not a villain: you are not to suppose that—not to attribute to me any such bad eminence; but, owing, I verily believe, rather to circumstances than to my natural bent, I am a trite common-place sinner, hackneyed in all the poor petty dissipations with which the rich and worthless try to put on life.” (1.14.61)
Why could Rochester be considered the Villain?
@ashleyfabella Yes and No, it would be as popular because of all of the feminism these days and the people against feminism there would be a lot of conflict
@kadenheadington I believe so, because she takes the advice of Helen to heart when Helen is near death she brings up religious things which implies she listens to Helen’s word.
Many of Jane’s friends are mainly female she has rarely an male friends due to the fact that she stays in a female orphanage. Helen’s best friend, Helen, has probably been the biggest influence on Jane’s life. Through he tough times and the joyful times, she has always been there for her. From life to death. Helen has been a light to Jane through the darkest of times. We know more about female protagonist than the male antagonist because generally protagonist are more round than the antagonist such as Mr. Brockelhurst. Jane’s view of men are evil and cruel such as Mr. Brockelhurst and sees females as kind hearted and loving such as Miss Temple.
If people in Victorian England still thought the author of the book was a man what would their opinions be?
@loganoviatt Instead of animal-based gods they chose human-based gods because it is easier to relate to than an animal. No matter how wise that animal may be in Egyptian culture they cannot relate as easy to them than the Greek gods.
@lizzytrinh I believe none of the Greek gods were good examples. All of them were incestuous, war-loving gods. Which shouldn’t be set as an example to kids and people of that time
I agree with **Myths grant continuity and stability to a culture. They foster a shared set of perspectives, values, history. Through these communal tales, we are connected to one another, to our ancestors, to the natural world surrounding us, and to society; and, through the myths which have universal (i.e., archetypal) themes, we are connected to other cultures.
I believe this statement is true. This statement is true because people use mythology as sort of a way to feel more connected not only to nature, cultures, ancestors, but to the gods themselves. I also believe people mythologize to have some excuse for things to happen in not only their lives but other people’s lives around them.
Jesus’ deity was challenged daily in His public ministry. Why didn’t the Greek people challenge their “great” gods.
@taylornicholas13 I feel as though without Merlyn’s guidance, in his situation with Sir Ector, he wouldn’t have been such a good king. Such as, pulling the kingdom out a famine or guiding them through war. Merlyn taught him many things through the transformations of those animals so, I do not think he would be the same respectable man as he was when he was king.
@angelicacastaneda I think Merlyn designed everything that no matter what, Wart would meet Merlyn. But, if it were so I believe that Arthur would have become King with the knowledge of Uther being his father.
This quote from T.H. White’s The Goshawk talks about someone putting their enormous potential on display for those who will not appreciate that potential and how this person in the quote needs to go to war but cannot show his true self because he is someone in authority. It says he would rather kill rabbits than people, but he cannot tell the people that because he must go to war and kill or else he could be considered a weak person in power. This parallel’s Arthur and his childhood. Wart (Arthur) was destined to become Kay’s squire until he pulled the sword out of the stone in Book I Chapter 22. Unfortunately, as soon as Wart pulls the sword out of the stone and brings it to Kay he regrets it because his childhood is over, his innocence is lost, and he knew that the sword carried with it the burden of leadership. Later in the book I feel as though he cannot show his true character, of him preferring to be Kay’s squire, because he has standards to live up to as being the King of England.
Would Arthur not have any regrets had he actually earned the position as king?@davidanthony01 I think one mistake would be the affair between Guenever because he loved King Arthur and having an affair with his wife would be a stab in the back to his best friend.
@ashleyfabella yes, I think his change ultimately made Guenever fall in love with Lancelot because it was clearly not his looks.
People today have a struggle with self-identity whether that be the religion you follow to what your social status may be in school. Lancelot is a great example of someone struggling with self-discovery. When he was just a boy he was considered to be a “holy boy” and one of the best knights. He was best friends with King Arthur and King Arthur’s “right-hand man.” Sadly though he falls in love with Guenever, King Arthur’s wife. Lancelot tries to distance himself away but that strengthens his passionate love for Guenever. Then he finds Elaine and sleeps with her for one night and has a son with her. In the end he chooses God and finds his true identity which may be hard for some people to actually find our own true identity.
Did Guenever actually have an influence in Lancelot’s journey in self-discovery?@adriennedwyer I think he added humor to keep the readers attention and to show the humorous sides of some characters.
@missloock I think it made the dark legend light because it keeps the reader’s attention and it made it more interesting when you can see that some of these characters have a humorous side to their personalities.
In The Once and Future King, T.H. White utilizes humor to shape his story. He shapes characters using humor such as Merlyn in Book I Chapter three. Merlyn tries to magically summon a pencil and a piece of paper, but fails every time he tries. This shows that he has a funny personality to go with his short-temperedness and his intelligence. Another example would be when King Pellinore and Sir Grummore Grummersom confront each other and then soon have a joust. They quarreled like children which brings a humorous part to the story. I feel as though T.H. White brought humor into the story to try and lighten the story and keep the readers attention. I really liked the addition of humor in this book it really kept me wanting to read.
Do you think there should have been more humor throughout the book?@loganoviatt I think the Orkney brother’s childhood, no matter how difficult it may have been, brought them closer together. They did not have a father present and their mother was a woman who practiced witchcraft. So, they had to look out for each other through the difficult times.
@amelia152016 I think the Orkney brothers will stay together because they have been through so much, such as how they had to stick together when they did not have their father around, or when their mother was practicing witchcraft. They always had to look out for each other.
