The Vita Merlini by Geoffrey of Monmouth is a retelling of how a well-known sorcerer became a prophet and a king. In this version, Merlin is a king of the southern part of Wales, where he is beloved by his people. The wars in the United Kingdom consequently tried his leadership when a king named Peredur, from South of Wales, comes to start a war with Merlin’s close friend. Knowing this, he decides to help his friend not knowing of the dangers the battle will give to him and his army. During the heat of the battle, Merlin fought valiantly, “But when Merlin saw such great crowds of men present, he was not able to endure them; he went mad again, and, filled anew with fury, he wanted to go to the woods, and he tried to get away by stealth.” (Geoffrey). …show more content…
In this version, Merlin is also a sorcerer who takes care of a young man named Arthur. The difference is that it brings upon the view of a more amicable appearance to the dark and twisted story that entertains many minds to this day. Disney’s take on the legend begins with a young orphan named Arthur, who stumbles upon a house, owned to a wizard named Merlin. Merlin takes Arthur in as his own and teaches him very valuable lessons in life. Merlin has a strong connection with animals and commonly transforms objects and people into animals. He loved his pet owl named Archimedes, who contains the ability to speak like a human. He is a very intelligent and playful man, and teaches Arthur many ideas of science, including Merlin saying, “Yes, it 's like a stumble or a- No, no, no, it 's the force that pulls you downward, the phenomenon that any two material particles or bodies, if free to move, will be accelerated toward each other.” (Reitherman). He also is very clumsy with his words and mistakenly begins to change his ideas by saying, “No, no, no, it 's round now. Man will discover this in centuries to come. And he will also find that the world is merely a tiny speck in the universe.” (Reitherman). Nonetheless, Merlin values Arthur’s eagerness to learn and tells him his destiny is bright. Merlin displays joy and peacefulness. Reitherman’s idea of his life presents aptitudes of happier ideas. He never intends at any moment to bring upon death and suffering for Merlin’s character. The story brings themes of Happiness, Friendship, and Love which makes the story more adverse to all audiences. The author wants to make his story more readable and enjoyable for all ages and to all people willing to see the version. The younger audiences would have a greater denouement of this nature of Merlin because he is affable and he creates humor that relates to the younger
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He did not want Arthur to worry about how he perceived him. He states, “…I wish I could talk to him about it. I wanted to say, “Dig it, man, whatever your life is, it’s perfectly alright with me. I just want you to be happy. Can you dig that?
Having analysed the metaphors used in Gemma’s fairy tale to refer to the darkest aspects of the Holocaust, there is no doubt that the harshness of this testimony is greatly softened. This moderation, in addition to the fact that these stories are one of the most important strategies to transmit fundamental values from generation to generation (Mara 67), makes Yolen’s Briar Rose a good option for teaching about the Holocaust. Children’s literature makes a young child aware of basic human conflicts and helps him or her to deal with them. Yolen’s book tries to connect the audience to some values at the same time she teaches the history of this event. In order to do this, this work differentiates two stories connected or as Sarah Jordan suggests,
In the Medieval British legend King Arthur three character archetypes are prominent; the Hero, the Mentor, and the Villain. These archetypes are universal, found in myths from around the world. One ubiquitous archetype that is present in King Arthur
For example, on page 117, paragraph 7, Arthur says “ So this is it, we 're going to die”. This is an example of how Arthur does not go out of his way for others or himself and is willing to accept fate. Arthur likes to use humor to deflect difficult or scary situations. He says "Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now?" (24.45).
Arthur 's dad leaving was a big change in his early life leaving his mother to raise him and siblings. He knew it was unfair for his mother and he knew that money was a problem so now he took the time to think that maybe it 's time to start
King Arthur is one of the best kings that has ruled over Britain, throughout all of history. Arthur ruled with honor, loyalty, and chivalry, which made him a great king. Many lessons that he learned on his journeys helped him to become the person that he is. Arthur’s journey becoming king can be seen in the novel The Sword in the Stone by T.H. White, and is very similar to Joseph Campbell’s Hero’s Journey.
Father: Arthur's Father affected him by keeping him in the house and making him anti-social. The legend was that he was cutting papers for his scrapbook and he stabbed his father in the leg and returned to cutting the paper like nothing happened. He was taken to a courthouse and was locked up for a month, then his father said he would take care of everything, and kept him inside of the house. Afterwards, he didn’t come out of the house during the day because his father kept him inside, and prevented him from communicating with people. Because he didn’t go out during the day and also didn’t talk to anyone, he became mysterious to everyone.
Arthur exhibits childish qualities because he wants to get drunk at his own party and play games, instead of being respectful and polite. Arthur, not playing the Green Knight’s game, shows he isn’t a good king and that he doesn’t have the maturity to be a good king. Bertilak demonstrates that he has a mature state of mind when he invites Sir Gawain in and says his house is at Sir Gawain’s disposal. He also shows that he wants to entertain his guest with a game before he leaves. Arthur did want to play a game, but he wanted it because he wanted entertainment.
As children grow up, they tend to forget the stories that once made up their lives and look down upon what they deem as “child’s play”; however, these stories raise children where parents are not present. Fairy tales characters for children are the construction workers of the adult world, and as the children mature into adulthood, the gates of imagination are opened and the storybook characters morph into newspaper headlines; suddenly, the clock strikes twelve and the glitz and glamour disappear as the realization that “human nature is not innately good, that conflict is real [and] life is harsh before it is happy” (Tatar 306) sinks in. James Braddock, as he attends the ball, assumes the role of Atlas, holding the weight of the working class
There are many archetypes in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight that help Gawain on his hero's journey. While on his journey, Gawain has learns many different lessons while dealing with these characters. As he travels deeper into the “Zone of Magnified Power” (Campbell 71), he develops as an archetypal hero and recognizes the conflict on his community. A number of characters in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight play key archetypal roles in the perfecting of the hero’s moral development. Arthur, the king of Camelot, has become a kind of mentor for Sir Gawain.
In Lineland, he meets The King. The King doesn't understand what Arthur is talking about when Arthur tries to explain the concept of the 2nd dimension. Through the course of the argument each party
At seven I was a soldier, at nine a prince” (13-16). He is overcome by nostalgia, thinking about how easy life used to be when he had a great sense of imagination floating around his head as a wizard or a prince. He was able to escape reality and be who he wanted to be with his childhood memories. Deep in thought, he describes “the perfect simplicity of being one and the beautiful complexity introduced by two” (10-11). As a child, it was effortless to enjoy the fantasy world, but as we grow older and experience hardships and problems life becomes more difficult.