Merlin

John F. Kennedy said “A man does what he must—and that is the basis of all human morality” (Bartleby, Kennedy). This quote rings true in Mark Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court, a story about the advancement of Gilded Age technology transferred into Arthurian British times. A man named Hank Morgan has mysteriously time traveled into the reign of King Arthur and is being brought to the King for possible execution. His decisions after his capture give a sick and twisted spin to…

Stonehenge There is no recorded history regarding the constitution of Stonehenge. Knowledge of such theories is that they are almost speculation. As a result, many theories have been created and tested. All that we know for sure about Stonehenge is the ownership and the preservation of it from about the 1800s to now. These theories indicated, that there are two types of stones used at Stonehenge “sarsen, the biggest stones there” and “bluestones, even though they are weesmaller but still…

by and individual to sway an outcome. While sorcery is based on the shadows, as “a morally ambiguous practice often considered a deviant act.” Sorcerers can use magic or sorcery if they are to be believed upon the definition itself a sorcerer like Merlin was holistic and legend wise used magic to create a better kingdom along king Arthur while fictitious (pop culture wise) sorcerers and witches like Harry Potter and Hermione used magic to save the world. While sorcerers that used black magic or…

he treatment that a stereotypical woman in the Dark Ages received was controversial because they were treated with deification and adulation, but were not respected as capable members of the human race. Most of the knight’s code of chivalry that they prided themselves on was based on the assumption that women were unable to achieve much on their own, and therefore, men had to accomplish the women’s tasks for them. The characters Morgan le Faye, Lady Bercilak, and Queen Guenevere in Sir Gawain…

Katherine Terrell’s article “Competing Gender Ideologies and the Limitations of Language in Le Roman de Silence” Terrell explores exactly “why the text lends itself to such widely divergent readings” as to how the text is feminist or misogynistic (36). On my hand Terrell finds “Silence’s success in traditionally male roles has led some readers to see this as a ‘proto-feminist’ text” but also notes the opinion that: On the other hand, the narrator’s persistent antifeminism, the poem’s…

Authors usually write in between the lines. Morals are taught, the most important values are learned and the stories impact the views of the reader. A myth is like a finished public dream, and every dream teaches lessons to the dreamer which benefits his or her life. In the traditional monomyths, such as Orpheus and Eurydice, Theseus and the minotaur and Alex and The Two Swords the most dominant morals taught are to never be selfish, to always get over disappointment so one does not live in the…

In December 20, 2015, Ms. Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach of the Philippines was crowned the Miss Universe 2015. After being questioned on her opinion about the United States having a military presence in her country, she stated that she does not see any problem with it. Her pro-U.S. military presence response elicited strong reactions that baffled some politicians, leftist leaders, and activists who are against U.S. military presence in the Philippines. The debate of having U.S. military bases and/or…

King Arthur was a film made based on the tale of Arthur and his knights. Throughout this story of the great hero Arthur, steps of the common hero’s journey and many literary elements were frequently exemplified. The film focused on the history and politics during the period in which Arthur ruled; a time when the Roman empire had collapsed and battles for power broke out in outlying countries. The Romans were impressed by the Sarmatian people’s fighting skills and in order for them to be spared,…

Hank’s “magic” and just like that everyone he worked so hard to uplift to his modern way of thinking abandons him and returns to their 7th-century peasant lives. To add insult to injury Hank loses to the magic that he worked so hard to supersede as merlin returns and puts him to sleep for thirteen hundred years. While the sleep spell can be seen as a metaphor for Hank waking up after being knocked unconscious…

Questions for Pamela Cummins to be on my blog: Jan, what an honor it is to be on your blog. Thank you so much for having me here. Q: Pamela, you write in a very different genre than me. Can you tell our readers about your genre and how you came to write it? A: I write in the self-help nonfiction gene to help people with their personal growth, spirituality, and love relationships. The way I came about writing in this genre is through my own self-growth and spiritual journey that began back in…