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A Comparison of Allegories in the Novel, Watership Down by Richard Adams and The Faerie Queen by Edmund Spencer (973 words, 4 pages)

The novel Watership Down by Richard Adams, like Edmund Spencers The FaerieQueene, is an allegory. Watership Down also embodies many romantic ideas. Fiver,a rabbit who sees visions from Frith, represents the turn toward imaginationthat occurred in the Romantic period. The rabbits in the novel also valuefreedom and rebellion against tyranny, ... Read More

The Justification That Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is an Allegory (844 words, 4 pages)

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is justifiably an allegory. An allegory is anarrative constructed by representing general concepts (Sin, Despair, and God)as persons. Many characters in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight have featuresthat represent general concepts. Sir Gawain and the Green Knight can beinterpreted allegorically by reviewing the ... Read More

A Look at the Issue of Holy Way in Christianity and Islam (426 words, 2 pages)

Pope Urban II had called the Christians to join him in a Holy War to reclaim theHoly Lands as an act of Christianity, but there were many activities that tookplace that werent characteristics of Christianity. The Crusades were asmokescreen for Popes craving for power and control. The Crusades were theidea ... Read More

Deception and Foolishness in the Book, The Pardoner’s Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer (1621 words, 6 pages)

The Pardoner's Tale Deception and Foolishness There are several types offoolishness being described in the Pardoner's Tale itself. He describes gluttonyin general, then specifically wine. He talks of gambling, taking bets and thelike, and of swearing. The exemplum of his sermon describes three fools who gofoolishly seeking death, then find ... Read More

The Beginning of Language and Literature Development (638 words, 3 pages)

Middle Ages saw many developments and new trends, but none so plainly as thedevelopments witnessed in the Language and Literature of that time. It beganwith the Norman Conquest eloquent french words substituted for the harshsaxon equivalents, primarily in the upper levels of society. Literature began toreflect these changes in the ... Read More

An Analysis of European Civilization’s Symbolism in “Heart of Darkness” by James Conrad (832 words, 4 pages)

Author James Conrad, in his short story Heart of Darkness, uses light inan attempt to symbolize the civilization of the European world and those thingswhich, by appearances, are generally accepted as good. To emphasize theacceptability of good or light, it is often contrasted to the symbolization ofdarkness, which Conrad shows ... Read More

Exploring the Main Theme in The Legend of Huma (734 words, 3 pages)

1. The theme of this novel is that which one would expect from a story about aknight. Much of the novel deals with the honor of one's country, one'scountrymen, and one's god. Huma, the hero of the novel, has a chance to run offwith the girl he loves and abandon ... Read More

An Analysis of the Portrayals and Authenticity of the Legend of King Arthur (1976 words, 7 pages)

If the name of King Arthur is mentioned, I suppose what comes to mind is not somuch one person as a whole array of characters and themes, a montage so tospeak. Of course we do think first of the King, the magnificent monarch of aglorified or idealized medieval realm. But ... Read More

An Analysis of the Personality of Sir Gawain (842 words, 4 pages)

What is Sir Gawains true personality like? Sir Gawain has two sides to hispersonality. The first side to Sir Gawains personality is the way in whicheveryone else expects him to be. Sir Gawain has a certain honor to uphold as thenoblest knight of the Round Table. Sir Gawain is expected ... Read More

An Analysis of the Renaissance Humor with a Modern Translation in Don Quixote by Miguel De Cervantes (415 words, 2 pages)

Renaissance humor with a modern translation A Spanish knight, about fifty yearsof age, gave himself up so entirely to reading the romances of chivalry, that inthe end they turned his brain, and nothing would satisfy him but that he mustride abroad on his old horse, armed with spear and helmet, ... Read More

A Comparison of Madman or Idealist on Judgement (519 words, 2 pages)

Madman or Idealist? In my judgement, Don Quixote is and idealist. He lives in atime of Machiavellian beliefs and wants to escape these characteristics. Hefantasizes about the way things used to be in the times of the knights, and thecode of Chivalry, and wishes that he too could live in ... Read More

An Analysis of Chaucer’s Most Popular Work (3698 words, 14 pages)

By far Chaucer's most popular work, although he might have preferred to havebeen remembered by Troilus and Criseyde, the Canterbury Tales was unfinished athis death. No less than fifty-six surviving manuscripts contain, or oncecontained, the full text. More than twenty others contain some parts or anindividual tale. The work begins ... Read More

A Review of The Miller’s Tale (1101 words, 4 pages)

The Millers Tale, as opposed to other tales that we have read so far, isfilled with double meanings that one must understand to catch the crudeness andvulgarity that make the tale what it is. The fact that The Monks Tale shouldhave followed The Knights Tale should tell you something about ... Read More

An Analysis of the Use of Stereotypes in Geoffrey Chaucer’s Collection of Stories The Canterbury Tales (1908 words, 8 pages)

Though the characters in the Canterbury Tales are described vividly and oftencomically, it is not necessarily true that these characters are thereforestereotypes of The Middle ages. The intricate visual descriptions and the talesthe characters tell help to direct the reader in finding a more accurate andrealistic picture of the pilgrims, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Comment “I Pray To God His Nekke Mote To- Break” (3053 words, 12 pages)

Such comments as, I pray to God his nekke mote to-breke quickly revealthat the verbal game of quite involves much more than a free meal to theReeve in The Canterbury Tales (I 3918). This overreaction, which grabs theattention of the audience and gives it pause, is characteristic of the Reevesostensibly ... Read More

A Comparison between the Knight from Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales and Beowulf from the Epic Anglo-Saxon Poem Beowulf (471 words, 2 pages)

All throughout literature there are characters that can be compared to eachother. Two examples are the Knight from the Canterbury Tales and Beowulf fromBeowulf. These two fictional characters exhibit both similar and diversequalities. Their quest, societys opinion, and religious beliefs show both ofthese qualities. Victory is the quest of any ... Read More

An Analysis of Sir John Suckling’s Play Aglaura (2066 words, 8 pages)

Sir John Suckling was an English, Cavalier poet who was born in Twickenham,Middlesex, on February 10, 1609. His mother died in 1613, when he was four yearsof age. His father, descendant of a prominent Norfolk family, was appointedComptroller of James I's household in 1622. Suckling matriculated at TrinityCollege, Cambridge in ... Read More

An Analysis of John Keats’s Poem La Belle Dame Sans Merci: A Ballad (680 words, 3 pages)

In La Belle Dame sans Merci A Ballad, John Keats, the author, relatesfeelings of heartache to the reader by using metaphors of somberness and sorrow.The poem is set around a knights story of how his heart had been broken whenhe was left by a woman whom he had recently fell ... Read More

A Comparison between the Knights of Medieval Europe and the Samurai of Feudal Japan (1939 words, 3 pages)

A Brief Comparative Essay on European Knights and The Samurai WarriorsThe Knights of Medieval Europe and the Samurai of Feudal Japan were similar in some ways and very different in others. Two broad topics I will discuss in this paper are the comparatives in the weapons, armor and tactics and ... Read More

A Report and Criticism of the Star Wars Trilogy (657 words, 3 pages)

We live in a society, which relies on fairy tales and mythology to entertain andtake us off to a far away place where we can identify with our imagination. TheStar Wars trilogy is a classic example of the hero cycle. A young man is broughtup believing the light side of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Topic of Chivalry During the 12th Century (772 words, 3 pages)

Chivalry began in the 12th century in the form of a knightly code of conduct,with special emphasis on courtly manners toward women. Thirteenth centurystories that showed the ways a warrior should behave in romance became popular .Churchmen liked the idea of high standards and made the knighting ceremony areligious occasion ... Read More

The Issue of Nike’s Asian Labour Practices (1212 words, 5 pages)

There has been much debate and controversy recently concerning Nike's Asianlabour practices. This is a very complex issue and one that is a long way frombeing solved. It is very difficult to determine which side of this argument todefend, as both sides acknowledge the facts, yet put a completely different ... Read More

An Analysis of the Portrayal of the Middle Ages (421 words, 2 pages)

Portayal of the Middle Ages is thought to be made of magnificent castles,beautiful clothing, great kings and queens everything and everyone perfect. Noproof of the. Towns back then were not pretty. Dirt thrived in cities there werediseases and crud everywhere. Communities during the Middle Ages were notorderly. They were probably ... Read More

An Introduction to the History of the Crusades and Pope Urban II (2014 words, 9 pages)

Pope Urban II had called the Christians to join him in a Holy War to reclaim the HolyLands as an act of Christianity, but there were many activities that took place thatwerent characteristics of Christianity. The Crusades were a smokescreen for Popescraving for power and control.The Crusades were the idea ... Read More

An Analysis of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (931 words, 4 pages)

In the epic poem, Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, the author uses theprotagonist, Sir Gawain, to illustrate the heroic ideals of chivalry, loyaltyand honesty in fourteenth century England. The poem depicts the fabled societyof King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table. It extols and idolizes thevirtues of ... Read More

An Analysis of the Medieval Times and the Title of a Knight in Medieval Europe (440 words, 2 pages)

In Medieval Times, A Knight was a mounted man-at-arms of medieval Europe. He served a king or other feudal superior, usually in return for the tenure of a tract of land, but sometimes he served his lord for money. The knight was generally a man of noble birth who had ... Read More

An Analysis of the Conflict Between Noble Idealism and Brute in Don Quixote (254 words, 2 pages)

It is surprising that Don Quixote shouldhave come to be regarded as one of the greatest novels of all time, sinceCervantes originally intended it to be little more than a hasty parodyof the sort of popular romantic book of chivalry of his time - and a quickmoney-maker. The book did ... Read More

The Tale of Martyred Hero in the Epic “Hamlet” (897 words, 4 pages)

Sir Fortinbras and noble knights of thearmy of Norway, I stand before you today to tell a tale of a martyred heroto whom we must remember. Hamlet be thy name. He was a friend and a leader.About eight months ago Hamlet was distraught, I'd never seen him like thisbefore. He ... Read More

An Analysis of Critics in Hamlet (2906 words, 12 pages)

Upon reading the sampling of "Hamlet" criticismsin John Jump's "Hamlet (Selections)" I disagreed with a few of the critics,but my analysis was the most different from Wilson Knight's interpretation.He labels Hamlet as "a sick, cynical, and inhumane prince" (Jump, 124)who vitiated a Denmark which was "one of healthy and robust ... Read More

A History of Feudalism (519 words, 1 pages)

Feudalism is not an easy term to define. The use of the word feudalism was not a term that is created by scholars in the seventeenth century, well after the medieval age. Thus the term is filled with confusion and inaccuracy. In a way, the term feudalism tries to condense ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013