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A Comparison and a Summary of the Two Novellas: The Nonexistent Knight and the Cloven Viscount (1242 words, 2 pages)

Two novellas the first, a parody of medieval knighthood the second, a fantasy about a nobleman bisected into his good and evil halves. Two allegorical, satirical novellas THE NONEXISTENT KNIGHT is the tale of a suit of armor that performs the duties of a knight better than a human ever ... Read More

How the Ku Klux Klan Came to Be (1869 words, 3 pages)

Although the modern Ku Klux Klan, or KKK, is not the same group that terrorized African - Americans in the late 1800s and early 1900s, they still have the same basic goals and ideas. There are many local and regional KKK groups such as the Oregon Knights of the Ku ... Read More

The Knight and the Squire: Parenthood Gone Medieval (797 words, 1 pages)

The Knight and the Squire Parenthood gone Medieval Although the term "Like father, like son" has become a clich from overuse, there is an undeniable truth at the heart of those four familiar words. A father's strengths and weaknesses are often reflected in the personality of his male offspring, and ... Read More

The Crusades Attempted to Regain Holy Land From Muslims (2274 words, 8 pages)

The crusades were military expeditions launched against the Muslims by the Christians in an attempt to regain the Holy Land. They took place between 1095 A.D. and 1270 A.D. It was one of the most violent periods in the history of mankind. The starting point of the crusades was on ... Read More

The Romantic Story of the Prince and Princess in the Play “The Firebird” (419 words, 1 pages)

The setting for The Firebird was very mysterious and enchanting, with fog shooting out onto the stage. This helped set the stage for the Prince arriving in the enchanted garden. This seemed to set up the dancers perfectly to dance in an enchanted garden. The setting helped to set the ... Read More

My Recommendation of the Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown (1143 words, 2 pages)

I read this book "The Da Vinci Code" by Dan Brown during summer I didn't want to read this book at first, because I had avoided this book for the longest time because frankly the idea of a convoluted thriller around the Holy Grail did not appeal to me (I ... Read More

The Prologue Culture and Medieval Society in the Canterbury Tales (3179 words, 4 pages)

The Canterbury Tales, written by Geoffrey Chaucer, is a collection of tales that branch from a main story line. Each tale was written by fictional characters of different rank and status in English medieval society. These tales offer excellent insights into various aspects of medieval society and culture, and the ... Read More

A Fatalist View of the Great Power of Fate (1433 words, 2 pages)

A Fatalist View of Tess of the dUbervilles The belief that the order of things is already decided and that people's lives are determined by this "greater power" is called fate. Many people, called fatalists, believe in this and that they have no power in determining their futures. Despite this, ... Read More

A Summary of The Tale of the Miller by Chaucer (1169 words, 2 pages)

The Tale of the Miller In Chaucer's Canterbury tales, the Miller's tale is said to be arguably the most humorous of the number. It is easy to see why this is said as one reads through the prologue and the tale. Though vulgar at it's best it is also said ... Read More

Analysis of a Passage of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (839 words, 1 pages)

Sir Gawain and the Green knight is an Arthurian story about the adventure of Sir Gawain to find the Green knight. King Arthur and his court are gathered for a Christmas celebration. Suddenly, the Green Knight appears and challenges king Arthur's court to a game. He asks one man to ... Read More

The Depiction of Life as a Constant Challenge in the Ballad Sir Gawain and the Green Knight (486 words, 1 pages)

The author of the book Sir Gawain and the Green Knight teaches the reader many different things about facing challenges such as how they come unexpecteantly and how they must be faced. Throughout the ballad there are numerous refernces to the challenges that Sir Gawain and the different ways that ... Read More

Serfs Are the Backbone of the Roman Society (1029 words, 2 pages)

Serf Thesis Statement- Although as a low class, serfs played a big part in the Roman society. 'I should rather labor as anothers serf, in the home of a man without fortune, one whose livelihood was meager than rule all the departed dead' is basically how people feel of being ... Read More

Shared Elements of Romance in Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and Cyrano de Bergerac (681 words, 1 pages)

John Gardner's translation of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight is a romance that shares elements with modern day stories, such as Edmond Rostand's Cyrano de Bergerac. Both romances consist of an idealized hero who fight and conquer the forces of evil. Each includes a female figure that tempts the ... Read More

A Variation of the Story “Giant and the Beanstalk” Written from the Giant’s Perspective (1022 words, 2 pages)

Giant and the Beanstalk Now I dont think anyone has ever asked me my side of the story. Well I know that youre not really asking me but since youre laying your eyes on this paper I might as well tell you. First of all Im the giant but you ... Read More

A Short Biography of Juan Ponce de León (289 words, 1 pages)

He was born in San Tervas de Campos, Spain, in 1474. There is no record of his birth, parent's names, or of his preteeen years. In his younger years he served as a squire and earned the nickname "poor knight." From that day on he trained himself in the arts ... Read More

The Paradoxes Within William Shakespeare’s Ironic Drama the Twelfth Night (1308 words, 2 pages)

Paradoxes within Shakespeare's ironic drama Twelfth Night In Shakespeare's uniquely constructed comedy, Twelfth Night, there are several paradoxes within the characters. Misinterpretations as well as false presentation of reality are both common occurrences within the characters. Nearly the entire cast of characters use or fall victim to some form of ... Read More

An Analysis of Baz Luhrmann’s Movie Moulin Rouge (1001 words, 2 pages)

The greatest thing youll ever learn is just to love and be loved in return. This lesson about life and love is just one of the many the movie Moulin Rouge has to offer its audience. Baz Luhrmann, director and co-writer of this wildly tantalizing musical extravaganza transports the viewers ... Read More

The Theme of Lust in the Millers Tale from Canterbury Tales by Chaucher (546 words, 1 pages)

Men fall in love with their eyes and women fall in love with their ears. This quote can summarize all of the Canterbury Tales if one was to replace the word love with lust. Love is not defined by the emotional sense of the word but in the sexual desire ... Read More

A Brief History and a Summary of Medieval Warfare and Warriors (826 words, 2 pages)

Medieval Warfare Medieval warfare was very brutal. They would gather their men. Who could be anyone from a footman to a knight. To me I think I might have wanted to be a knight so I could use the horses weight and speed to mow down people that I went ... Read More

An Analysis of the Historical Essay A World Lit Only by Fire by William Manchester Describing the Transition From Medieval to Renaissance Europe (1335 words, 2 pages)

Life After Death The Renaissance Era "All this meant change, and was therefore resented by the medieval mind." -William Manchester Medieval Europe was a time when nobles ruled and knights battling to the death were Saturday evening entertainment. This era, which seems so ancient from Europe as we know it ... Read More

The Chivalric Code Between King Arthur and Pellinore in Le Morte d’Arthur by Thomas Malory (331 words, 1 pages)

Chivalry is defined as the qualities idealized by knighthood, such as bravery, courtesy, honor, and gallantry toward women. The Chivalric code was developed by King Arthur and his knights in order to resolve problems in an honorable and respectful manner. Throughout Le Morte d'Arthur, it is very simple to distinguish ... Read More

An Analysis of the Romance Novel Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte (966 words, 2 pages)

Jane Eyre A romance? Usually Jane Eyre is thought of as a romance novel, however in how many novels that are categorized as romance do you find a woman as the heroine? Jane has to go through many hardships in her life to accomplish the tasks that would ultimately make ... Read More

Themes of Violent Entertainment and Hatered Between the Normans and the Saxons in the Middle Ages in the Story of Ivanhoe (480 words, 1 pages)

Sean Pendergast The story of Ivanhoe takes place during the Middle Ages in England with the year being 1194 A.D. It is about the adventures Ivanhoe encounters upon returning from the crusades with his friend and king, King Richard the Lion Heart. Ivanhoe has been disowned by his father because ... Read More

An Analysis of the Story Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad (2333 words, 3 pages)

Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness is at its core the story of two men, Marlow and Kurtz, and their experiences with the evil that resides within mankind's soul. In many ways, Marlow and Kurtz are the light and dark selves of the same person. Marlow is what Kurtz might have ... Read More

An Analysis of Horatio’s Speech to Fortinbras in Hamlet by William Shakespeare (902 words, 2 pages)

Hamlet Horatio's Speech to Fortinbras Sir Fortinbras and noble knights of the army of Norway, I stand before you today to tell a tale of a martyred hero to whom we must remember. Hamlet be thy name. He was a friend and a leader. About eight months ago Hamlet was ... Read More

A Brief History and an Introduction to the Celebration of Halloween in the United States (2028 words, 7 pages)

Halloween in this country is a colorful festival to say the least, but one that seems to strangely celebrate the opposite of everything "good". Its imagery promulgates death and horror, and depicts haunted ghosts and evil witches flying off to commit malevolence! (Probably, that's how all that toilet paper wound ... Read More

The Value of Chivalry for King Arthur of Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table and in the Modern World (847 words, 2 pages)

First Knight Composition To live ones life so that it is worthy of respect and honor, is what the code of chivalry meant to King Arthur of Camelot and the Knights of the Round Table. They knew to never attack unless both sides were prepared, or to torture and attack ... Read More

The Description of Faith in “Fear and Trembling” by Soren Kierkegaard (1929 words, 3 pages)

What is Faith and how does it Relate to Infinite Resignation? In Fear and Trembling, Soren Kierkegaard, under the pseudonym of Johannes de Silentio, provides a perplexing description of faith. Essentially, Kierkegaard proposes that individuals make a "leap of faith" into a religious life, which is inherently paradoxical because it ... Read More

A Symbolism in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Masque of Red Death (606 words, 1 pages)

In The Masque of the Red Death by Edgar Allen Poe there are three important symbols that relate to ordinary life in many ways. The seven chambers in which the masque was held all represent seven different things. The ebony clock in the black chamber also represents an important thing, ... Read More

An Analysis of the Epic of Gilgamesh (311 words, 1 pages)

What an epic says about its culture is that that was the way they lived like in the Epic of Gilgamesh, Faerie Qveene, and Iliad (Comical Version). The three are epics from their own time and culture they are the same in some ways and different in other ways. The ... Read More

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013