Post #6 - Why People Love Medival Romance, and Arthurian Legend

Medieval Times, one of the best times to live if you ask me. Knights, unnecessary violence, and chivalry was not yet dead. Many people wonder how the stories from these time periods have lasted so long, and those reasons I stated earlier are the exact reasons. People love, love and violence for some reason it is a thing that we seem attracted too that pulls us in a keeps up reading on and on for thousands of years.
For instance the one story we read was about chivalry. This story is Sir Gawain and Lady Ragnell, Sir Gawain must be chivalrous to all ladies in the land, and he goes to court Lady Ragnell even though she is hideous and most likely obese. But he is very polite and kind to her and he let's her do all her wishes and desires and by doing this and by giving her all of her free will, he breaks the curse on Lady Ragnell and she becomes beautiful.
Next is a story about hope and how things even if by accident can come out of no where, The Sword and The Stone. Where King Arthur is walking around trying to find his masters sword, and find this sowrd in the stone and he pulls it out when no other knights can. All knights are trying to pull it out all of these very strong muscular people cannot pull it out of the stone and then this young weaker boy comes and some how ( I think with Merlins magic) can pull out the sword and become king of all the land.
My final story that I enjoyed was The Candle in the Wind, because this shows true friendship and trust between people, especially when Arthur dies because he then tells them to ride with the candle every night, and he does this. Also, when he tells the knight to throw the sword into the lake back to the lady. Even though he does not do it on the first few tries, he still obeys Arthurs dying wish which shows true friendship.
Now for my movie example, I am choosing Monty Python and the Holy Grail. This is obviously a silly little spoof on all of the stories, but it shows all of them decently in a more appeasing way for viewers. It shows all of the things I have talked about just with a few more laughs.
These are my four reasons why I think that people love medival writing, and why Arthurian Legends have lasted the test of time.

Post #5 - Medival Story Opinion

So far many of these stories that we have read are interesting and filled with enough drama to at least keep the class entertained, or why else would we read?! But my favorite so far has to be, Sir Gawain and Lady Ragnell. Just because of the fact that there is so much chivalry that Gawain shows, instead of wanting her for his own selfish needs he is polite to her and this breaks the curse. "It is a choice I cannot make, my dear Ragnell. It concerns you. Whatever you choose to be -- fair by day or by night -- I will willingly abide by it." (Unknown 24) So by being polite to her, and giving her free will he breaks the spell that was placed on her, and she is beautiful all the time instead of night or day. So this shows that chivalry was very important back then for the knights to be always polite and courteous to a lady no matter what the circumstances.

The Fifth Child Book Covers

I chose the second one, because it shows the truth inside of the book as well. It looks like the sceene described when Ben is sitting on his bed, and hiding from Harriet. He is crouched on the bed hissing in anger. So this show's what will be happening later in the book. It also shows that he is an outcast sitting alone with no one to help him. So all the people outside, are societies views against him. It also looks like the face of a monster, or the evil inside of him. The hatred that he has for all man kind and the hatred that he has when he is sent away. Especially when he gets back, and David tries to approach him he will hiss and try to bite David. So all of this togethe rsums up the book cover, and that is when i chose it.

Reaction to News Article.

Many ideas and opinions have come up about Mary Shelley's story, "Frankenstein".

Many times writers write about things tghat have happened in their lives, and Mary Shelley wasn't writing an autobiography but she took some things, that happened in her life and used them as a fuel to write her horrific novel. Stephen Witty brings this up in his new article,by saying that there is a little bit suffering, loss, and being ostracized. As he said, there is a little bit of monster in everyone.

I agree with him because everyone, has something bad happen to them in life that changes them forever. He says that everyone feels sorry for the monster as well, and we all do. We feel bad for him because he is rejected all the time, no one accepts him and he did not ask to be brought into life. So while he is trying to make friends no one wants to be with you, and the one child you think that wont be against you is, and is your mortal enemies brother. So you are forced to kill him. He has no choice in what he does, everything is forced opon him which I think is completely unfair. When this writer talks about Mary Shelley I think he is right because, she makes you feel sympathy for the characters in her books, out of stuff that has happened in her life.

Frankenstein's Reaction.

My rection to Frankenstein so far is very diffrent, compared to what I have seen in the movies, It isn't as dramatic as I thought it would be. Especially in the "birthing" scene, when as in the movies it is slamming and banging, and screaming. But in the book as if someone is waking up, from sleeping. "His jaws opened, and he mutteredsome inarticulate sounds, while a grin wrinkled cheeks." (Shelley pg.44)