Conclusion a) Prominent writer b) A genius c) No history d) Relevance of his works Shakespeare William Shakespeare is a renown writer who is remembered for his great oratory and writing genius (Ngulu 12). Indeed, his works has been shrouded in mystery as many people wonder whether he wrote all the lays and drama, or whether several authors were responsible for the write-ups. This controversy has led to many theories about the authorship of all the works attributed to Shakespeare. Many people argue that if indeed Shakespeare were the one who wrote all the works that bear his name, he would have written
Redefining Truth in Tim O’Brien’s The Things They Carried By: Rose Monahan May 2011 The Pennsylvania State University In an interview with Tobey C. Herzog, Tim O’Brien discussed the merits of truth by saying, “You have to understand about life itself. There is a truth as we live it; there is a truth as we tell it. Those two are not compatible all the time. There are times when the story truth can be truer, I think, than a happening truth” (120). Many literary scholars have struggled with the “truth” in one of O’Brien’s most famous works, The Things They Carried, a collection of twenty-two tales on the Vietnam War that stand alone just as strongly as they tie together.
Eric Placido 11/14/13 P.1 Beowulf & Sir Gawain Comparison (Chivalry) The medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code. That’s Chivalry. Sir Gawain definitely followed these codes but did Beowulf do the same? Even from a different time period? I honestly believe that they have very strong similarities.
Robert of Jumièges was brought to England and became the Archbishopric of Canterbury from 1051 to 1052. Another Norman brought over was Ralph the Timid (Ralph of Mantes) who was Edward’s nephew and he was the Earl of Herford from 1051 to 1055/57. These appointments were to the dislike of many Anglo-Saxon nobles, especially Godwin, as they believed that high positions such as Archbishopric were meant to be held by Anglo-Saxons. Edward mainly appointed these Normans because he trusted them more than some Anglo-Saxons, this shows the Edward was very self-sufficient and that he could use his power for things that he wanted, instead of being controlled by Earls such as Godwin. It is also a statement of who is in control and who the leader is.
How the movie "Excalibur" relates to the medieval written work "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight." The movie Excalibur and the poetry work Sir Gawain and the Green Knight are both on the basis of the Arthurian legend and, therefore, their share several similarities. Excalibur is a compelling movie which is filthy and gleamy, bloody and tender, with an element of a stunning visual epic. This is the same case of the written work of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, which is full of drama that is beaming, blood, and equally compelling. In the Excalibur, King Arthur falls for the trap of betrayal due to the romantic passions from Guenevere.
The greatest value of Beowulf is his bravery. There is no doubt that Beowulf is one of the greatest warriors of all time in literature. Beowulf’s nobility is much different than King Arthur or Sir Gawain due to the time period. His bragging about his heroics could be interpreted as cowardice if placed in a different time period. Could his journey be to find himself?
For example, Washington Irving’s Rip Van Winkle, was not primarily conversational, and thus would not benefit as much from being orally told like Harriet Beecher Stowe’s The Ghost in the Mill or Samuel Clemens’s Cannibalism in the Cars. Where Irving takes the reader on a more personal creative literary journey – void of a separate storyteller though filled with imagery and vivid landscapes allowing the reader to make their own determinations – Stowe allows for a dialect advantageous of being acted aloud. Upon reading The Ghost in the Mill, you want to actually hear Sam Lawson tell the story, to know every aspect of the story and every word spoken by the characters in exactly the way he tells it, just like the children have learned to. Through stories like Stowe’s, written using dialect heavy in Southern slave culture, the need for a storyteller becomes more apparent, aiding in understanding the story’s tone. Likewise, in Clemens’s Cannibalism in the Cars, the written description only serves for so many creative possibilities; it is the storyteller that really brings the story to life.
As a Knight of the medieval time period you had to live by the Chivalric Code. This code was a code of conduct and stated that knights or nobles must be brave warriors, virtuous Christians, and must fight selflessly for justice. In Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Gawain attempts to live up to the Chivalric Code but falls short at moments not only for fear of losing his life but also because of his individuality. In the beginning of the legend Gawain is nothing more than the nephew of King Arthur and his life is not greatly valued. A mysterious Green Knight rides into Arthur’s hall and challenges anyone who is willing to a simple contest.
Unknown Darkness To write about things nobody likes to talk about or even mention in real life makes Nathaniel Hawthorne a great poet and a famous one at that. Hawthorne wrote so much about the American Colonies and how they lived their lives, he captured the smallest details of that time. Imagine being a writer in those times trying to find things to write about, in some of his poems you can see what a morbid mind he had, and it’s possibly due to his environment. Some of his Ancestors were direct descendants of Puritan judges. Which might have influenced his all famous “Scarlet Letter” and “The Minister’s Black Veil”, both these poems evoke each readers own personal judgments on human nature.
The story Sir Gawain and the Green Knight consists of a hero named Gawain. Gawain is a hero because he possesses characteristics of a Romance Mythos hero which are courageous, courteous and