Derpo, Shiera mae B. D2HRM – Ms. Rebong
“Best Dates Ever”
Walking hand in hand, my king and I, past guardsmen headed to defend the palace from us, past scared servants still carrying platters of jollyjellies, fried wondercrumpets and tarty tarts into the White Queen’s dining room. The heavy double doors blew apart, a wall crumbled and a horde of my card soldiers charged through the blasted opening with swords raised. Standing amid the crumbled stones and splinters of wood was a nightmare people of the queendom had never seen before. “Off with their heads!” I screamed. “Off with their stinking, boring heads!”
Yes, I made an imaginary scene of my version of Alice in Wonderland, a much brutal, bloody and gruesome version. I would be playing as the Red Queen, the arch-enemy of Alice and my boyfriend as the Mad Hatter who would be my king later on. If only he would approve of my obsession about producing and filming my very own Alice, it is going to be one of our best dates ever.
Ever since I was a kid, I’ve always been fond of fictional stories, of fantasies about fa...
The narrative opens with a holiday feast in King Arthur’s court. The richness of this setting is represented by the decorations surrounding Queen Guenevere described in lines 76-80. “With costly silk curtains, a canopy over,/ Of Toulouse and Turkestan tapestries rich/ All broidered and bordered with the best gems/ Ever brought into Britain, with bright pennies/ to pay.” These lines also symbolize the queen’s role in the poem of a stately symbol of chivalric Camelot and as a female ideal. In this setting women are all around, but Guenevere is positioned above them and is surrounded by expensive, beautiful things. She is clearly made superior.
When attempting to write an interesting and appealing work of historical fiction, an author may compromise the historical truth behind the story in order to attract readers. Usually, authors can be very true to the history behind the person or event that they are writing about. Yet, sometimes, works of historical fiction are glamorized in order to make the story more appealing. The novel, The White Queen, by Philippa Gregory was not an accurate representation of the life of Elizabeth Woodville because of its continual usage of historical rumors and unproven facts rather than factual information. In this book, Philippa Gregory introduced Elizabeth Woodville, the Queen of England during the late 1400’s and her fascinating story. Elizabeth’s life was surrounded by mystery, since her sons disappeared from the Tower of London in the end of the fifteenth century, and to this day, no one is sure of what happened to them. Elizabeth’s life was laced with rumor, especially the rumor of her use of witchcraft.
“Yet when we was finally permitted entry all my attention were taken not by the blazing fire but by a huge red jowled creature the Englishman who sat behind the desk. I knew not his name only that he were the most powerful man I ever saw and he might destroy my mother if he so desired. Approach says he as if he was an altar.”
The satirical novel, Dealing with Dragons, written by Patricia C.Wrede, discusses how a princess named Cimorene, runs away, or better yet, liberates herself from the torment of the “proper” Medieval society. Certainly, Cimorene is an outrageous character, who just simply does not settle for anything less than perfection. For this reason, she thrives for a better life, full of adventures. Cimorene was justified in ignoring the expected social norms of Medieval society because, it is in her best interest to escape women's unequal rights among the society, have the freedom at her own will in the activities and studies she does, and be able to gain knowledge in an unusual field, that many humans do not know about, life with belligerent, equitable
The story “Royal Beatings” is a beautiful representation of a young girl’s view of the world around her. Munro uses vivid details to create a story and characters that feel real. She draws the reader in and allows the reader to understand Rose through her poignant words about her life. Then, in the end, enables the reader to make the connections that Rose perhaps misses. “Royal Beatings” is not about any particular moment in Rose’s life or any certain action related to the reader. The story is, in fact, not about plot at all. It is instead about creating characters with a sense of verisimilitude and humanity while revealing “all their helplessness and rage and rancor.”
Numerous women have the essential task of playing hostess to the battle seeking men. Wealhtheow is the queen and wife to Hrothgar, so she is considered to be a noblewoman. In the Mead Hall, Wealhtheow enters with the surveillance of her guests. The Queen elegantly acquaints herself with the strong men in the Heorot hall. Being influentially well dressed, and bejeweled in her gold, she conforms to her given duty of distributing the cup,
Traditionally, children who were perceived to be highly imaginative and involved in pretend play were believed to be at risk for developing mental disorders like schizophrenia (Sperling, 1954). However, in recent years, these types of behaviours and thinking, for instance, having an imaginary companion, have become accepted as normal aspects of development in children (Taylor, 1999). Research has also indicated an individual difference in children’s engagement in fantasy, some are more reality focused and others more fantasy oriented. Fantasy orientation (FO) has been described as “an individual’s tendency to think and play in a fantastical realm” (Sharon & Woolley, 2004; Singer & Singer, 1990; Taylor, Cartwright & Carlson, 1993). It is suggested to be an individual difference that is stable throughout childhood and sometimes even progresses into adulthood, for instance highly fantasy oriented children tend to go into careers that entail creativity as adults such as those involving art, theatre and writing. These children who are high in FO explain their world through fantasy; they are interested in fantastical toys and games and believe in fantastical entities. Furthermore, it is suggested that these children often engage in pretend or role play as well as have an Imaginary Companion (IC), for example, boys sometimes are seen to refer to their bedroom as a superheroes haven and girls instead refer to theirs as a fairy’s castle.
The poem Sir Gawain And The Green Knight was written anonymously around 1375 for the royal court in London. This work is a combination of comedy and satire. The poem also has two plots: "the beheading contest, in which two parties agree to an exchange of blows with a sword or ax, and the temptation, an attempted seduction of the hero by a lady" (Norton, 200). This essay will discuss one description of the setting of the poem, the characters' behavior, and how this courtly society has deteriorated from the ideal.
As this mythical poem begins readers are quickly introduced to the pinnacle of this “pyramid of power”, the king and queen. King Arthur and his “full beauteous” wife Queen Guinevere were “set in the midst, placed on the rich dais adorned all about” (Neilson 3). During this time, royal monarchs often hosted large illustrious gatherings in order to display their wealth, prestige and power. This display of rank is evident when the all powerful “King Arthur and the other knights watch approvingly as Sir Gawain advances” to take the place of his cherished king and accept the Green Knights challenge (Swanson 1). Randy Schiff further clarifies the difference between kings and knights in medieval times when he states, “ Displaying his mastery of courtly deference, Gawain in “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” publicly defines himself through kinship, telling Arthur that he is praiseworthy only “for as much” as Arthur is his “em” (uncle)”(1). In the fourteenth century feudal system the top ranking social class position belong to the king and the queen.
I grew up on fairy tales. I was told stories, poems, shown movies and sung lullabies. Fairy tales have been a big part of my life so far, and I hope that they will continue in this way. Fairy tales come in different forms. Some are nursery rhymes, others are ballads, and still others are scary stories that make children – and some adults for that matter – quiver in fear. As a child I was brought up on the good kind of fairy tales, the ones that despite having a villain, the hero always won. The fairy tales that had musicals and happy, picturesque scenes of animation. I was brought up on Disney movies. As I grew, though, the movies became books and words, and some of them belonged to me. Writing a fairy tale is so much harder than simply watching as the plot played out on the screen. The movies changed to Shakespearean plays such as A Midsummer Night’s Dream or The Winter’s Tale. Those fairy tales worked their way into my dreams and into my stories.
Her eyes shined like a glossy pearl just washing on a shore of black sand with the warm rays of the sun shining down on it. Lips of bright cherry red went well with the tight black dress she was wearing. The light hit her just right so you could see every luscious curve of her body. She smelled like an ocean breeze coming in to the shore. Just try to imagine the perfect most beautiful woman you have ever seen in your life and times that by ten fold. Absolute perfection on high heals.
With the need for war came the need for protection. Castles surrounded the king for his protection against enemies. In addition,...
Every time I think of the perfect guy and me I always wonder how were always going to be, the perfect guy is always on my mind as of today he’s my Valentine. I always wonder how I would find the perfect guy for me and that was until I met him who changed my world around and I knew then he was the perfect guy for me. I am about to tell you my dream date in three major ways. First, my dream date has to be kind, mysterious, and intelligent. Next, my dream guy has to have the brown mysterious dark eyes, he has to be muscular, and has to have dark hair that would make him mysterious. Finally, my dream guy has to get along with my family and friends. He must understand them and don’t judge them for who they are or for who I am.
Each morning I stuck my key into a small gold key hole into the back entrance of her residence. The residence was absolutely stunning. There were flowers with the most exquisite scent. The landscaping was ridiculous, it was sheer perfection. The grass was always trimmed to perfection as well. There was never a weed in between the cracks of the cement. The palace was extravagant. The whole palace was made of the finest materials, it was beautiful. The roof was even made of gold. Despite the royal family’s golden exterior with love for one another and their children, I saw the real Prince and Princess of Wales. I often had time to talk to Princess Diana, although she preferred when I called her Di ( Tompson 1). While Diana’s life was cut too short, every minute that she was alive was exciting, the outfits, the press, and the charities. People could not get enough of her life and sometimes it was too much for her even though you could never tell through the smile she constantly sported.
Queen Supayalat stands as a strong character throughout The Glass Palace. Once or twice a year the Queen would ride out with her daughters, her face a white m...