To Camelot Analysis
To Camelot or Not?
I grew up watching Sci-Fi shows mostly, but I really did love the original Dark Shadows with the brooding Barnabas. After reading a lot of the posts this week in between decorating for a Veteran’s Day event at our school and mopping up the water from the broken water main in (or should I say under) the house, I came to the conclusion that Captain Kirk was a futuristic King Arthur and Mr. Spock would have been his Merlin. You had pageantry and magic along with the code of honor that the characters would follow.
I have always had a fascination with the time of Arthur ever since Richard Harris was in Camelot. The magic that movie inspired in me was unbelievable. The idea of the courtly love and the thoughts the music inspired in me still can bring chills to my skin. This movie may be why I have always loved Johanna Lyndsey books set during the medieval times. She also uses the knightly code in her books but the women in the books are probably a …show more content…
It is set in today’s time but with characters from the time of Merlin and Morganna. Marrok had been cursed by la Fey to live forever, so he and others (wizards) bring the past to the present with their talk of the feud between Merlin and Morganna. The use of the spells and the idea of a one time, life time mate that would last for a thousand years’ life span is very intriguing. The author seems to have a following and is well received; could it be due to her use of knights and wizards in a modern day setting?
The different tales of Robin Hood san Maid Marian or not was something I always looked forward to after seeing Errol Flynn in the tights. I even liked the version Men in Tights. The romantic ideas in some of the versions was diametrically opposite from the settings of other versions from the same tale. When looking at the opposing themes, you would wonder who had done their research on the
I grew up watching Sci-Fi shows mostly, but I really did love the original Dark Shadows with the brooding Barnabas. After reading a lot of the posts this week in between decorating for a Veteran’s Day event at our school and mopping up the water from the broken water main in (or should I say under) the house, I came to the conclusion that Captain Kirk was a futuristic King Arthur and Mr. Spock would have been his Merlin. You had pageantry and magic along with the code of honor that the characters would follow.
I have always had a fascination with the time of Arthur ever since Richard Harris was in Camelot. The magic that movie inspired in me was unbelievable. The idea of the courtly love and the thoughts the music inspired in me still can bring chills to my skin. This movie may be why I have always loved Johanna Lyndsey books set during the medieval times. She also uses the knightly code in her books but the women in the books are probably a …show more content…
It is set in today’s time but with characters from the time of Merlin and Morganna. Marrok had been cursed by la Fey to live forever, so he and others (wizards) bring the past to the present with their talk of the feud between Merlin and Morganna. The use of the spells and the idea of a one time, life time mate that would last for a thousand years’ life span is very intriguing. The author seems to have a following and is well received; could it be due to her use of knights and wizards in a modern day setting?
The different tales of Robin Hood san Maid Marian or not was something I always looked forward to after seeing Errol Flynn in the tights. I even liked the version Men in Tights. The romantic ideas in some of the versions was diametrically opposite from the settings of other versions from the same tale. When looking at the opposing themes, you would wonder who had done their research on the