Your Questions About Arthur
Daniel asks…
What do you think is the message in King Arthur's story?
Arthur, we know, is a great and popular example of a Romantic Literature hero. The story begins with Arthur ignorant of his birth or of any great future. He gets the sword because he doesn't want to let his brother down, and he is generous throughout. What meaning or interpretation do you make of the story, and does that inspire you in any way?
Artie answers:
The person above me is right in that there's a dark side to Arthurian legend. But I think what we can take from it is that the best way to live is with civility. Might doesn't make right.
The recurring episodes in the Arthur legends are how he brought peace, rule of law, and stability to Britain, which at the time was not a unified country but a bunch of warring tribes. Arthur made rules and laws that applied to everyone and were meted out fairly - no more wars. He ushered in an era of Pax Brittania (peace in Britain) that was unprecedented.
I'm not talking about the historical Arthur here, strictly about the legends of Malory, White, etc.
Donald asks…
Please help me come up with campaign slogans for President Chester Arthur?
In my history class we are going to be holding political campaigns for selected presidents. Our group received Chester Arthur. Please help us come up with good catchy campaign slogans for this guy.
So far we came up with:
Chester the Successor
Chester for Reform
But we don't really feel that they are catchy.....We want to get people to vote for this guy in our fake election
he's dead, but if he was running as president----what would be a good slogan?
Artie answers:
Ok is he in your classroom or a dead president. (i dont know my presidents)
Susan asks…
The Scarlet Letter - How does Arthur Dimmesdale change throughout the story?
I need to do a character analysis for Arthur Dimmesdale. What are 6 major ways he changed throughout the book?
Anyone know where I can find pictures of him from this movie?
Artie answers:
I won't do your homework for you, but I can point you in the right direction,
In the first place, look at the name of the character..."Dimmsdale." Try to make some associations. Look up the word "dale" in the dictionary, and then try to think about what "Dimmsdale" might mean.
Trace the way the character changes physically in the story. Look at the descriptions of his face, his features and gestures and see how they differ as the story progresses. Then think about what this might be reflecting about how he feels inside.
The language in "The Scarlet Letter" is difficult, but the story itself is really easy to analyze once you read through it, because everything Hawthorne writes is so heavy with symbolism.
Good luck.
George asks…
What are some good websites that tells the story of king arthur and the knights of the round table?
i need this for an english project...it's some sort of an analysis about the film we've just watched about king arthur and the knights of the round table...since i forgot to jot down notes about the settings, the chars. and all the other important details, my teacher advised me to search the internet for the legends...
thx..
a lot.. 
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Artie answers:
Here are a couple of websites that may help you.
Http://www.kingarthursknights.com/
http://www.britannia.com/history/h12.html
Ruth asks…
What is the name of the movie in which Merlin teaches young Arthur?
I amnot interested in Holywood movies dealing with the latter life of Arthur and theKnights of theround table, nor am I interested in the legend e.g. "The sword in the stone". Please help!
Artie answers:
The only movie I know of on this subject is "The Sword in the Stone" by Disney.
The book it was taken from is "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White.
The first part of the book is called The Sword in the Stone.
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