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Nicole E said: Today in class when we read "Arthur Becomes King." and it was about how Wart (a.k.a Arthur) pulled the sword from the stone and became king of England. In this story there are many things that relate to our main topic of this semester which is The Power and Peral and Secrets,one was first how Merlin secretly taught Wart how to become powerful and wise and talk to animals. That gave Wart power because he did not know this but he would become a very powerful person in the future, and by not knowing what the training would do for him, he was not able to tell anyone until he was able and old enough to become a higher figure in England.
Today in class, we read a story called Arthur Becomes King, in which Arthur – as the title says - becomes the King of England. The story describes the tension and anticipation surrounding the pulling of the sword from the stone. Through this difficult test, the next ruler of England is decided. The Wart, later pulls the sword out of the stone with little effort. Seeing this magnificent feat, Sir Kay claims the deed as his own when he tells his father that he himself pulled the sword out of the stone. Realizing that he had told a horrible lie, Sir Kay later confessed, saying that Wart was really the one who pulled the sword out.
In the story “Arthur Becomes King,” I noticed a few secrets that gave power to a few characters and peril to others. The secret that stuck out the most to me was when Sir Kay lied to Sir Ector about pulling the sword from the stone, which Arthur (also called Wart) had actually done himself. This could have caused Kay great peril to himself by lying about such an important and great thing, but luckily for him, he ended up telling the truth and giving Arthur great power by making him the king.
In the story “Arthur Becomes King,” there were a lot of secrets that gave both power to some and peril to others. The secret that Merlyn kept from Arthur (also known as Wart) about him being the rightful king of England was a peril for Wart because he didn’t know where he was originally from and he didn’t know that when he pulled the sword from the stone he had gained full power. If Wart had known that by pulling the sword from the stone then he wouldn’t have given it to Sir Kay, who in turn lied to his father saying that he was the rightful heir.
In the story "Arthur Becomes King" there are a lot of secrets that our kept. The one major one would be that Merlin knew that Arthur's family was royal and that one day he would become king. Merlin did not tell Arthur that, he just taught him the right ways to lead and take charge. In the story, when Arthur becomes the king, he is forced to try and make decisions for the country. He would usually turn to Merlin for help but this time Merlin just wanted him to think on his own, which Arthur did. This showed that Arthur had learned a lot from Merlin.
In the story of King Arthur, during the last part of the story, Merlyn has been helping Arthur win battles with his secret plan. Even though Merlyn helps him win these battles Arthur loses many men and feels bad about this. Arthur reveals the secret to council and then it turns to peril because Arthur realizes maybe that ought to not be used to fight. Arthur tells his knights to go around the world and turn a bad thing into a good by using Might the right way.
Today we finished the second half of "Arthur Becomes King". Arthur is now the King of England. There is a war that has occured because some English and Scottish rulers did not want to accept him as king. King Arthur is trying to unite his kingdom and create peace and good deeds throughout his land. King Arthurs goal was to turn bad things into good things. He wanted to use his might and power for good. At the end of the story the magician recites the Nunc Dimittis which is a song of Simeon. Simeon was a man that was allowed to live long enough in order to see the Messiah.
Phil K said: today we read an exerpt from the story, THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING. in this part of the story, arthur is starting to introduce the idea of the knights of the round table. The knights of the round table is based on a system called might and right. This is still relevant today, never has somebody simply wished something to happen. There is always some form of might involved. Even in a peaceful protest, you cant stop 50,000 people from expressing themselves. (Jan 15)
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Nicole E said:
Today in class when we read "Arthur Becomes King." and it was about how Wart (a.k.a Arthur) pulled the sword from the stone and became king of England. In this story there are many things that relate to our main topic of this semester which is The Power and Peral and Secrets,one was first how Merlin secretly taught Wart how to become powerful and wise and talk to animals. That gave Wart power because he did not know this but he would become a very powerful person in the future, and by not knowing what the training would do for him, he was not able to tell anyone until he was able and old enough to become a higher figure in England.
Today in class, we read a story called Arthur Becomes King, in which Arthur – as the title says - becomes the King of England. The story describes the tension and anticipation surrounding the pulling of the sword from the stone. Through this difficult test, the next ruler of England is decided. The Wart, later pulls the sword out of the stone with little effort. Seeing this magnificent feat, Sir Kay claims the deed as his own when he tells his father that he himself pulled the sword out of the stone. Realizing that he had told a horrible lie, Sir Kay later confessed, saying that Wart was really the one who pulled the sword out.
In the story “Arthur Becomes King,” I noticed a few secrets that gave power to a few characters and peril to others. The secret that stuck out the most to me was when Sir Kay lied to Sir Ector about pulling the sword from the stone, which Arthur (also called Wart) had actually done himself. This could have caused Kay great peril to himself by lying about such an important and great thing, but luckily for him, he ended up telling the truth and giving Arthur great power by making him the king.
In the story “Arthur Becomes King,” there were a lot of secrets that gave both power to some and peril to others. The secret that Merlyn kept from Arthur (also known as Wart) about him being the rightful king of England was a peril for Wart because he didn’t know where he was originally from and he didn’t know that when he pulled the sword from the stone he had gained full power. If Wart had known that by pulling the sword from the stone then he wouldn’t have given it to Sir Kay, who in turn lied to his father saying that he was the rightful heir.
In the story "Arthur Becomes King" there are a lot of secrets that our kept. The one major one would be that Merlin knew that Arthur's family was royal and that one day he would become king. Merlin did not tell Arthur that, he just taught him the right ways to lead and take charge. In the story, when Arthur becomes the king, he is forced to try and make decisions for the country. He would usually turn to Merlin for help but this time Merlin just wanted him to think on his own, which Arthur did. This showed that Arthur had learned a lot from Merlin.
In the story of King Arthur, during the last part of the story, Merlyn has been helping Arthur win battles with his secret plan. Even though Merlyn helps him win these battles Arthur loses many men and feels bad about this. Arthur reveals the secret to council and then it turns to peril because Arthur realizes maybe that ought to not be used to fight. Arthur tells his knights to go around the world and turn a bad thing into a good by using Might the right way.
Today we finished the second half of "Arthur Becomes King". Arthur is now the King of England. There is a war that has occured because some English and Scottish rulers did not want to accept him as king. King Arthur is trying to unite his kingdom and create peace and good deeds throughout his land. King Arthurs goal was to turn bad things into good things. He wanted to use his might and power for good. At the end of the story the magician recites the Nunc Dimittis which is a song of Simeon. Simeon was a man that was allowed to live long enough in order to see the Messiah.
Phil K said:
today we read an exerpt from the story, THE ONCE AND FUTURE KING. in this part of the story, arthur is starting to introduce the idea of the knights of the round table. The knights of the round table is based on a system called might and right. This is still relevant today, never has somebody simply wished something to happen. There is always some form of might involved. Even in a peaceful protest, you cant stop 50,000 people from expressing themselves. (Jan 15)
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