The Candle in the Wind

I think Arthur chose to prosecute Lancelot and Guenevere because he had made thoes rules. It was the fact that that law was what he had made. If it had been anyother people, he would have upheld the law just as he did with Lancelot and Guenevere. He couldn't play favorites. Its as if he were a policeman, he would have to uphold the law even if it meant giving in people he loved. But where as the police have a choice, it seemed that Arthur felt he didn't until Guenevere was actually marching to the stake. Arthur made the laws of chiverly come back, and because he believed in that he couldn't turn his back on his beliefs just to save his friends.


In my beliefs, the fall of Camelot was caused by revenge. For example, Pellinore killed ( By accident) The Okeny brother's father, in turn, they killed him. That need for revenge has been passed down, Finally ending up in the death of their mother, and Pellinor's son. The only reason that the line stopped was because Arthur managed to stop Pellinor's other son from killing the brothers. Then there was Mordred. He was a baby, for crying out loud, how could he remember the boat? The only reason that he had that grudge was because his mother hated Arthur, so she told him the story, which made him hate Arthur in turn. It was just this big long line of hate and grudges that ended in revenge.



I find Lancelot to be, still, interesting. Most people, when confronted with their life, would kill the person doing the confronting. But he held no grudge when poeple tried to kill him. Showing, that Arthurs table did help at least one person.

What I found interesting is that, Merlin was the person that started Arthur off on this whole king ship thing, and he was also the last person that he called out to. I wonder if it was just a hopeful thought that Merlin would help to bail him out.



I find the ending to be both depressing and hopeful. There is always the depressing part that people are fighting and dying, But there is also that hopeful part. Like Lancelot, he had chiverly so embeded in himself he would never strike a downed man, he was also probably a hero to many kids, who would follow in his foot steps and carry the chiverly on. There was also the little page boy, who would be able to tellt he true intentions of Arthur.




In my opinion of the book itself, there was a little too much detail. For example when we first meet Merlin, and go in his house. There was like three or four paragraphs of nothing but detail and I find that hard to read. All in all it was a rather good book.

The Ill- Made knight

I thought that Lancelot was interesting. He was ugly, number one. In most stories the 'hero' is the most handsome person that anyone has ever seen. In this case, I think it was more so we could see more of Lancelot's heart. If people in the story were completly into his looks, we'd never hear about anything else. By making him ugly, we get to hear more of what is going on in his head and his heart. Another thing that I found interesting, is that he could hurt people, and not feel bad, until he saw that he hurt them. I understand, I don't do it on a daily basis, but when I'm in a bad mood, I don't care how many insults or side comments I throw out, as long as it hurts someone. When I do hurt someone though, I feel horrible. It's a nice vent until someone gets hurt, but then you feel the need to make it up to them, like Lancelot did with Elaine.


Elaine was a little crazy, in my point of view. (She probably went a little mad in the boiling water.) I can see why she fell in love with Lancelot, I mean, he saved her from a big vat of water that was boiling her alive. ( It's a good thing she wasn't in a town of cannibals. haha.) But it's one thing to be in love, than to be obsessive about someone. In this case, it was almost obsessive. I say almost because, she was willing to let him go. If he came back she would be happy. ( what if part of the boiling water was that the person that pulled her out, she was to fall in love with? Didn't Morgause use that Spancel at the end of the last book?Is That why she used it?) I don't understand though, how she could hold on to this love so long. Lancelot left her for twenty years, and she still stayed. This I find amazing, and because of that, declare her mind addled with.


Guenevere was annoying. Making scenes for no reason. Okay, I'll admit, she had her moments, but when she wasn't having a moment, she was annoying. For example, when Lancelot was going to fight at the castle where Elaine was, she was going to make him stay, but changed her mind. What the heck. She caused poor Lancelot to have a mental break down, felt bad, and spent a fortune looking for him. What the heck. It actually kind of reminded me of Lancelot in a way, he hurt people, felt bad, made it up to them. But in Guenevere's case, she did it to the same person, over and over again, which made it more annoying then when Lancelot had his moments. It just makes me wonder what lengths the human heart will go to to find and keep love?


The Orkney family had it coming. They should have seen this coming. It was a shock that Agravaine murdered his own mother and Pellinor's son. I was furious that because Pellinor accidently murdered their father so they killed him. But this family was so messed up it wasn't even funny. ( All of the people that think their family is dysfunctional needs to read this book, the Orkney family beats us hands down.) I was happy though, that Gareth, at least had no part in the murder of his own blood. Made me see some hope in at least one of them. I do think that Agravaine and Mordred will cause much more trouble.



Arthur ignoring the love affair, was the best way to keep everyone happy. You see, Merlin warned Arthur that Guenevere was supposed to be with Lancelot. He was the only one that knew he could do nothing. If he had brought up the affair with Lance and Jenny, they would have felt bad, especially Lance, and Arthur wouldn't be happy, because he would lose Jenny, who he was rather fond of. So by keeping quiet and ignoring the triangle, he let Jenny and Lance be together, like fate wanted them to be, and he didnt have to upset the Kingdom, or the fates, and he got to tecnically keep Jenny.



Going more on the Spancel. I was making some lunch, and I was thinking about the Orkney family, and then it dawned on me. What if Morgause, being a witch and all, knew about Lancelot so to try to out the whole place in an uproar she used the Spancel to make Elaine fall in love with Lance. ( it was a good idea while I was writing it)