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.