Your essay should have a clear claim or a thesis that is well developed and discussed through reference to textual details. Characters should be named correctly and their function in the story should be textually correct. Essay should have clearly developed points that are divided into paragraphs. Essay should have a clearly written conclusion. Your essay should have a clear claim or a thesis that is well developed and discussed through reference to textual details. Characters should be named correctly and their function in the story should be textually correct. Essay should have clearly developed points that are divided into paragraphs. Essay should have a clearly written conclusion.
PROMPT #1
How does John Boorman’s *Excalibur* show the conflict between the old religion represented by Merlin and Morgana and the new religion of Christianity represented by the story of the Holy Grail? What is the relationship between the the religious narrative in Excalibur and the narrative about rightful sovereignty to rule England as depicted in the film? Support your response with specific scenes, dialogues, and plot analysis from the film.
GENERAL NOTES
Always support your claims with quotes from the text /film. Cite the textual quote parenthetically in the essay by using brackets as in this example:
EXAMPLE: Gilgamesh eventually appears to have asked for the forgiveness of goddess Ishtar when he asks the goddess to help Enkidu: “May Ishtar, the great queen, accept this/ May she welcome my friend and walk at his side” (57).
Cite relevant aspects from the film by giving the inclusive time counter in parenthetical citation as in this example:
EXAMPLE: Lancelot appears to be under the thrall of a love that is beyond his feeble human power to control. As he wakes from a nightmare in which he has stabbed himself, Lancelot cries out, “Guinevere, I fight against myself” (1:14:43-1:14:50).
The text itself should be cited at the end of the essay following MLA citation. See MLA citation link given below and reviewed in class.
The film should be cited as follows:
Excalibur. Directed by John Boorman, performances by Nigel Terry, Helen Mirren and Nicholas Clay, Orion Pictures, 1981.
The two poems from the poetryfoundation website should be cited thusly:
Tennyson, Lord Alfred. “Ulysses.” Poetryfoundation, https://www.poetryfoundation.org/, Accessed 25 Jan. 2023.
NOTE: The wrong response to this assignment would be a summary of the text or the film. We have all read the text. This assignment asks for your analysis and interpretation of the text/film based on the above prompts.
Watch the film “Excalibur” and write an essay in 600 words.