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Viviane is "The Lady of the Lake," the magical priestess of the Isle of Avalon, a special mist-shrouded place which becomes more difficult to reach as people turn away from its nature- and Goddess-oriented religion. Viviane's quest is to find a king who will be loyal to Avalon as well as to Christianity. This king will be Arthur. Viviane's power is significantly strong. It is that power which inevitably drives all those who love Viviane away from her. She must use her power to do the work of the Goddess, which is not always understood. Morgaine, who is raised by Viviane feels the power being used on her and leaves, as well as Viviane's son, Lancelet, who is to afraid of his mother to see her. Viviane is a strong character who's spirituality is thought provoking. .
Gwenhwyfar, Arthur's Queen, is an overly pious, fearful woman who successfully sways her husband, Arthur, into betraying his allegiance to Avalon. Arthur's incredible love for Gwenyfar is confusing at times because there is no real development of their relationship. Arthur just seems to have fallen deeply in love with a woman who's stupidity is infuriating. However, Arthur is not the only one who is madly in love with Gwenyfar; Arthur's best friend Lancelet is as well. Igraine see's this in the beginning and tries to undo the arrangement of her marriage to Arthur, but it could not be stopped. Gwenyfar returns the love to Lancelet and the reader somehow manages to feel compassion for the poor woman locked in a triangle of despair. The reader grows to hate Gwenyfar as she is the ultimate rock in the bottom of Morgaine's shoe. The Mists of Avalon depicts Gwenhwyfar as a blind cultist, rather than the wise and loving queen. .
Set against Gwenyfar is Morgaine of the Fairies, Arthur's sister, love, and enemy - and the most powerfully believable person in the book - who manipulates the characters like threads in a tapestry to achieve her tragic and heroic goals.
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Despite the fact that he lived in darkness, his love and care for his father kept his soul alive. ... I believed that it was this devotion that helped him live through the endless night. ... It refers to a time of utter despair and darkness. ... They were murdered, tortured, and forced to watch their loved ones face the same slow death that awaited them. This must certainly be the epitome of darkness and despair. ...
I found Ethan Frome to be a heartbreaking tale of despair and anguish. ... Ethan Frome, the title character, constantly feuds with himself over his own feelings, especially in the area of love. Oftentimes he finds himself torn between his love for another and his devotion to his wife. ... In Ethan Frome, Wharton situates the morals and devotion of marriage against true love and sinful compassion. ... However, Wharton keeps Ethan Frome different from other love stories with her dimensional characters, breathtaking imagery, and realistic storyline. ...
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Hester Prynne is caught in a conflict between the Puritan morals of her community and a higher law: one of her own love. ... Her devotion to serving the sick and needy and her fine sewing skills, give her access to almost every person in the community. ... Although the harsh treatment she had to undergo as a result of the Puritan communities' punishment caused her much despair and pain, it has also made her a stronger and wiser woman. ... Shame, despair, solitude! ...
Leon immediately falls in love with Emma, "as for Emma, she didn't think she was in love with him. Love, she believed, should arrive all at once with thunder and lightning-(111). ... Her downfall in their relationship with Leon comes when she begins to try to make him dress or act in certain ways and quit his job in order to ensure his permanent devotion to her. ... The day Emma gives herself to Rodolphe she believes that "she was finally going to possess those joys of love, that fever of happiness, of which she had so long despaired"(163). ... Emma considers Rodolphe to be the one great ...
I challenge anyone to understand Islam, its spirit, and not to love it. It is a beautiful religion of brotherhood and devotion. ... Pi says, "It is a beautiful religion of brotherhood and devotion." ... He sums it up himself beautifully, "Hindus, in their capacity for love are indeed hairless Christians, just as Muslims, in the way they see God in everything, are bearded Hindus, and Christians, in their devotion to God, are hat-wearing Muslims." ... A part of me did not want Richard Parker to die at all, because if he died I would be left alone with despair, a foe even more formidable than a t...
