jacob

Character Compare and Contrast  For this assignment I am comparing and contrasting characters from the movie Merlin. I chose the characters Queen Mab, Morgan Le Fay, King Arthur, and Merlin. I chose these characters because of how alike some of them are and how vastly different others are. Mab and Morgan le Fay are a lot alike. Both of them are cruel and dishonest. They both lack morals, are mischievous and get what they want by deceiving. For example Mab killed Merlin’s mother, and the lady who raised him. This was an unnecessary thing to do and did it for her own benefit, whether it helped her or not. Morgan also did bad things including having sexual intercourse with her brother Arthur, when she knew it was her brother. Arthur on the other hand, did not know it was his sister.  Also, Arthur and Merlin are a lot alike. They both show courage, bravery, and have a strong sense of patriotism. For example, Merlin shows patriotism by trying to make Arthur the king. Arthur shows his patriotism by, while being king, trying to do the best for England, and tries to build Camelot. Also their courage and bravery shows through their actions. Merlin, even at his own risk, tries to save Nimue from the dragon. He defeats the dragon, but Nimue is scarred. Arthur shows his courage through battle, going head to head with Mordrid, knowing he is a great fighter and that he is also his son. He wanted to kill Mordrid because he was a risk to England.  2 people that are very different are Merlin and Mab. Mab is a cruel vindictive person while Merlin is a courageous and brave person. For example, Mab put Nimue to be killed by the dragon and almost succeeds until Merlin saves her. Merlin kills the dragon and saves Nimue putting his life on the line to save her. This is how different Merlin and Queen Mab are. Merlin also is caring while Mab is completely uncaring. Merlin makes sure that England is in good hands by making Arthur the king. Mab tries to stop everything Merlin does even though he is doing what is best for England. That is how they are so different.  Arthur and Morgan le Fay are much different too. Morgan is cruel and heartless while Arthur is courageous and a good person. For example, Morgan had intercourse with Arthur and Arthur didn’t know. Also she raised Mordrid with Mab and raised him poorly. Arthur is different though. He defeated Mordrid even though he was his son, just so England would be better off. Also how could he have pulled Excalibur out of the ground without being a good person? That is the difference between Mab and Arthur. In conclusion, Mab, Merlin, Arthur, and Morgan are very different and similar in many ways.   By Jacob Baxter