Most recent public comments by Meredith Burton https://nowcomment.com/users/23798 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62488?scroll_to=594102 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62488?scroll_to=594102 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 09:19:45 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62488?scroll_to=594075 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62488?scroll_to=594075 Thu, 13 Oct 2016 08:15:39 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62488?scroll_to=593864 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62488?scroll_to=593864 i believe that they did not want to admit that someone so low down could preform the task because it disproves their idea of greatness and also makes them look dumb for trying so hard when an unconcerned boy can complete the task theyve devoted a lot to. They are in denial. Wed, 12 Oct 2016 22:52:26 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62488?scroll_to=593793 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62488?scroll_to=593793 I believe they did this because they wanted to exemplify their lowliness through this contest. Lime "we know they arent going to be able to lets get them out of the way" This also builds up to Arthur pulling the sword because the contest was such a center of attention and only the best and the most concerned were thought to be able to achieve it, but arthur stumbled upon it so easily and didnt view the sword as such a valuable or a social standing decision maker object, for he didnt even know that it was important. This exemplification of importance to the high class makes it so much cooler when arthur does it Wed, 12 Oct 2016 22:10:34 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62488?scroll_to=593774 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62488?scroll_to=593774 Im pretty sure it has just been there forever and its one those really magical mysterious things and that is why they explained it by saying that it was endowed by god. That is a big pattern in history to blame unknown things on god. I also think the author left it that way for a reason. If it would have been explained it would have been diminished to something not of god and thus diminishing arthur's powers and magic endowed by merlin. Wed, 12 Oct 2016 22:02:25 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62488?scroll_to=593765 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62488?scroll_to=593765 Wed, 12 Oct 2016 21:54:09 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62488?scroll_to=592137 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62488?scroll_to=592137 I do not feel like he is showing off, because if you look you can see that it was Ector who questioned originally if Arthur had pulled it out. He doesn't believe arthur and is asking him to repeat the challenge to show that he actually did it. He puts the sword back in and it is the other brother that then tries to remove it but he fails in Arthur's place. Tue, 11 Oct 2016 19:48:07 -0400 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62488?scroll_to=592115 https://nowcomment.com/documents/62488?scroll_to=592115 This test or challenge represents the ideals of the society. They chose their leader as one who portrays great physical strength and they also believe that brute is held high in the eyes of god. The challenge was not any type of riddle or puzzle that would test the intelligence of the men, but one of pure physical strength. Tue, 11 Oct 2016 21:23:30 -0400