

In the society of the geese, there was not one all-powerful ruler, and they frowned upon senseless killing. This is relevant to Merlyn's lessons because they all taught about the relationship between power and violence. White describes the encounter: "She began to understand this idea slowly and doubtfully, an expression of distaste coming over her face.Moving around to get a glimpse of her eyes, he was startled by their dislike-a look as if he had made some obscene suggestion." What did the Wart say, and why is it relevant to Merlyn's lessons? The Wart asked if the geese were at war. During the goose transformation, Lyo-Lyok reacts strangely to one of the Wart's comments. So humanity's tendency for war puts them in a negative light compared to other living species. The fact that eating members of one's own species happens more frequently than true warfare shows that the vast majority of animals are united as a species. This comment is made to put belligerence in perspective for Wart. "True warfare is rarer in Nature than cannibalism." This comment is made by Badger when the Wart visits him. P and Wart had abused their power in these situations. He scares the creature and intimidates it for no reason, just as Mr. P in the moat? In Wart's initial experience as a badger, he encounters a hedgehog, to which he is a predator.

How are Wart's initial experiences as a badger similar to the lesson from Mr. What big news does King Pellinore share with Ector and Kay? Pellinore tells them that King Pendragon is dead and, since he didn't have an heir, the person who pulls out a sword from a stone in front of a church is the rightful new king. The tone of this section was light hearted and adventurous. I thought the Robin Hood adventure was surreal because it was if book characters had suddenly come to life, went on an adventure, and then disappeared back into legend. What was your reaction to the Robin Hood adventure (my opinion)? Describe the tone of that section. Both Merlyn and Elijah have forces greater than the understandings of their students at play. Just as the Rabbi sought to learn from Elijah, but found his methods of thanks unfair, the Wart seeks to learn from Merlyn, but finds it unfair that he gets to experience magic and Kay doesn't. What is the point of the Rabbi Elijah tale? This tale was meant to show the all-knowingness of a mentor to his pupil. This shows us that Merlyn's powers can only be used to benefit Wart.


Why can't Merlyn teach Kay? What does this show us about the limits of Merlyn's powers? He wasn't sent to do so. The government displayed was military leadership. What was the "lesson" learned in the Mews? What type of government or leadership was displayed? During this lesson, Wart was turned into a Merlin and had to prove himself.
