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**Romeo and Juliet Letter**

Dear God,  It seems that you and my journal are the only "real" people anymore. Everyone else seems to have been affected in some way by one thing or another, may it be Romeo and Juliet seeming mentally disabled because of their love for one another, or people like Nurse and the Capulets, who are acting evil and making decisions that help them and no one else. I have been appalled at all of the horrible things that have been happening lately.

 I was talking to Romeo just the other day, and dear God, he had already stopped thinking about Rosaline and had started on yet another girl from the fair town of Verona, Italy, whom he wanted to marry: Juliet from the house of Capulet. I thought he was a fool, but I then had an idea.

"Oh, she knew well thy love did read by rote that could not spell. But come, young waverer, come, go with me, in one respect I'll thy assistant be; for this alliance may so happy prove to turn your households' rancour to pure love" (Shakespeare 120).

 I thought that Romeo was a blundering idiot, but then I realized that his impulse choices about who he finds attractive could possibly forever end the long and terrible feud between the Montagues and the Capulets, bringing peace to their families and the city of Verona, along with its people.

 I also heard about a conversation between Capulet and Lady Capulet, and Juliet. But before I talk about that, I should explain something. The other day, Capulet, Lady Capulet , and Paris  were having a talk about the upcoming marriage between Paris and Juliet. Capulet was excited, but Paris  was so excited that he sounded like he was about to hyperventilate. Capulet told his wife to tell Juliet what he thought she would take as wonderful news. However, he was wrong, and after yelling at Juliet and beating her, left in a huff, threatening all sorts of things, such as that he would let her

 (Capulet) "... hang, beg, starve, and die in the streets, for I swear, I'll never recognize you as my daughter again. And I'll never give you anything. Count on that! Think about it. I won't go back on my word. (Shakespeare 217)

Yesterday, Juliet told me that she was troubled by a conversation that she had with Nurse about marriage between her and Paris.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">She told me that she thought that Nurse had given up on her relationship with Romeo, and that now, Nurse was almost forcing her into a marriage with Paris, telling her how great it would be, and that it would be better then her relationship with Romeo, and if not, that it did not matter because Romeo was banished, so it was like he was "dead".

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">All of these terrible events have got me wondering just what this world is coming to. I mean, really. Everyone is being hasty and evil, doing whatever is in their best interest.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">I am afraid that God will punish us all in some way for what these troubled people are doing. It just isn't right. God will not leave us unpunished for all of the terrible things that these people are doing. I will warn our troubled town of my fears in hope that they will see the error in their ways and turn back to God.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Lord, please help me to make the decisions necessary to bring peace to this troubled town and its citizens.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Sincerely Yours,

<span style="font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">Friar Lawrence

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 17px;">Friar Lawrence



<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: center;">This connects to my letter because "Friar Lawrence" says that people are doing things that are in their own best interest and no one else's. This picture represents Capulet and his selfish decision to want Paris to mary Juliet because Paris comes from a very wealthy family, which will increase Capulet's wealth and happiness, even though that it not who Juliet wants to marry.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 150%; text-align: left;">**Vocabulary** <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Confines - to enclose within bounds; limit or restrict

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Dexterity - skill or adroitness in using the hands or body; agility

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> Digress - to deviate or wander away from the main topic or purposein speaking or writing; depart from the principal line <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> ofargument, plot, <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> study, etc.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> Eloquence - the practice or art <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"> of using language <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">with fluency and aptness.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> Monarch - a hereditary sovereign, as a king, queen, or emperor.

<span style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Prevails - to be widespread or <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">current; exist everywhere or generally:

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> Reconcile - to cause (a person) to accept or be resigned to something not desired

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;"> Usurer - a person who lends money and charges interest, especially at an exorbitant or unlawful rate; moneylender.

__**<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">There Are No Good Options **__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Friar Lawrence asked Juliet to carry out a dangerous plan instead of going to Juliet's parents and explaining to them that she was already married to Romeo because it was the only way to achieve Juliet's goal, which was to escape her upcoming marriage with Paris. If Juliet's parents knew that Juliet was already married to Romeo, they would have a conniption, and Capulet would then carry out all of the horrible threats that he had spoken about earlier when Juliet had simply told him "thank you" for finding such a "noble" man to marry, but that she was not interested.<range type="comment" id="131889"> "(Capulet) An you be mine, I'll give you to my friend; an you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, for, by my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee, nor what is mine shall never do thee good. Trust to 't, bethink you, I'll not be forsworn." These were just a few of the many horrible, inhumane threats that Capulet spoke about when Juliet stated that she was thankful Capulet had found her a worthy husband, but that she was not interested in marrying Paris. If Capulet became angry after being told that Juliet didn't want to marry Paris, one can only imagine how angry he would be if he found out that Juliet was already married to Romeo, who was not only someone other that the man Capulet had already chosen (Paris), but Romeo was also one of "the enemy", Romeo being from the Montague family, whom the Capulets have been feuding with for so long, that no one even knows why the two families are still fighting anymore. If Friar Lawrence had simply told Juliet's parents that Juliet was already married to Romeo, Capulet would have been so furious that he would have acted stupidly and made a decision that at the time, he would have considered wise, but that he would have seen as foolish later in time, when it would be too late to fix, as it would have already affected everyone negatively and could not be reversed, such as all of the inhumane threats that he gave Juliet just because she did not want to marry Paris, which was terrible enough since at that time, Capulet thought that she just was not interested in marrying //anyone at all//.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%; text-align: center;">__**Everyone is Against Me**__

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Of the characters in Act IV, I have sympathy for Juliet because she feels like everyone is against her, and I know that that has to be a terrible feeling. Juliet feels like that around every corner, there is yet another person, rightfully or wrongfully, doing something that harms her in some way because it helps that particular person. For example, Capulet is driven to marry Paris only because it would increase his monetary value/worth, as Paris is a wealthy noble. It is not because every time Juliet sees Paris, she falls head over heels in love with him. Capulet is concerned about money and his image, not his daughter's opinion, happiness, and/or her wellbeing. Another good example that would further prove my point (that Juliet feels cornered, and that everyone is against her) would be that even though Friar Lawrence seems to be attempting to help Juliet escape marriage with Paris, Juliet still thinks up to the very moment that she takes the potion about all of the horrible things that could go wrong, including that Friar Lawrence's potion was actually a poison given to her by him to make his job easier, over with, and to make sure he won't be dishonored because he married Juliet to Romeo.. "(Juliet) What if it be a poison, which the friar subtly hath minist'red to have me dead, lest in this marriage he should be dishonour'd because he married me before Romeo? I fear it is; and yet, methinks, it should not, for he hath still been tried a holy man. How if, when I am laid in the tomb, I wake before the time Romeo come to redeem me? There's a fearful point!" Juliet begins to wonder if Friar Lawrence, the very man who seems to be trying to help her, has simply given her a poison "so he won't be dishonored by this marriage since he had already married me to Romeo", among many other possible bad outcomes. Juliet feels alone and helpless, like a baby bird, dependent on everyone. She feels like everyone is against her, and she is terribly worried about everything.



<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">**Vocabulary**

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Arbitrating - deciding; judging.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Distraught - upset; distressed.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Immoderately - wastefully; extravagantly.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Inundation - flood; outpouring.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Resolution - solution to a problem.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Spited - acted maliciously or with ill will.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Supple - flexible; pliant.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%; text-align: center;">__**I feel Hopeless and Helpless**__

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Oh, dear me! Now that my lady, Juliet is dead, I am of no worth to the great house of Capulet. I am sad to say that I will probably be fired and have to find another job. The only problem is that I am only good at taking care of children, and there is no one at this time in need of someone that is good with kids. Besides, I am over the hill. I am ancient I tell you, ancient! Even if there was someone in this town that was interested, they probably would not be a wealthy family, which means that I would probably have to pay for my own food, and possibly my rent if the family is poor, and if they pay me, it will not be enough for me to live off of. It is amazing how the horrible tragedy of Romeo and Juliet has affected so many people in such adverse ways. At least Balthasar, Romeo's old servant, can still be used around his home. Me, I am not really a servant because I am treated like family, and Capulet takes care of me. However, Capulet might want to give me up and say that I should have known what was going on between Juliet and Romeo. And I did. But I never told anyone, and I did this because Juliet begged me not to. I just hope God will forgive and find some way for Capulet not to give me the old "heave ho" now that Juliet is gone. Dear God, what shall I do? Without Juliet, it is as if my life is no longer worth living. I have no one to take care of anymore except for myself. I pray to God: please help me. After all, Capulet has a HORRIBLE temper. He is a little full of himself as well. he thinks that everything he does is right and that if he did it, it could never be wrong. I am really quite tired of it. I will have to be on my best behavior to ensure my employment. After all, like I said, Capulet's temper is something horrid.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">When Capulet says, "And then to have a wretched puling fool, a whining mammet, in her fortune's tender to answer, 'I'll not wed; I cannot love, I am too young; I pray you, pardon me.' But, an you will not wed, I'll pardon you. Graze where you will, you shall not house with me. Look to t, think on 't, I do not use to jest Thursday is near; lay hand on heart, advise. An you be mine, I'll give you to my friend; an you be not, hang, beg, starve, die in the streets, for, by my soul, I'll ne'er acknowledge thee, nor what is mine shall never do thee good. Trust to 't, bethink you, I'll not be forsworn," it makes me shiver to think about how nice he seemed that day compared to how he treats me now (Shakespeare 216).

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">On that day, Capulet screamed at and beat Juliet simply because she was not interested in marrying Paris, and he did not even know who she wanted to marry. He just thought that she did not want to marry at all. So, you can only imagine how Capulet has been behaving towards me. He did agree to peace with the Montagues, but he has been ginning me grief ever since that horrible day. I am afraid that I will be fired any day now.



<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%; text-align: center;">__**I Need God's Guidance**__

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Oh, dear God! Please help me, Jesus. I am not going to be harmed in any way by these horrible event like Nurse (and others) will be, but I am still in mourning and feel very much responsible for these horrible events that have happened in the last few days. As far as I am concerned, even though I know it really was not my fault, and no one else in Verona thought it was my fault, I still feel at least partially responsible for the deaths of Paris, omen, and Juliet. I wed them, God. I WED THEM! If it was not for me, they would probably be unhappy, but they would be alive. Even though their deaths ended the horrible feud between the Capulets and the Montagues, they would have been alive had I not been foolish enough to marry them, and anyway, I am ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN that there could have been some other acceptable way to bring the families together other than the deaths of their children, who LOVED each other. Even though no one saw wrong and ownership in me for what happened, I do.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">"(Prince Escalus) We still have known thee for a holy man. Where's Romeo's man? What can he say to this? ... Give me the letter; I will look on it. Where is the County's page, that rais'd the watch? Sirrah, what made your master in this place? (Prince Escalus is given the letter from Romeo to his father, and the Prince reads it and listens to the responses of Balthasar and Page.) This letter doth make good the Friar's words, their course of love, the tidings of her death, and her he writes that he did buy a poison of a poor 'apothecary, and therewithal came to this vault o die, and lie with Juliet. Where be these enemies? Capulet! Montague! See what a scourge is laid upon your hate, that Heaven finds means to kill your joys with love. And I for winking at your discords too have lost a brace of kinsmen. All are punish'd" (Shakespeare 301 - 302).

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">I am very innocent, but in my heart, I will always feel guilty and wonder what could have happened if I had thought more carefully about the whole situation before I acted. God, I still want you to take my life away from me earlier than you were going to if this was my fault.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Lord, please guide me in everything I do. Amen.

**__<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 200%;">Tempers Ruin Lives __** <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">I Lord Capulet, am very sad. My own daughter, juliet, has been taken from me because I am an angry brute with no self control or wisdom, apparently, as I did not see peace with the Montagues as something in my best interest. Because of my foolishness, my daughter is dead, and I have actually noticed my temper gadually get worse. I am yelling at people for no reason, and I overheard Nurse talking to my wife about the fact that she was afraid she would be fired. I have really got to control my temper. After all, I did make peace with Montague (even though I had a rough start, blaming everyone else but myself at first), but I still need some help with controlling my temper. I will have to ask God for his help.

<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">"(Capulet) What should it be, that they so shriek abroad? ... O heavens! O wife, look how our daughter bleeds! This dagger hath mista'en - for, lo, his hose is empty on the back of Montague, - and it mis-sheathed in my daughter's bosom! (Capulet is saying that Romeo murdered Juliet with his dagger. After hearing about a letter from Romeo to his father, Lord Montague, (that explained everything and brought all of the blame to Lords Capulet and Montague and their families excluding Romeo, Juliet, and Paris, Capulet has a better and a more humble response: O brother Montague, give me thy hand. This is my daughter's jointure, for no more can I demand. ... As rich shall Romeo's by his lady's lie, poor sacrifices of our enmity (Shakespeare 294 - 302)!

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Even though I became civilized with Lord Montague, I really need help from God on my temper which needs some work. I mean, for goodness sake, I yelled at and eat Juliet because she said she did not want to marry Paris! Dear God, please help me.


 * <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Vocabulary **

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Apprehend - arrest; take into custody.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Canopy - covering; protection.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Contempt - scorn; disdain.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Disperse - scatter; distribute.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Inexorable - unmovable; relentless.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Interred - buried; shut in.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Penury - poverty; destitution.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Remnants - remains; leftovers.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 130%;">Righteous - virtuous; moral.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%; text-align: center;">__**Choice Novel Project - Spring 2012**____**Artemis Fowl**__ __**Written by Eoin Colfer**__ <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In chapter one, Artemis (the main character), and Butler, his manservant visited Ho Chi Minh City, where they had journeyed to meet with a man that had information needed by Artemis to begin his evil plan to restore his family's power and fortune. Artemis is looking for "the Book", which contains many valuable secrets that are imperative to the success of Artemis' plan. Artemis tricks the fairy so that she cannot withhold the Book from him. Artemis seems to be very mean, but he is also a genius. Although it is apparently that he desperate to succeed, he is carrying out this endeavor the wrong way.



<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In chapter two, Artemis visits his mother, who is literally going crazy, and he begins to work on decoding the book. After hours of comparing it to ancient and modern languages, he discovers that it is very closely related to Egyptian. He then begins to work on translating the Book into English. After hours of work, he has translated the Book. He is overjoyed, and his plan is now much closer to his final goal. Artemis is a genius, and in a matter of hours, he completed a task that has never been completed by humans. He did not ever give up and he seems to have a lot of drive and a lot of heart. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">In chapter three, we meet Captain Holly Short, a female elf that is the first female elf ever to work in the LEP, the police force for the elves and goblins, etc. We discover that she is about to be fired, but then she is given an opportunity to redeem herself: a rogue troll has entered Italy and is destroying everything in its path. Holly's is going on a recon mission, and there is only one order: DO NOT RETRIEVE THE TROLL. Leave that to Retrieval. Holly sets out on her mission, and finds the troll. However, the town is about to explode (in ten seconds), and Retrieval is at least five minutes away. Holly disobeys her orders and saves the town from the troll. Her commander discovers that she is running out of magic, and Holly is forced to go perform the Ritual (a ritual performed by elves to renew their magic) tonight, or else she cannot enter New Haven and go back home, which is underground with all of the other magical creatures. Holly seems to to have a good heart and a sense of what is right.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In chapter four, Artemis explains his plan further to Butler and Juliet, who is Butler's sister: they must catch a fairy that is about to begin its Ritual to restore its powers. During the same general time, Holly is traveling to Ireland to complete the Ritual. It has been so long since Holly has done the Ritual that she has almost no magic left in her. Just as Holly arrives and begins the Ritual, Artemis and Butler capture her. This is brutal, but it is admirable that Artemis will let nothing stop him from achieving his goal. <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In chapter five, Commander Root is informed that Holly has gone missing. Root, who has long since stopped going on real missions, decides to go himself to help Holly. Artemis discovers a tracker on Holly's gear, and he puts it on a Japanese whaler while Butler creates a diversion. Soon after, Commander Root begins to track down Holly. He arrives at the place where the locator says Holly is (the Japanese whaler), only to be ambushed by Artemis and a bomb. Artemis has once again demonstrated his evilness, but he is still very smart. He exhibits his ability to stay "two steps ahead" of the fairies.



<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In chapter six, Artemis is told that his father has returned! Overjoyed, Artemis goes to visit his mother, only to find that she has become crazier: she has called a pillowcase wearing lipstick and dressed in a suit, Artemis' father and her husband. Artemis then leaves to intimidate Holly. He is successful. Meanwhile, Commander Root has Foaly (the main technology guy) look up the file on Artemis Fowl. They find the Fowl file, which is half the size of a library. The LEP then sends Retrieval to Fowl Manor. Artemis gives Butler the technology to detect them, and he completes his mission by injuring and scaring the Retrieval Squad so badly that they won't ever want to come back. Root and Foaly stop time in order to save Holly from Fowl and lay a bio bomb (which will kill all living things but leave the landscape untouched). Root arms himself with a dart inserted into a removable finger and attempts to negotiate with Artemis. After the negotiation, Root and Foaly use behavior specialists to determine whether or not Fowl is lying by looking at the taped conversation between Fowl and Root. I can only imagine the pain he feels to know that his mother is going insane. He must feel powerless. Moreover, he must now deal with the further disappointment that his father has not returned.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In chapter seven, a dwarf named Mulch is brought into the story. He is a thief. It is his job to help by getting into Artemis' house. No fairy can do this because it would break the rules of the Book, because Artemis did not allow for them to enter his house while he was alive. This means that they cannot enter when he is alive. Mulch enters the house, and knocks Butler unconscious with his gas without knowing it. Holly completes the Ritual. Mulch, a goblin prisoner, discovers Artemis’ copy of the Book, and he then puts his eye camera on a rabbit and creates a fake cave in for his escape. Mulch is a common thief, but he appears to have some brains about him, just like Artemis.

<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In chapter eight, Mulch is presumed to be “dead”. Root and the LEP resolve to kill Artemis in order to save Holly. However, another officer form the LEP has already received permission form the Council to carry out his plan to save Holly instead of the plan of Commander Root’s: pay Holly's ransom, set off the bio bomb, which will kill Butler, Juliet, and Artemis, and then they go into his house to get their gold back. The other LEP officer's plan is to send a troll to kill them, or have their enemy at such a poor state that they have to beg for help, and then they will give their gold back to the fairies. The LEP arrives at Fowl Manor, and they release the troll, which kills Butler, and almost kills Juliet. However, Holly intervenes and saves Juliet, who Holly believes is completely innocent. Holly is badly injured, but her magic heals her, and she chooses to use it to heal Butler as well. As Butler rea<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; line-height: 25px;">lizes that he has been saved from death, he rises up and saves his sister in a suit of armor with a mace. This goes to show us that even the worst of enemies can work together towards a common goal sometimes. In this case, it was Holly who raised the hand of friendship by reviving Butler, who became the first human ever to kill a troll.



<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">In chapter nine, Artemis receives his gold in exchange for Holly. Artemis then prepares to be bombed. He does not tell anyone, but he put tranquilizers in some wine that he gave to Butler, Juliet, and himself. He believes that this will allow them to escape the bio bomb. He is correct. The fairies go into his house, thinking he is dead, but he is not. Holly is the only fairy that is allowed to patrol the house, and she finds all the gold that is left after she is paid to help Artemis’ mother. However, she does not find any bodies. After she left, Mulch enters and loads up some of the gold and leaves. It is Christmas, and Artemis’ mother is finally mentally well again. Artemis may not be fully satisfied, but he must feel some relief because he did get his gold, his mother is no longer acting insane, and they are all alive.



<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%; text-align: center;">__**<range type="comment" id="888560">One Size Does Not Fit All **__ = One: = Eleanor and Louis were betrothed to each other later than was typical of betrothals during the twelfth century. This is because that Louis “was not meant to be rich”. He was the second son, and he was supposed to be a priest. If his brother had not broken his neck while riding his horse, these intentions would have been carried out. The first son is the son who receives all of the glory and prizes. The second son is not as important, and therefore, he is not treated as well.

Louis asks why Eleanor had not already been betrothed, asking, "Abbot, if Eleanor is such a great prize, why was she not engaged long before now? Rich girls are usually betrothed as infants."Abbot Suger says that the same could be asked of Louis, saying, "Ah, Louis, I could ask you the same question. Rich princes are also betrothed as infants. Louis responds saying, “But in my case the answer is simple, Abbot. I was not meant to be rich. I am a second son. I was meant to be a priest, and I would have been one if my brother Philip’s horse had not tripped pver that old sow and broken Philip’s neck in the process. He, not I, was born to be the king of France. I am second son and second choice, and that is why I have not been promised marriage”. What is Eleanor's reason (Konigsburg 19 - 20)?

Also, Eleanor’s father and grandfather believed that they would have eternal life.

After Louis explains why he had not yet been betrothed thus far (until his betrothal to Eleanor), he asks why Eleanor had not yet been betrothed (until her betrothal to Louis). Abbot Suger answers by saying, “I think, that the fair Eleanor was saved because her father and grandfather thought that they would never die.” (p. 20)

This tells us that Eleanor’s family is “pious”, or religious. However, after Abbot Suger tells us about a prayer that Eleanor’s father, King William prays, we discover that Eleanor’s family is not very humble. (In the prayer, William “regards the prayer as a challenge match between himself and God.)

Although Louis and Eleanor were betrothed to each other later than was normal during the twelfth century, there were special circumstances that made it acceptable.

Our essential question has been demonstrated several times throughout the book, including when Louis decided to cut off the hands of some of his conquered enemies from Poiters, destroy the town of Vitry and its people, and to appoint bishops himself (instead of the pope, who is supposed to appoint bishops by himself without the help of anyone else). Louis made all of these decisions to impress Eleanor and to make her think that he was a real man. His decisions (which were made only to impress his wife) killed many people, and got him excommunicated from the church. (Luckily, he was stopped from cutting off the hands of the conquered people from Poiters, and he was later readmitted into the church.) Abbot Suger explains all of this to us, therefore making the overall story much clearer.



<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 200%; text-align: center;">__**People Affect Decisions and Decisions Affect People**__ **Two:** Our essential question has been demonstrated several times throughout the book, including when Louis decided to cut off the hands of some of his conquered enemies from Poiters, destroy the town of Vitry and its people, and to appoint bishops himself (instead of the pope, who is supposed to appoint bishops by himself without the help of anyone else). Louis made all of these decisions to impress Eleanor and to make her think that he was a real man. His decisions (which were made only to impress his wife) killed many people, and got him excommunicated from the church. (Luckily, he was stopped from cutting off the hands of the conquered people from Poiters, and he was later readmitted into the church.) Abbot Suger explains all of this to us, therefore making the overall story much clearer.

The essential question was demonstrated not only in Louis’ actions, but also in Eleanor’s actions, such as when she decided to go on and recruit people for the Crusades against Abbot Suger’s will, etc.

Eleanor wanted to argue with Abbot Suger as to whether or not the Crusades were worth going on. Abbot Suger replies by saying, “Eleanor, Eleanor! Calm down. Let me tell you of my objections. A Crusade is a fancy name for war. War means killing. Not only men are killed, but their ideas die, too. And the art that could be born of those ideas never sees day.” Eleanor responds saying, “But a Crusade, dear Abbot, will give all of France a thorough flushing. …” (p. 47 - 48)

The essential question has been demonstrated all throughout the book in both Louis’ and Eleanor’s actions.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 300%; text-align: center;">__**Everyone Is <range type="comment" id="981259">Watching **__ <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">Divine Justice is an intervention made by God, whether it is made to punish the wicked or reward and help those with good hearts. Abbot Bernard thinks that Geoffrey death was related to Devine Intervention because Geoffrey had allegedly been a "sinner", according to the Abbot, doing things like holding a man that had repeatedly attacked him hosta<range type="comment" id="95834">ge. This man could not be attacked himself because he was on the Crusades, which prevents attack on him. After he left the Crusades, Geoffrey attacked and captured him. He later came to Louis and Abbot Bernard to ask that his son would finally be "recognized as the Duke of Normandy". Abbot negotiated that they would if Geoffrey would release the prisoner. Geoffrey's resistance to comply resulted in h is excommunication (from the church). Geoffrey later agreed to the negotiation and all went according to the agreement. However, Geoffrey soon died after that, and Abbbot Bernard said that it was Devine Intervention. Matilda Empress (Geoffrey's wife) disagreed, thinking that Geoffrey had already been forgiven and readmitted into the church, so it was not possible that her husband had been killed for those "sins". <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">Matilda Empress says, "A fever killed my husband as he and Henry were returning from court. Abbot Bernard said that it was Divine Justice, but I don't think it was. If Geoffrey were the sinner that Abbot Bernard believed him to be, why would he die //after// he had been restored to the church? I did not believe Abbot Bernard. It was a fever, an accident, a trick of Fate, that killed my husband Geoffrey after he had made peace at the court of the Capets" (Konigsburg 84). <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">If Divine Justice does exist, it connects to our EQ in that a person's action and/or decisions affect the lives of others, and, depending on the degree of evil that the action was, Devine Intervention could potentially take place to punish the person who committed the bad deed, or, in some cases, a person may have committed a good deed and may be rewarded and/or helped.



<span style="background-color: #ffffff; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 300%; text-align: center;">Everyone Has An Opinion <span style="background-color: transparent; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 130%;">Eleanor and Matilda are against Thomas Becket being appointed archbishop because they think that it will not work because the Pope is the only person that is supposed to appoint church officials, and they don't like the way that King Henry wants to carry out his plan. Eleanor says, "What makes you think, dear husband, that you will be able to appoint Thomas as bishop. The Pope guards his right to appoint all bishops, and he certainly will not allow you to appoint now as the Archbishop of Canterbury. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the Pope's eye in England." Henry thinks that he will c<range type="comment" id="247383">arry out his plan "within the law". Matilda Empress then verbally pounces on Henry and says that his "within the law" plan was really to "suggest" and "bribe". Henry was for appointing Thomas Becket as the Archbishop of Canterbury because it would eliminate two sets of laws for "followers" of the king and the Church. This would allow for the practice of fair trials in court, etc. Although I do not necessarily like the manner in which Henry planned to carry out his idea, I do agree and support his cause, which was to appoint/suggest/bribe (that) Thomas Becket should be appointed as the Archbishop of Canterbury in order t o make court trails more fair, etc.



**__<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 200%;">The Student Is Only As Good As Their Teacher __**

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">Eleanor and King Henry's methods of teaching are different in that Eleanor teaches by allowing her "students" to learn by their experiences with her. For example: She teaches Richard how to be a good ruler and king by allowing him to rule with her over the Aquitaine. King Henry's teaching method differs in that he does not allow Young Henry to help him rule because Henry is to "Hell-bent" on <range type="comment" id="208347">keeping all of that power to himself. Eleanor's style of teaching affects Richard in that it teaches Richard how to be an excellent leader, ruler and/or king while he still has an experienced ruler to guide him (Eleanor). Young Henry will have a harder time learning to be a good ruler, king, etc. because he will not have the benefit of receiving advice and helpful hints from King Henry.

<span style="color: #ff0000; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">Young Henry complains, saying, "When have you ever let me do anything that would show you that I can rule? Mother has let Richard rule the Aquitaine with her. They truly share the work. He mashes rebellion with a hammer, and she follows in his wake and passes out bandages. Mother has convinced the people of Aquitaine that her father, their beloved Duke William, has come to life again in the person of your son, Richard. The Aquitaine is better off without you, Father. Are you afraid that the people of Normandy, Anjou and England will find me a better overlord than you? Is that why you won't let me do anything more than show my face once her and there and then only to collect your taxes" (Konigsburg 145-146)? <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">The different teaching styles of Eleanor and King Henry (will) greatly impact how easy of a time their "students" have at learning to be good rulers and "getting the hang of it". Their decisions to teach a certain way will determine if their student is a good king or a bad king, and whether or not the king had an easy time or a hard time learning how to be a better ruler.



**__<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 34px;">Rules, Rules, Rules __**

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">The rules of courtly love have affected how men treat women today in that it helped set a good baseline on how to respectfully treat women. Once men learned and accepted these rules, they most likely passed the rules on down to their sons, who passed it one to their sons, who passed it on to their sons, and so on, until you have an entire world of men treating women fairly and respectfully. Than<range type="comment" id="512267">ks to two women who were tired of the thought that women were property, men were forced to begin treating woman like real people and living things, contrary to the earlier notion that women were like property: the goal was to obtain one, not to love the woman, like in today's society. We see this played out the most in public, when men do things such as h olding the door for a woman, or seating them at a table before themselves, etc.