5-6+Alyssa+B.

A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver.

1. The reason that Eleanor was betrothed so late lies in her parentage. Her father and grandfather both assumed they would live forever and therefore Eleanor would not have to bear an heir. Alas, "William, Duke of Aquitaine, had died" (Konigsburg 15). Before his death he had Young Louis and Eleanor betrothed so that his land and line could be passed down as royalty. "With Eleanor would come her land. With Louis would come his title" (15). The marriage helped both sides gain and neither to sacrifice.

2. The EQ has had a very big part in Eleanor's story so far. For example, when on the crusades Eleanor decides to follow her own orders instead of her husband, the king's, orders. She chooses to camp in a beautiful valley instead of on the mountain. by doing this she causes a commotion when the rest of the army shows up on the mountain, unarmed and unarmored. As they are distracted, "The Turks found their chance"(Konigsburg 59). The Turks came down from the mountain and slaughtered most of King Louis' army. If Eleanor had followed in instructions this could have been avoided. Eleanor's story is all about how her decisions affected not only her life but the lives of others.



A Proud Taste of Scarlet and Miniver- Wiki Post #2

1. Divine Justice is like karma because it is the idea that if you do wrong bad things will happen to you. Abbot Bernard believes that Geoffrey died because of Divine Justice. "If Geoffrey were the sinner that Abbot Bernard believed him to be" the abbot believed that the king died because of his sins and God had had enough(Konigsburg 84). If Divine Justice really did exist, then it would have a lot to do with the EQ. The theory of Divine Justice says that if you do wrong or sin, there will be consequences. It is your is and actions that decide your fate and how your life will play out.'



2. When the archbishop of Canterbury dies, King Henry immediately poses the idea of his adviser taking the dead mans place. He thinks it is a great way to join the church and the government, "I must have one set of laws in my kingdom!" (Konigsburg 115). There had been a problem with the laws of the church over riding the laws of the country. When Matilda Empress and Eleanor hear of his plan they pounce on Henry. They remind him that "Becket will make a choice. He is a man of conscience" and "He will choose to serve God instead of you" (115-116). They see Becket as the man that he is, given the choice he will choose to serve the church and not listen to Henry.



Wiki post #3 A Proud Taste for Scarlet and Miniver

1. The teaching styles of Eleanor and her husband are quite different. Eleanor teaches by doing,"He [Richard] took part in every ceremony. He sat by his mother when she held court and when she collected taxes. He learned everything about government at her side" (Konigsburg 139). She actively taught him while successively running the kingdom. By doing so it gave him a good idea of how a ruler should act and how to run things correctly. King Henry,however, taught differently. "He had Young Henry accompany him as he traveled through England. But the jobs he gave Young Henry were more those of an errand boy than those of a prince" (139). King Henry did not do a very good job of teaching Young Henry how to run the ki ngdom. Instead he gave him odd jobs just to keep him busy, instead of facing the fact that he had to teach his son. This caused the young prince to get angered with his father, therefore more likely to listen to his mother.

2. These rules have had a big affect on how men treat women to day. One one hand, they had a good effect on society. For example, the law "He must be polite" has created the custom of men holding the door for ladies (Konigsburg 134). This has helped society be more civilized. On the other hand, the law "he must regard his lady-love as someone too frail to be exposed to the roughness of life, as someone to protect" has done nothing to help us. Thanks to that law women have always been seen as second best to men, or underlings. This is most seen in sports. Women can't play in the men's league and they cant compete against them in the Olympics, even if they are better.