Arthur & Guinevere 'Gwen' Pendragon in BBC's Merlin (2008-2012)
'We deserved a soft epilogue, my love'
✧GIFTOBER 2022 | Day 28: Emotions.
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365 days of ouat ladies: day 199
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The name “Guinevere” conjures up evocative images from the pages of literature and the celluloid frames of film. From the long-haired queen weeping in contrition at Arthur’s feet while a heartbroken Lancelot looks on, to the ermine-clad Vanessa Redgrave singing a prayer to St. Genevieve while opining the simple joys of maidenhood, she does nothing by halves. Whether a reader first encounters her in the works of Thomas Malory or in a modern movie or TV adaptation, one thing is clear: Queen Guinevere is a woman to be reckoned with. She will not easily be lost within the pages of history, even if her better-known husband threatens to eclipse her and her reputation is lost in favor of tawdry remembrances of her sin.
History has proven Guinevere will not go down without a fight. Over the last thousand years, she has become a symbol of each society for which she is written, taking on its mores, personifying its deepest fears, and providing a warning: take heed lest you too become a victim of sin. In more recent years, as women have come to demand an equal place in society, she has become a symbol of feminism, the queen who owns her sexuality and isn’t willing to apologize for taking what she wants from life. To some, she is still a man-eater (as T. H. White famously dubbed her), but to others, she is the model of liberated womanhood they so desperately seek. -- The Once and Future Queen by Nicole Evelina
Period Drama Appreciation Week || Favorite Character : Queen Guinevere
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she has all the characteristics for the role of queen.
—angel coulby.
↳ black history month + favourite characters: guinevere
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