It is the
mother’s not the lover’s lust that rots the mind. It is that which condemns the
tragic character to his walking death. It is Jocasta, not Juliet, who dwells in
the inner chamber. It is Gertrude, not the silly Ophelia, who sends Hamlet to
his madness. The heart of tragedy does not lie in stealing or taking away. Any
featherpated girl can steal a heart. It lies in giving, in putting on, in
adding, in smothering without the pillows.–
“Queen
Morgause,” said Guenever thoughtfully, “must have been a strange
person. […] I expect she ate Mordred, Agnes, like a spider.”
The Once and Future King, by T. H. White
Tag: morgause
Another sketches of mine ^^ I’ve done a fan art for White’s Once and Future King, who was one of my favourite books ^^
This sketch is inspired by this quote >
[…]Desdemona robbed of life or honour is nothing to a Mordred, robbed of himself—his soul stolen, overlaid, wizened, while the mother-character lives in triumph, superfluously and with stifling love endowed on him, seemingly innocent of ill-intention. Mordred was the only son of Orkney who never married. He, while his brothers fled to England, was the one who stayed alone with her for twenty years—her living larder. Now that she was dead, he had become her grave. She existed in him like the vampire. When he moved, when he blew his nose, he did it with her movement. When he acted he became as unreal as she had been, pretending to be a virgin for the unicorn. He dabbled in the same cruel magic. He had even begun to keep lap dogs like her—although he had always hated hers with the same bitter jealousy as that with which he had hated her lovers. [The Once and Future King, A Candle into the Wind, T.A. White]
(sorry for the crappy quality of my scanner tbh)
Desdemona
robbed of life or honour is nothing to a Mordred, robbed of himself—his soul
stolen, overlaid, wizened, while the mother-character lives in triumph,
superfluously and with stifling love endowed on him, seemingly innocent of
ill-intention. […] Now that she was dead, he had become her grave. She existed
in him like the vampire.
The Once and Future King, by T. H. White
There are many futures, sister. Some are shrouded in mist and others are clear as cut glass. But your gift is powerful and this vision cannot be ignored.
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Once and Future King Character aesthetic: Morgause of Orkney | The Queen of Air and Darkness
The Queen had recognized the impossible. Even in the miasma of her Gaelic mind, she had come to see that asses do not mate with pythons. It was useless to go on dramatizing her charms and talents for the benefit of these ridiculous knights—useless to go on hunting them with the tyrannous baits of what she thought was love. With a sudden turn of feeling she discovered that she hated them. They were imbeciles, as well as being the Sassenach, and she herself was a saint. She was, she discovered with a change of posture, interested in nothing but her darling boys. She was the best mother to them in the world! Her heart ached for them, her maternal bosom swelled. When Gareth nervously brought white heather to her bedroom as an apology for being whipped, she covered him with kisses, glancing in the mirror. (Once and Future King, The Queen of Air and Darkness, T.A. White)
Ladies of House Pendragon:
Idelisa- wife of Constant and mother of Constantine II, lady of Castle Pendragon
Fleta- wife of Constantine II and mother of Uther and Gode, first queen of Camelot
Gode- sister of Uther, princess of Camelot and lady of Castle Pendragon
Igraine- Wife of Uther and mother of Morgana, Morgause and Arthur, second queen of Camelot and lady of Tintagel
Morgana- eldest child of Uther, princess of Camelot and former queen of Gore
Morgause- second eldest child of Uther, princess of Camelot and queen of Orkney
Anna- bastard daughter of Uther and his youngest child
Guinevere- wife of Arthur and mother of Borre, Amr and Edith, third queen of Camelot
“…the high king opened his mouth to speak, but could make no answer.”
― stephen r. lawhead, arthur
“Mordred’s
letters are cold cheer, some way.”Arthur
hastened to defend him. “That is only because he has an unhappy life. You
may depend upon it there is a regular fire of love inside him. Gwen used to say
that all his warmth was for his mother.”“He
was fond of our mother.”“Perhaps
he was in love with her.”“That
would account for why he was jealous of ye.” Gawaine was surprised at this
discovery, which had struck him for the first time.The Once and Future King, by T. H. White
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positive lady characters meme: Merlin +
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