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Monday, November 4, 2019

Merlin's Foreshadowing

The analogy of the lake of Diana is clearly foreshadowing for future events that happen between Merlin and the Lady of the Lake. The way Faunus dies parallels the way Merlin meets his end at the end. If I had to guess who Felix represents I would say it is Lancelot since she seems taken by him as a child when she meets him in the tower where she talks to Lancelot's mother. Now, as to who the father of Faunus would parallel I can't say. It could be Arthur that eventually seeks out vengeance for Merlin's death or it could be a character not introduced in the reading. I think it's really interesting that Merlin was the one to deliver the foreshadowing to his own death, because, as the reader, it was kind of frustrating to see someone with so much foresight not see that his own story was a story of his own demise. But I guess that's the point, his heritage, his reliance on his foresight, and his human vices were all used against him... in the end he was his own weakness.

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