Merlin As An Allusion:
A Prudent Advisor
The wizard, Merlin, is well-known in Arthurian legend as the chief advisor to King Arthur, and as such serves as an allusion to one who gives prudent advice. Throughout King Arthur’s reign, Merlin uses his knowledge, his magic, and his ability to foretell fates of the future to counsel Arthur. The Observer writes,” The Blair government is well aware of this, which is why it has embarked on a wholesale overhaul of our constitutional arrangements. In this light, the plan for a London mayor is distinct from the soccer and drug appointments. We need a new democratic framework that can engage an active citizenry who can then dispense, for the most part, with the ministrations of modern Merlins.” The reference infers that the author is trying to more actively involve citizens in their government and by doing so, render them less dependent on their government leaders, even to the effect of removing some of these leaders in favor of a more democratic approach.
Works Cited
The Observer, 1997
Delahunty, Andrew, Sheila Dignen and Penny Stock. “Merlin” The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions. New York: Oxford UP, 2001. Print.
A Prudent Advisor
The wizard, Merlin, is well-known in Arthurian legend as the chief advisor to King Arthur, and as such serves as an allusion to one who gives prudent advice. Throughout King Arthur’s reign, Merlin uses his knowledge, his magic, and his ability to foretell fates of the future to counsel Arthur. The Observer writes,” The Blair government is well aware of this, which is why it has embarked on a wholesale overhaul of our constitutional arrangements. In this light, the plan for a London mayor is distinct from the soccer and drug appointments. We need a new democratic framework that can engage an active citizenry who can then dispense, for the most part, with the ministrations of modern Merlins.” The reference infers that the author is trying to more actively involve citizens in their government and by doing so, render them less dependent on their government leaders, even to the effect of removing some of these leaders in favor of a more democratic approach.
Works Cited
The Observer, 1997
Delahunty, Andrew, Sheila Dignen and Penny Stock. “Merlin” The Oxford Dictionary of Allusions. New York: Oxford UP, 2001. Print.
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