White Rose of Avalon

Analysis

  • An Examination of Waterhouse’s ‘Hylas and the Nymphs’: What the Painting Means to Me

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Mermaid Monday post, I have decided to do an examination of the amazing John William Waterhouse painting, Hylas and the Nymphs. I have adored this painting since I was a young teenager.   The beautiful Water Nymphs gathered together in the water, casting…

  • The Seven of Cups: Opportunity & Delusion

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Tarot Tuesday blog post, I will be exploring the Seven of Cups in Tarot! This card is best known as a card of illusion and delusion.   At least that is the warning that this card gives the querent to answer their question.…

  • We Need to Talk About Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights” 2026: A Full Spoilers Film Review

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is a bit of a bonus post in Wuthering Heights Week, as I just had to review the new film for you all!   To be honest, I do have one more Wuthering Heights-related post coming tomorrow, as well, which will be the…

  • ‘Wuthering Heights’, the Brilliance of Unlikable Lead Characters, & Why I Love Them Anyway

    Welcome to day four of Wuthering Heights Week here at White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   Today’s post is about why Wuthering Heights is an absolutely brilliant novel for giving us a love story with unlikable leads!    Now, I need to admit, as the title states, I do love the characters of Cathy…

  • We Need to Talk About ‘The Northman’

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Magical Media Analysis blog post, I will be discussing Robert Eggers’ film The Northman and unpacking some of the Norse mythology, spirituality, and inspiration from Shakespeare’s Hamlet found within the film!   It was actually the final Robert Eggers film that I had…

  • ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas Tarot Deck’ Major Arcana Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s Tarot Tuesday blog post, I will be examining the Major Arcana of The Nightmare Before Christmas Tarot Deck!   I thought the time between Halloween and the Yuletide season would be the ideal time to discuss this deck in more detail.   As…

  • ‘The Vampire’ by Rudyard Kipling: Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing my analysis of the poem The Vampire by Rudyard Kipling.   I have long loved this poem, especially as it went on to inspire one of the only Theda Bara films we can still watch today, A Fool…

  • ‘The Mermaid’ by W.B. Yeats Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For today’s blog post, I am sharing my line-by-line analysis of the short poem The Mermaid by William Butler (W.B.) Yeats!   I have accessed the text of the poem on https://www.poetrynook.com/poem/mermaid-10#google_vignette.   As a brief sidenote, the version of this poem that I am…

  • ‘The Defense of Guenevere’: A Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings.   For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday blog post,  I have done an analysis of the poem The Defense of Guenevere by William Morris.   I accessed the text at https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22650/22650-h/22650-h.htm.   All of the sections in bold and all caps are my analysis.    Without…

  • ‘The Two Children’ by Emily Bronte Poem Analysis

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon, my Darlings!   Today’s blog post is an analysis of The Two Children by Emily Bronte.   The Two Children is one of my all-time favorite poems by Emily Bronte, as you can easily see the echoes of what would become Wuthering Heights later!   This will be…