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Death

  • Dark Faeries & Wicked Queens

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.    Today’s post is a bit of a continuation of the last two posts about Morgana and the Evil Queen and tips about embracing the Dark Feminine.    I believe that all of these things can be tied together quite seamlessly, and fit very well into…

  • Phantom & Death and the Maiden

    Welcome to Day One of Phantom of the Opera Week here on White Rose of Avalon my Darlings.   Today’s topic is The Phantom of the Opera and how it relates to the Death and the Maiden motif!    I have written pretty extensively about the Death and the Maiden motif here on White Rose…

  • The Grim Reaper & The Appeal of the Personification of Death

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!   Today’s post is about the Grim Reaper and the general appeal of the Personification of Death!   There are countless representations of Death personified as a person, for which we have millennia of evidence.   I used Grim Reaper in the title of this post,…

  • Hocus Pocus Film Theories: A Magical Media Monday Special!

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    For today’s post, I have decided to share two Hocus Pocus film theories that I began to develop on my most recent re-watch of the iconic Halloween favorite the week before last.    This post does fit into my Magical Media Analysis series, but not…

  • Cycles of Death & Rebirth: A Poem

    Welcome back to White Rose of Avalon my Darlings!    For today’s post, I have decided to share another poem, this one about the cycles of death and rebirth. Cycles of Death & Rebirth by Maranda Wabik Death of the old provides space for the new Endings are truly new beginnings Without allowing for the…

  • From “La Plus Heureuse” to “La Reine Anne Sans Tete”: The Downfall of Anne Boleyn

    For this week’s Femme Fatale Friday, I have chosen to write about Anne Boleyn yet again.   This is important because today is the anniversary of her execution!   On May 19, 1536, Anne Boleyn was beheaded by the Swordsman of Calais after being found guilty of adultery, incest, and treason. Her execution sent shock…

  • The 5 Most Interesting Doomed Queens (In My Opinion)

    For today’s post, I have decided to take a look at my five favorite stories of Doomed Queens.   In this countdown, I will rank the Queens based on how much interest I find in their tales.   This is not to say that any one of them is better than the others, or worse,…

  • The Concept of Being Buried Alive in Edgar Allan Poe’s Works

    For the final day of Gothic Romance Week, I have decided to take a look at the concept of being buried alive as it is used in Poe’s works.   The thought of possibly being buried alive is a core fear for many people, making the appearance of this in fictional works a truly horrifying…

  • Lenore Poem Analysis

    For day six of Gothic Romance Week, I have decided to do an analysis of Poe’s poem Lenore.   I have found the poem’s text on poets.org.   Once again, I thought this would be a line-by-line analysis, but I have found with Poe, I prefer to do a stanza-by-stanza style analysis instead. Lenore Edgar…

  • Death and the Maiden in Edgar Allan Poe’s Works

    For day five of Gothic Romance Week, I have decided to take a look at the Death and the Maiden motif as used in Poe.   I did a video that spoke to this principal a few weeks ago.   In this post, I will be going a bit deeper into why Victorians were so…