Right now i would like to talk about the parable and allegory since this is the latest topic that i have gone trough with my lecturer in class.
Before that, i would like to give some clarification the meaning of parable and allegory itself. As what i have learnt about this topic, parable or allegory brings the meaning that symbolic expression of a deeper meaning through a story or scene acted out by human, animal or mythical characters.
To make more understand about this topic, i have choose one drama that reflects with the topic of parable and allegory. The story that i would like to choose to reflects this thing is Merlin. Do you know about Merlin?
Ok, let me brief the story first. Merlin is an exciting fantasy series set in the mythic city of Camelot, but inspired by 21st Century telling. Before Merlin and Arthur became legends, they were ambitious young men looking for adventure hoping to live up to their families, expectations, discovering love and findings their own true destiny, making mistakes along the way. Actually Merlin is someone that have a power to cursing or curing people but he did not reveled the abilities that he has up when his friend, the king of Camelots know about it.
I choose the story is because the story have a deep meaning behind the story that same with The Seven Ages Of Man.
For the first, the prisoners that identified in that story drama is Sir Arthur.The chains is the punishment that Merlin will get whenever he shows his abilities to others. The fire is the problems that occurs in particular time. for the shadows and the images that identified in this story is Merlin. The puppet players is the Dinosour and for the old man is Gaius.
I choose Sir Arthur as the prisoners because he is the one the must not know the reality about Merlin identity and ability. Then, the chains is punishment that Merlin will get whenever he shows the abilities because Merlin can't to show his real identity and ability because whenever other person know about it, Merlin can not to take care of his friend or King of The Camelot. Furthermore, problems that occurs in certain time become the fire because whenever the situation is under control and do not need his help to ensure Sir Arthur in safe condition. Then, the shadows and the images is Merlin itself because whenever the fire or problems that occurs need Merlin to control, Merlin will show and use his ability to control the situation. The puppet players is the dinosaur because Merlin will see and meet with Dinasour to ask the opinion how to control and solve the problems that happened. Thus, Merlin action is controlled by the Dinosour. Lastly, the old man is Gaius. This is because Gaius is only the person that know about Merlin and specialty that Merlin have. So. whenever Gaius told the truth about Merlin to Sir Arthur, it actually open the chains and Sir Artur will shock and know the reality. At firrst, Sir Artur's eyes will hurts whenever he know the reality and the shadows which have been projected for many years. Then the only person that can explain towards Sir Artur about Merlin is Gaius that opened the chains that have in Sir Arthur but he still denied it since he was know and be friends with Merlin for a long time. Sir Arthur act like that because he is really trust with the illusions that have been projected towards him for a long time and then he trust that illusions that he have gone trough before is much more real than what he just know at that time.
In a conclusion, i found out that learning parable and allegory is something that really exciting, Although it make me more to think deeply, it is actually make me learnt how to think wisely.
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