Why Did Jfk Camelot
The Kennedy’s Camelot
On November 22nd 1963, in an interview with journalist Theodore White, Jacqueline Kennedy ‘invoked the image of Camelot’ (American Camelot). ‘She described her years in the White House as an American Camelot, a period of hope and optimism.’ (American Camelot). Jackie (Guinevere) and her husband John (Arthur) were the epitome of grace, style and vitality. Their romanticized life could often emulate some of the attributes to their Camelot counterparts. It’s not just Jackie and John that are compared to characters of the Camelot, John’s two younger brothers Bobby (Lancelot) and Teddy (Galahad) were often compared to this fantastical world of Camelot.
Galahad (Edward ‘Ted’ Kennedy)
‘Though far from perfect and nowhere near a man of great virtue, Edward M. Kennedy was the knight who ultimately set for himself a quest. Its object was no less momentous than the Holy Grail itself: universal health care.’ (Kennedy’s death) "I sware a vow . . . that I, because I had not seen the Grail, would ride a twelvemonth and a day in quest of it, until I found and saw it"(Idyllis of the King) This was the vow taken by Galahad before he set off on …show more content…
One thing that makes Jackie different than Guinevere is the fact that Jackie stayed by her husband’s side. The two of them broken with grief from losing their Arthur, pushed on and did good. Jackie hours after the assassination of her beloved husband, still in her blood soaked dress she oversaw the transition of the government to Johnson. She was so strong to do so, she disliked Johnson very much. She did this to show the American people that everything will work out fine and that we have to keep living life. Guinevere became a nun after losing her husband, she chose a life of serving God and doing good after the death of Arthur. They are both strong-willed and passionate women who did what their hearts felt was
On November 22nd 1963, in an interview with journalist Theodore White, Jacqueline Kennedy ‘invoked the image of Camelot’ (American Camelot). ‘She described her years in the White House as an American Camelot, a period of hope and optimism.’ (American Camelot). Jackie (Guinevere) and her husband John (Arthur) were the epitome of grace, style and vitality. Their romanticized life could often emulate some of the attributes to their Camelot counterparts. It’s not just Jackie and John that are compared to characters of the Camelot, John’s two younger brothers Bobby (Lancelot) and Teddy (Galahad) were often compared to this fantastical world of Camelot.
Galahad (Edward ‘Ted’ Kennedy)
‘Though far from perfect and nowhere near a man of great virtue, Edward M. Kennedy was the knight who ultimately set for himself a quest. Its object was no less momentous than the Holy Grail itself: universal health care.’ (Kennedy’s death) "I sware a vow . . . that I, because I had not seen the Grail, would ride a twelvemonth and a day in quest of it, until I found and saw it"(Idyllis of the King) This was the vow taken by Galahad before he set off on …show more content…
One thing that makes Jackie different than Guinevere is the fact that Jackie stayed by her husband’s side. The two of them broken with grief from losing their Arthur, pushed on and did good. Jackie hours after the assassination of her beloved husband, still in her blood soaked dress she oversaw the transition of the government to Johnson. She was so strong to do so, she disliked Johnson very much. She did this to show the American people that everything will work out fine and that we have to keep living life. Guinevere became a nun after losing her husband, she chose a life of serving God and doing good after the death of Arthur. They are both strong-willed and passionate women who did what their hearts felt was