Castle of Silence
How does the author organize this chapter?
What is Chronological Order?
When The Knight receives a blank note from Christopher what does he realize about their relationship?
What is he never spent time with his son/his son doesn't know him at all?
The Dragon is a symbol for what?
What is the Knight's fear and doubt?
How does the Knight feel to have his armor off?
What is relieved?
The Knight learned an important lesson in the
Castle of Silence, what was it?
What is how to listen to himself?
Finish the phrase:
The Knight can only love others to the extent....
What is that he can love himself?
The knight chants a phrase to defeat the dragon, what was it?
What is "Fear and doubt are illusions"?
Who is Sam?
Who is The Knight's conscience/True Self?
What figurative language does the author use to talk about the fire?
What is Imagery?
Why did the knight "need' Christopher and Juliet?
Why is because he didn't love himself?
What was the dragon able to do in order to get to the Knight?
What is the overall conflict the Knight faces in the story?
What is Man Vs Self
"The stillness became overwhelming, enveloping him in utter, devastating quiet"
What figurative language is this and WHY is it used?
What is Personification, and to show that in order to hear oneself you need to be quiet?
*Similar answers will be accepted*
What big truth did the knight uncover about himself in the Castle of Knowledge?
What is that he didn't need to prove he was good, kind and loving?
What must the knight gain to defeat the dragon?
What is Self-knowledge?
"Through this universe I own, I possess not a thing, for I cannot know the unknown if to the known I cling"
What does his inscription mean?
What is You must let go of the past in order to go into the unknown?
*Closest answer wins*
"Most of us are trapped inside our armor...We put up barriers to protect who we think we are."
What is the significance of this metaphor?
What is to show how people are more concerned with how others see them?
*similar answers will be accepted*
As the knight understands a truth, the room gets brighter and brighter. What inscription correlates (goes with) this fact
What is Knowledge is the light by which you shall find your way?
*Closest answer wins*
"Certainly. Self-Knowledge is truth, and you know what they say: Truth is mightier than the sword."
What figurative language is this an example of?
(hint: not just the last sentence, the ENTIRE quote)
What is Foreshadowing?
At the very end of the book, the Knight is standing on the summit with a smile, crying happy tears. What does this scene tell us the Knight has done?
What is that he has found his true self?