Really enjoyed how you spun this legend - great portrayal of two diverse attitudes, definitely the less current male was more in tune with folklore and respectful behaviour - that saved his life
I was a bit devious with my hidden themes in this story. The post Elizabethan man, who we tend to see through the lens of history as violent and thuggish, is in touch with the natural world, responds courteously and is rewarded. The modern misogynistic thug with all the trappings of a more civilised time but none of the morals meets a gruesome end. Such is progress.
Really enjoyed how you spun this legend - great portrayal of two diverse attitudes, definitely the less current male was more in tune with folklore and respectful behaviour - that saved his life
I was a bit devious with my hidden themes in this story. The post Elizabethan man, who we tend to see through the lens of history as violent and thuggish, is in touch with the natural world, responds courteously and is rewarded. The modern misogynistic thug with all the trappings of a more civilised time but none of the morals meets a gruesome end. Such is progress.