Character Analysis
(Avoiding Spoilers)
Grew Up… as the ward of Uther Pendragon, king of Camelot. She was raised with Arthur, the crown prince, and the two act as siblings to each other.
Living… in the castle. As Uther’s ward, Morgana is like a princess, but she doesn’t actually have a title, and she’s sometimes worried that she doesn’t actually have a place. She wants to make a difference, but she might not have a leg to stand on.
Profession… none. Morgana is, for all intents and purposes, a noblewoman. She doesn’t have to do anything, although she does try to get involved in the goings-on of the kingdom. Uther is a harsh ruler who has banned the use of magic in the kingdom. Morgana tries to get him to act with compassion, even secretly going against him when her conscience prompts her to. She wishes she could just tell him what she thinks, but as she notes sadly, “Uther hates magic more than he loves me.”
Interests… fashion. You’ll never catch Morgana looking shabby. With the help of her maidservant Gwen, she’s a stunner every second of the day.
Relationship Status… single. She’s friends with her maidservant, Gwen, but so far she hasn’t had any serious romantic interest in anyone.
Challenge…understanding the strange dreams she’s been having recently. Morgana has lately been having dreams that don’t seem like normal ones – dreams that come true. She’s afraid that they might be magic, which means that she might be magic. That’s dangerous, because Uther has forbidden any magic in Camelot, on pain of death. She’s starting to think that Uther’s rule might be bad for the kingdom – and bad for her.
Personality… passionate, high-strung, and ambitious. Morgana knows what she thinks is right, and she’s furious that her guardian Uther doesn’t agree. The mistreatment of magical people, among others, is really starting to get under her skin, and she’s intelligent enough to be really dangerous if she wants to be.
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Within a week of being in Camelot, teenage Merlin discovered a dragon trapped in the depths of the caverns below the castle. It tells him that he has a great destiny, to bring about an era of peace and the restoration of magic. But he's nowhere near prepared to do that.
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A young King Arthur is awoken from his sleep by bad dreams, about a boy who is made king because he pulls a sword from a stone. He goes to Merlin to seek his counsel, and Merlin begins a story of his own, about a young boy with strange abilities and visions. The boy, called Emrys, is feared in his village called of as a demon. Eventually, King Vortigern comes and forces his village to build a tower for him. However, the tower crumbles. His wizards advise him to find a demon boy and spill his blood upon the ground. However, when the boy is brought before Vortigern, he predicts that there is a pool of water beneath the foundations of the castle that weaken it. The workers find a pool of water and two strange stones, from which two beasts emerge, a white and a red dragon.
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In 5th Century Britian, a young Merlin struggles for his place in his known land under the tutelage of The Mage, a local wizard whom sees the young man's potential for magic, as well as face off against his evil former friend, Vendiger, whom plots with a feudal warlord king to conquer all of Britian using an army of flying dragons, and only Merlin with the alliance of the local Prince Uther and Ingraine and a pair of mystical goddesses, can have the power to stop the evil from taking over the land.
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"Merlin: The Return" is the story of the battle between good and evil. The dark forces of Mordred are pitted against the mythical sorcery of Merlin. Mordred and his mother Morgana have been imprisoned in another world for the past 1500 years while Merlin's magical powers kept them at bay. However, in the present, a scientist accidentally finds the gateway to the other world and is about to release Mordred into 20th Century life. Arthur is reawakened from his slumber and together with Merlin, tries to find a way to stop Mordred from re-entering this world
