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Triwizard Tournament in the Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

   

Added on  2020-04-13

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Running head: THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIESTheology and Religious StudiesName of the StudentName of the UniversityAuthor note

1THEOLOGY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIESIntroductionThe topic of the following assignment is to discuss the importance of the Triwizardtournament in the Harry potter and the Goblet of Fire. This has some serious connections withthe Christian theology and it reflects the quest for the Holy Grail as stated in the Holy Bible. It isrelated with many alchemical subjects and one of the most important subjects is that of theGolden Egg or the philosopher’s egg. The three different characters represent the three differentaspects of Christianity that will be disclosed later. Different perspectives of the discussionThere are several connections of this book with the Biblical matters. The color gold hasbeen presented in the book from different perspectives. There are some four elements in the bookthat relates to the ethics of Christianity. The Triwizard cup itself can be seen as a representativeof the Holy Grail. There are some other alchemical symbols as well. The representation of thecolor gold has been done in various forms (Rowling, 2015). stadium had been like an egg thatcould be compared to the philosopher’s egg (Šerešová, 2016). The theme of the golden egg canalso be attributed to this as well (Cohen, 2016).One important aspect that is related to the quest to the Holy Grail is its relationship withthe Arthurian legends. The Holy Grail is considered to be one of the central themes in theArthurian literature. This is considered to be the cup from which Christ drank for the last time inthe last supper.This Holy Grail is also the cup which was used by Joseph of Arimathea to catchthe blood of Jesus as he was hung from the cross. There are certain things that are verysignificant in the quest for Holy Grail. In the book Goblet of Fire, Voldermort was out to find thephilosopher’s stone that was golden in color and its shape was like an egg. This quest for the

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