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Go to Home Go to Gallery of Death Link to the full clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR939M48BG4 (Below is the image from the clip that will mainly be talked about)





** Tale of the Three Brothers (Deathly Hallows): Death a friend or foe? ** Friend or foe are probably two words you can use to describe death. Death is not a subject many like to discuss. It is, as we know it, unavoidable however it can be postponed. Death is an interesting phenomenon that takes place in the lives of all living beings bringing an end to the physical life. It is often personified as a dark entity that is ready to harvest souls and instills fear into the hearts and minds of men, women, and children. In this three-minute clip from the last Harry Potter series, the story of the tale of the three brothers depicts an elaborate scheme by Death to reclaim the three brothers as his own. To do so, Death gave each brother what they desired: The Elder's Wand, the Resurrection Stone, and the Invisibility Cloak which come together to form the Deathly Hallows. Since each brother died at the hands of his gift, these items form a collection of one master of death. Due to specific length requirements, this paper will focus on the tale of the youngest brother.The clip repeatedly utilizes the personification of death, stark contrast in between the characters and the background, as well as pathos and logos regarding fear to portray the common knowledge that death cannot be cheated by anyone no matter how cunning or how much power you may hold. It is an entity that shall carry out its duty among all equally. The youngest brother, a decent and humble man, came to Death by choice when he attained old age; a story in which he did not win nor did he lose. Unlike his two older brothers, he carefully made his request to Death with no intention of doing bad nor to humiliate Death himself. The youngest of the three, Ignotus Peverell, skeptical of Death, asked him for a gift that would allow him to have the power to stay hidden from Death himself. The youngest brother's story is an interesting one. Ignotus with the gift that Death gives, is able to prevent encountering Death again until he chooses to do so. He does not have possession of great power as his older brothers did. However, he does, in a way, trick Death knowing that he may not be trusted. In the clip, as Ignotus Peverell makes his request, he has a humble and low stance as he looks down as to be thinking wisely about his decision. In the duration of his story, the young Peverell brother is seen hiding from Death underneath his Invisibility Cloak as Death desperately searches for him for many years. Death in this instant is personified as the type who is evil and gravely wants to claim brother's life in return for evading him. Finally, when the time came, Ignotus withdrew the Cloak exposing himself and went with Death as a friend. In this scene, the dark characters are seen standing in front of a radiating bright light from the back. While the light illuminates from the center, Death, Ignotus, and his son seem to be the focus; bringing the viewer's eyes on them since there are no other surrounding major details. For many years he hid from Death and stayed out of Death's way, unlike his older brothers. When the time came, he greeted Death "as an old friend" not scared nor happy. The youngest brother approached Death naturally; one of the three forms of death. In this scene, Death does not appear as frightening as he did when encountering the two eldest brothers. This is because Death puts his hand on the brother's shoulder as to comfort him and later wraps him around his cloak as to protect him. Also, Death grabs a hold of Ignotus and carries away into what seemed like "the light" or in other words crossing over to the other side. While Death was not able to claim Ignotus as he did with the elder two, he did return to him at one point keeping in mind that we all shall go to Death at some point and that it cannot be ignored but rather postponed. Furthermore, by not taking part in unwanted hazardous activities, Ignotus was able to keep away from Death for many years. In a way, the clip consists of pathos and logos to depict fear by warning the audience that playing around with Death (e.g. drugs) will likely bring you closer to Death and unless you want this to happen its in your best interest to stay safe.Even though Ignotus Peverell attained great age, it was his decision to remove the cloak and to approach death. In living life with good intentions, you can let yourself die naturally.

The three-minute tale instills fear as well as excitement through its unique dark setting, story line, and dark hidden characters. In this fantastical animation, the clip portrays dark characters against a dimly lit smoky atmosphere instilling a sort of fear and wonder in the hearts of the audience. All through the tale, the setting takes place in a twilight zone with a stark contrast against imminent yellow light around a certain object so as to bring the viewers attention to them. The dark yet dimly lit scene alongside the visual effects makes the story more appealing and enchanting. Also, the way the light and shadows are used alongside the horrific music playing throughout the clip, it sets a mystical yet frightening scene. Furthermore, Death is depicted as an extremely tall and dark skeletal like figure with a black cloak on. Unlike many depictions of death, he does not have a sickle or carries any other type of weapon. Rather, towards the end of the clip, Death retract wings from his attire as crows fly around him. Instead of harvesting his souls, Death stalks on his victims and then flies away just as a bird does. This depiction of death seems equally as frightening in comparison to the usual depiction. However, specifically in this tale with Ignotus Peverell, Death seems to be comforting and protecting. All in all, while Death does cunningly carry out his revenge on the first two brothers, his role seems to be one that changes according to the intentions or behavior of a person and in turn, one's views on Death may change accordingly. Through personifying death as one who hopes to carry out his revenge, dark contrast against yellow dim light, and use of pathos, the three-minute clip of the tale of the Deathly Hallows successfully portrays the main purpose of the story-Death is not unavoidable and can come in one of the three forms of death (murder, suicide, and naturally) however it one's actions, and choices can determine how close to Death they are. Citations: "Deathly Hallows Younger Brothers - Google Search." Deathly Hallows Younger Brothers - Google Search. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2017. https://www.google.com/search?q=deathly+hallows+younger+brothers&espv=2&biw=1366&bih=662&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjl_M2JrfXRAhVIfiYKHf4rBN8Q_AUIBigB#tbm=isch&q=deathly+hallows+younger+brother&imgdii=X3x-0ka7_IKalM:&imgrc=gWLuBJZ3Y7-brM: "Cloak of Invisibility." Harry Potter Wiki. N.p., n.d. Web. 02 Feb. 2017. @http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Cloak_of_Invisibility