1. A Knight in Shinning Armour
By: Emily McConaghy, Jennifer Gordon and Cailin Whincop

2. An honoured man who tends to woo the ladies, come to the rescue and save the day, or a particular person; a hero.
Originated from gallant knights rescuing fair maidens in distress
Mainly came from Victorian novelists and painters
Armour was worn by royalty, and did shine

3. Early 19th Century/Today
The Ancient Ballad of Prince Baldwin
Hark! the martial trumpets sounding. For the gallant fete prepare; Many a Knight in shining armour Shews his dauntless prowess there.
Today, knights in shining armour generally wear various things and do not generally ride horses.

4. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Jealous Queen poisons Snow White
She can only be saved by “loves first kiss”
Prince comes across princess in glass coffin and kisses her which breaks the spell
They live happily ever after…

5. Sydney White Evil Queen (the popular girl on campus)
Magic Mirror (Schools hot list)
Seven dwarfs (dorks)
Prince Charming (the popular guy on campus)
Of course she gets the guy in the end
Another Happily Ever After…

6. Ryan Atwood – The OC
He is always saving his on again off girlfriend Marissa
He is an attractive average guy
There were three major times Ryan rescued Melissa
When she was passed out and her friends left her on her front door
When she over-dosed in Mexico, he went searching for her until he found her
He saved her from a guy who was completely obsessed with her and who threatened her life

7. Edward Cullen – Twilight Saga
He is constantly saving his love Bella from constant danger
His supernatural powers have enabled him to save her in ways the average human could not
Saves Bella on three occasions in “Twilight”
Stops a van from hitting Bella
Stops a gang from hurting Bella
Stops vampires from attacking Bella

8. Superman “Faster than a speeding bullet, stronger than a locomotive, able to bend steel with his bare hands”
Disguised as Clark Kent, newspaper reporter for “The Daily Mirror”
He was against evil
He could see and hear crisis taking place and he would come to the rescue
He would save anyone in need, particularly his girlfriend Lois Lane
Everyone would appreciate him

9. Almost all Fairy Tales have a strong representation of the “night in shining armour”
Do you think we have stepped away from the whole idea of prince charming coming to save the day? Or is it still often used to this day?
Do you think we should step away from the cliché of the “night in shining amour” within literature and media?
How has this stereotype influenced us and our outlook?