...Ovid’s Metamorphoses was regarded as one of the best literary works ever written. High up there with Metamorphoses is definitely everything that remotely deals with Harry Potter. The great J.K. Rowling wrote seven novels in a series that shares many themes with Ovid’s work. Appropriately enough, the major common theme that this work shares with Harry Potter is metamorphoses and its ability to punish or disguise. In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, he emphasizes the element of transforming into other animals or parts of the earth as a very important part of Roman culture. Of that, he includes the story of the origin of the spider. The goddess, Minerva and the mortal, Arachne have a competition to see who the best weaver is. To her dismay, Minerva loses...
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...GREEK MYTHOLOGY Background to Homer’s Odyssey As you read each story, ask yourself: What is most enjoyable, predictable, or bizarre about this story? How would I have responded in this situation? What mysteries or features of the world might this story try to explain? What bit of moral or religious instructions (i.e. don’t disobey the gods) might be contained in this story? How does this story compare with Christian beliefs, or with the values of our culture today? Are there any other stories or fables I’ve heard that follow the same pattern as this story? The Creation Myths Part 1 Before there was anything, there was Chaos, a formless void. This void, this pure nothingness, gave birth to Gaea (the Earth itself), Tartarus (the underworld), Eros (love), Erebus (underground darkness) and Nyx (the darkness of night). The two kinds of darkness joined together and gave birth two kinds of light: the Light of the heavens and the Light of day. Nyx (night) also gave birth to the three Fates, who control the course of the universe and determine the length of each person’s life on their wheel of fortune. Of the fates, Clotho spins the threads of each person’s life, Lachesis measures the length of the thread, and Atropos cuts the thread. The Fates – Francisco Goya (one of the best painters ever!) 1823 – Note the scissors in the hand of Atropos and Lachesis measuring with a magnifying glass. Who’s...
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...Name Instructor Course Institution Date Oedipus Oedipus is the protagonist of the play “Oedipus the King ”. Before the play commences, Oedipus is given the kingship of Thebes. He is acknowledged for been intelligent and possessing the capacity to solve puzzles. Most of his subjects at this scene appear to be optimistic in the future of the king (Griffith 95). His intelligence was influential in saving Thebes city. Consequently, he was made the king of Thebes after resolving the riddles from the supernatural being called Sphinx that had captured that city (Sophocles and Gilbert 56). The name of Oedipus means swollen root that generally offers some important information about his personal characters. Additionally, as a baby, Oedipus was drugged from Laius’s house to the mountains and left with his two legs tied together. He was later rescued by shepherds, took him to the house of the king. In the King’s house, he grew into powerful boy (Chase 54). When Oedipus commenced his journey to Thebes he came across his father but killed him unknowingly. He later proceeded to engage in marriage with Jocasta his biological mother without knowing. This paper will describe Oedipus and reveal how he interacts with the other characters in the play. Additionally, it will reflect the speeches and actions of Oedipus while analyzing how he changes throughout the play. Moreover, the paper will offer conclusion based on these discussion. Interactions with characters Oedipus is the main character...
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...investigation for the cause of the curse that has fallen upon his kingdom, calls upon the sage, Tiresias, trusting that he will provide answers. However, when Teiresias reveals that Oedipus is the reason that such an abhorrent curse has fallen upon the land, Oedipus flies into a rage spitting insults at Teiresias stating that he is frail of mind. Though there are these similarities between both greek parables they also differ. Odysseus later on is found waiting to hear the wisdom of Teiresias after making a respectable sacrifice. “Meanwhile I crouched under my drawn sword to keep the surging phantoms from the bloody pit till I know the presence of Teiresias.” (Homer, 678). Odysseus exhibits a great deal of respect towards Teiresias and clearly trusts his foresight and as a dutiful child Odysseus heeded Teiresias’ advice. In contrast, Oedipus did not improve at all but instead becomes more and more stubborn as seen when the Chorus pleads to Oedipus to trust his brother in law, Creon, that he was not the cause of the curse, “Listen to reason, my lord; I beg you, be guided by us.” (Sophocles, 27). This ability to...
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...immortality but will ultimately find their demise. The apple of the tree is enticing and, like Eve, Lady Macbeth convinces her partner to become a partner in crime. To accomplish this task, she attacks his commitment, which she deems a “masculine” trait, saying “What beast was‘t then that made you break this enterprise to me? When you durst do it then you were a man” (Shakespeare I. vii. 47- 49). Lady Macbeth construes the word masculinity to equate to violent ambitions and commitment to such. Furthermore, she uses a rhetorical question in her shaming to make Macbeth feel as though getting cold feet is out of character. The real Macbeth, her husband who is a real man, would never betray his word to her; instead, it must have been a beast in disguise who swore this oath to her. She uses the word "beast" in a somewhat ironic sense, as she is not referring to the cold-blooded hunting in which they are about to take part, but rather the cowardice it takes to want to abstain from such bloody treachery. Thus, it is not the cruelty of Macbeth that makes him feral, but rather, like a dog who will not obey his master, his disobedience. The calumny is enough to guilt Macbeth into going further with her plans to which, in reality, he had never agreed. However, the definition of masculinity Lady Macbeth uses is not the true definition Shakespeare evokes in Macbeth. Ostensibly, this commitment to villainy that Lady Macbeth holds so dear is presented as a masculine trait, but only a few lines later...
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...in some ways, the worst in Antinous keeps her holding onto the best in Odysseus. Antinous is cruel and abuses the small amount of power he is given by being named “top” suitor. Antinous is disrespectful of the gods, he shows us this when he hits the stranger (Odysseus) with a chair. You are supposed to take in any stranger with open arms incase it is a god in disguise; Antinous however, disregards that ancient moral and yells at the old beggar. Antinous also shows that he is unlike Odysseus because he isn’t observant. When the chair bounced off Odysseus’ back and didn’t hurt him, Antinous should have known that something was not right. They are alike< on the other hand, because they both show leadership. Antinous is the best choice for Penelope, according to the other men he is competing with, and they support him when he bullies other men. Odysseus started out going on the same path as Antinous, but luckily his adventures to get back to Ithaca changed him severely. Odysseus is a ruler who knows what is best for his crew, and he learns his lesson about boasting when the Cyclops gets his father, Poseidon, to curse his crew. In that same situation, however, Odysseus shows his quick thinking and wit. He says to the Cyclops: "Cyclops, you ask my honorable name? Remember the gift you promised me, and I shall tell you. my name is Nohbdy: mother father and friends, everyone calls me Nohbdy.”. Odysseus becomes more wise and patient with age and the journeys he endures,...
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...his crew become trapped in the Cyclops’s cave, Odysseus uses his intelligence and cleverness to escape. After the escape, Odysseus brags and reveals his real name to Polyphemus, yelling from his ship “…if any man…should ask you who blinded you, shamed you so—say Odysseus…he gouged out your eye” (Homer 9.558). Polyphemus is enraged and curses Odysseus' name to Poseidon, praying that his father will delay Odysseus’ return. Poseidon curses Odysseus and his men by causing storms and winds to prevent him and his crew from returning home. If Odysseus didn’t let his pride influence him in this instance, he may have returned to Ithaca earlier and saved the lives of many of his men. Another example of Odysseus’ pride compromising the success of the journey was when the crew was facing the Sirens. The Sirens are dangerous sea enchantresses that lead sailors to their deaths through song. Instead of putting wax in his ears like he demanded of his crew, Odysseus insisted upon being attached firmly to the mast so he could hear the mermaid’s song. Odysseus begs and screams for the crew to row close, but when the crew refuses, Odysseus is angered and curses the crew. Odysseus jeopardized the crew for his own satisfaction, a very dangerous, selfish thing to do as a leader. In this situation...
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...Daisy is attractive to light heartedness.“the will you still love when I'm no longer young and beautiful” can highlight character vulnerability but also shows us of the fickle nature of Daisy Buchanan, perfectly captures the character of Daisy. The contextual factors of “new age” shows us the unpredictable nature of the novel, the age in fact. The religious consolations “ Dear Lord…” is simply ironic and effective. Gatsby is indeed, a novel needed GOD therefore the fickle treatment of higher power shows the pursuit of aesthetics as opposed to morality. Knowing something about them that prohibits you believes in live , the love they have for each other is a blessing and a curse in disguise -> sickening and draws them to the grave each other the sadness , lesson and betrayal.Moreover, It takes a...
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...and he happened to so ‘kindly’ tell me all about their plan. By that time, the entire Regalshard estate had been completely obliterated and before I realized, I was the only one left of my clan. I wasn’t an idiot who didn’t know of my own capabilities and recklessly charge in to take revenge. No, as much as I wanted to give them the most painful death possible, I needed to escape and find the traitor. What traitor, you ask? Listen up. How do you think my clan survived after all of the above stated problems they had? That was because we were living in disguise. We Regalshards also specialized in shape shifting, (memory)manipulation and the most useful of all, curses. By manipulating the people around us and changing our appearance, we were able to life as different people and that was also how I was able to attend school until the age of 16. But, because the church often sniffed around, they always found holes in our disguise and exposed us, thus we needed to move around often. So, how were they able to find our clan that had managed to slip away for the past 200-something years? A spy had either slipped amongst us without our knowledge or they had managed to capture one of us and turned us by brainwashing them and slip them back into the clan. Well, that happened five years ago though. After that incident, I have to say; slipping away each time was a piece of cake. Both my skills and magic also improved because of this. Instead of go after pointless revenge, which would...
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...FDA Approved Contraception Measures and Sterilization Procedures Student’s Name Institution Introduction Contraception methods are methods employed to prevent pregnancy. These methods are of two kinds, the traditional methods and modern methods, and their outcome can either be permanent or temporary. Contra is a Latin word that means against and conception means to conceive. There are various contraception and sterilization methods in the world, but the ones that have the approval of FDA (Food and Drug Administration) include; implantable rod, Intra Uterine Device (IUD) which include Copper IUD and Hormonal (Progestin) IUD, Injection, Oral contraceptives (Estrogen and progestin), Virginal contraceptive ring, male and female condoms, Emergency contraception, and Spermicide. Sterilization methods approved are Surgery or implant for women and surgery for men. All these methods are aimed at controlling birth. (Ross et al, 2001). Pros in support to FDA Approval Birth control is essential in that it helps in the control of population. Uncontrolled population can result to overpopulation which has adverse impacts in the social, economic, and environmental spheres. Overpopulation can lead to decrease in government revenues, which in turn may affect the economy of the country. Chances of compromising the per capita resource consumption are high, paving way to over-exploitation of environmental resources. The move by FDA to approve the...
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...Did you ever meet a person who is feared by everyone because she have a freaking special power? Everyone was afraid of her, she is Aubrey Aloff the daughter of Mr. Euro Aloff and Vica Aloff, her mother died when she gave birth to Aubrey. They only have two siblings and Aubrey was the youngest. Aubrey’s father married another woman who was a wicked one, she will be their stepmother now named Millen. Her past… Aubrey was still young before, when the time they discovered her power, she wouldn’t forget what had happened that day, it was the day of her birthday she is turning 6 years old but it’s not what you think had happened, her father and her wicked stepmother were fighting because of her, her father saw Millen abusing her, she does it every time her father was out, but Aubrey remained silent because she was threaten by Millen. Millen’s aura suddenly changed like she has a psychological disorder, the way she look is really different she was like about to kill. Aubrey was being afraid for her father, because Millen was about to attack her father with a knife in her hand, anger flash into Aubrey’s eyes when she saw what Millen was about to do. Her body suddenly surrounded by a blinding light Millen was stunned for what she was seeing, the light suddenly disappeared. Aubrey became more beautiful, her skin became as white as the snow, her hair became darker and shiner, she has a soft pink lips and her eyes was really beautiful but you can really see anger and vengeance in her eyes...
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...Witches are women who posses evil magic powers who associate with the devil. Most Western culture imagines witches as women who wear pointy hat, fly on a broomstick and lay curses and misfortune upon others. However, the three witches in the play Macbeth demonstrate a different approach. The Three Witches are depicted as old, ugly women who have beards and scaly fingers. Additionally, they have a critical role in telling the main character, Macbeth, the prophecies and predictions. As a result, the Three Witches play a significant importance to the play Macbeth because they are the ones who instill negative thoughts and ideas into Macbeth’s head with their predictions and emphasize the main theme of evil and darkness. The evil witches are important to the play because they are the ones who instill negative thoughts and ideas into Macbeth’s head with their predictions. First of all, the witches’ predictions give him the idea of killing King Duncan. When the witches first encounter Macbeth, they say, “All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Glamis!/ All hail, Macbeth! Hail to thee, thane of Cawdor!/ All hail, Macbeth! That shalt be king hereafter” (Shakespeare 1:3 50-53). Macbeth is confused when he hears about the prediction and he is astonished when the prediction regarding Cawdor becomes true. After that, he immediately begins to think about his last prediction and imagines about committing murder. He says, “Two truths are told,/ As happy prologues to the swelling act/ Of...
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...Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J.K Rowling There are several settings in Harry Potter and the Goblet of fire. The settings in the book resemble medieval towns and castles. The opening scene is set in an urban street. The following scene is set at the Hogwarts castle. A castle is a common medieval image. Another common medieval image is people gathered in a stadium watching a big event. The next setting in the story is the Quidditch World cup. Another setting in the story is a town called Hogsmeade which is the last remaining wizarding town where the students at Hogwarts take trips to throughout the year. The major characters in the story consists of Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Voldemort, Sirius Black, Vernon, Hagrid, and Dumbledore. Harry Potter is the hero and the protagonist. He is a 12 year old boy with messy looking hair and glasses. Ron Weasley is one of Harry's best friends at Hogwarts. He is tall and has red hair. Hermione is Harry's other best friend at Hogwarts. She is very clever and is always the top student in her classes. Voldemort is the most powerful dark wizard ever. Sirius Black is Harry's loyal godfather. He looks after ahrry in the novel. Dumbledore is the headmaster of Hogwarts. He is a wise, elderly, and powerful man with a long grey beared. He is the only wizard that voldemort has ever feared. Harry Potter spent the end of his summer with the Weasleys before going to the Quidditch World Cup. A group of Death Eaters attack...
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...racial equality and justice. The most apparent example of this can be seen in paragraph 12 where he states, “But when you have seen vicious mobs lynch your mothers and fathers at will [...]; when you have seen hate filled policemen curse, kick and even kill your black brothers and sisters; when you see the vast majority of your twenty million Negro brothers smothering in an airtight cage of poverty [...]; when you suddenly find your tongue twisted [...] to explain to your six year old daughter [...] that Funtown is closed to colored children…” With this lengthy quote, readers are able to visualize the hate, the sorrow, the regret and the fear that African Americans faced with in their day-to-day lives. The vicious mobs of presumably white moderates, presents no mercy towards either gender. In a mob setting, anyone with black skin was a vulnerable target for lynching. From a quick glance, police are supposed to control and monitor the safety of civilians. However, what exactly is the minority to do if the ones that are supposed to provide safety for both groups, instead, turn around and side with the majority to torment the majority? The minority, in this case, the African Americans remain victims due to their powerless state. Policemen are able to disguise their constant torment of the Blacks fueled by hatred as an attempt to maintain peace and order within society. Continuing onto the latter half of the quote “when you suddenly find your tongue twisted[...] to explain to your six...
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...What is hero? What attributes must someone have in order to be considered a hero? A hero is anyone who goes out of their way to help someone and puts those people's safety above theirs. Maya can be considered a hero because she risked her life for people, the quest to find her mom wasn't an easy one and she kept toll on her emotions when her pass resurfaced. The first and most important person that Maya put before herself is her adopted Mom, Pam. After Pam was kidnapped Maya realized that enough wasn't been done to rescue Pam so she set off on her own journey to rescue Pam. She knew that she was risking her safety but she was still determine to rescue Pam. "I have to do something, I can’t just lie here. If Simon isn’t going to Leeds then I’ll go there myself. "(54) Even though Maya knew that the moment she left the house, she was putting her and her mom's life in jeopardy she was still determined to get to Pam. Lubna was another person that Maya risked her life for. At first Lubna and Maya's relationship was perfectly fine because Lubna helped to free Maya after Omar locked her up in the basement. "Her wounds seem to be getting worse by the minute. She has already lost so much blood. I have to help her". (125) Even though Maya knew that Lubna had been working against her, she was still determine to do anything to save her life after she was shot. She believed that Lubna was brainwashed and wasn't in her own mind, therefore she Maya didn't blame her for anything that...
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