Metamorphoses

2016, a man shot 49 people at a gay nightclub. The terror attack had such a horrific outcome that at the time it was the worst attack on the United States since 9/11, both attacks rooted in hatred. In the literary works, Symposium by Plato and Metamorphoses by Ovid, the narrators contemplate whether love acts as the disease or remedy for society and the individual. These themes still have an importance in today's society, as acts of hatred still permeate through the fabric of humanity tearing…

The will to power, a prominent concept of philosophical thinking established by the renowned German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche has and continues to be a controversial topic of philosophical thought to date. While Nietzsche’s will to power describes what he may have believed to be the main, overemphasizing, driving force in humans, what can we make of not only Nietzsche’s doctrine of “will to power” but also how would Nietzsche view the controversial opinion of Scottie Nell Hughes in the…

The object discussed in this paper is a two-sided red-figure bell krater – a vessel used for mixing water and wine. Side A depicts Artemis aiming her weapon at a vulnerable Aktaion, who is being torn apart by a pack of dogs. This side is particularly notable because it relates – depending on the version of the myth told – to the Greek idea of hubris, the concept of fate, and the presentation of women in Greek society. Side B depicts the goat god Pan with an erect phallus chasing a young shepherd…

no children.Venus had several mortal lovers as well. The two most famous would be Anchises and Adonis, but she was also the lover of the Sicilian king Butes and mother to their son Eryx and Phaeton with whom she mothered Sandocus.who fathered Metamorphoses' Cinyras.…

complete one’s duty. The quote above from Virgil’s Aeneid describes precisely that. Aeneas suffers as he leaves the woman he loves to fulfill his destiny. The quote is relevant to many people and many texts, including Sophocles’ Oedipus and Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Oedipus stays true to his promise to punish King Lauis’ murderer. On the other hand, Ovid holds onto his responsibility as a poet, writing about passion overpowering duty. Aeneas’…

characterisation of a protagonist, reducing our perspective to that of the umbrae…recentes. Immediately juxtaposing the apostrophe of the Damned, see the alliterated tibi on 458 too, with those living victims of change represents a departure from metamorphoses themselves.…

Dickens, it becomes clear that Pip, the protagonist, has many goals, implied by the work’s own title, as seen above, which metamorphose as more pages are flipped. More specifically, there are, I would say, four main transformations of expectations. These can be seen through specific, formative events within the life of Pip. And while there are only four important metamorphoses, it must first be said that, at the beginning, Pip has no expectations. This, I feel, paves the path for the rest of my…

to make connections about philosophy and religion. Around this time many literary, musical, and pantomimes were released depicting the legend of Faustus and countless performances were made all over Europe. (A History of Opera: Milestones and Metamorphoses) Charles Gounod chose to write about Faust because he was extremely fond of Goethe’s works. In fact, when Gounod proposed to the…

Some may say that this is an act of disrespect, but that is simply false. The Parthenon does show Jove in a sculpture of the birth of Athena on the east pediment of the building, which is actually the front of the building. The fact is that the Parthenon was built to honor Athens’ patron goddess: Athena. The west pediment of the building is an aetion for how Athens got its name: Athena named it after herself after winning the contest. The sculpture, which was created long after this original…

The Effects of Jewish Folklore on Gregor’s Metamorphosis Metamorphoses are a concept commonly used in literature to shows a character's profound change. The concept was used in The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, which is about a man called Gregor, who wakes up one day to find out he has turned into a vermin. Following his discovery, he tries to go to work to support his family, which ends up revealing his change to his family. He ends up locked in his room and slowly loses his human side and…