Both “Siren Song” by Margaret Atwood paired with Ulysses The Sirens by John Williams Waterhouse use the myth of Ulysses to show that he was surrounded by sirens and tied to an long pole and couldn't break loose.The Sirens were scary and dangerous creatures that seduced the sailors with their attractive voices to their doom and causing the ships to ruin by the island.The Sirens likes to hurt people by luring sailors with their enchanting music to their death.The Sirens were beautiful but they were also threatening creatures that caused men to crash on the ships.
By reading the poem “Siren Song” it can be understood that Margaret Atwood explaining that the song thats makes men jump overboard. She then …show more content…
I also seen a man tied of to an big pole and man peddling.The mood of the painting can be described as spooky, which demonstrates the idea that is horrifying because it seems like the sirens crash the boat and they have the captain of the ship tied up.I think the painting understands people being scary of the sirens.Which gives me an idea that people can be scared of things but they also can overcome it.
English painter of the Victorian era known for his large scale paintings of Classical mythological subjects. John William Waterhouse was an English painter of the late 1800s and early 1900s. He is most famous for richly colored scenes from medieval legends and myths and from the Bible.Waterhouse showed works such as Sleep and His Half-Brother Death at annual art shows in London until 1916. Many people loved his work, and he became a successful, popular artist.One of his most famous paintings is The Lady of Shalott, a romantic vision of a Pre-Raphaelite woman in a white gown floating away on a river in a boat. He also painted several scenes of Ophelia, Shakespeare’s doomed heroine, or female character, from
By reading the poem “Siren Song” it can be understood that Margaret Atwood explaining that the song thats makes men jump overboard. She then …show more content…
I also seen a man tied of to an big pole and man peddling.The mood of the painting can be described as spooky, which demonstrates the idea that is horrifying because it seems like the sirens crash the boat and they have the captain of the ship tied up.I think the painting understands people being scary of the sirens.Which gives me an idea that people can be scared of things but they also can overcome it.
English painter of the Victorian era known for his large scale paintings of Classical mythological subjects. John William Waterhouse was an English painter of the late 1800s and early 1900s. He is most famous for richly colored scenes from medieval legends and myths and from the Bible.Waterhouse showed works such as Sleep and His Half-Brother Death at annual art shows in London until 1916. Many people loved his work, and he became a successful, popular artist.One of his most famous paintings is The Lady of Shalott, a romantic vision of a Pre-Raphaelite woman in a white gown floating away on a river in a boat. He also painted several scenes of Ophelia, Shakespeare’s doomed heroine, or female character, from