There is a saying is that a dog is a man’s best friend. For centuries dogs have shown themselves to be amazing companions.For instance they are great hunting partners,listeners,and let us not forget to mention the cuddling! Over time people realize that they are practically their family.They can encourage you just like a human, many of them mourn the loss of their owners. However not all dogs live in such a fairytale world. In Greek Mythology there is are works entitled “Argus” by Alexander Pope (poem), and “Argos Recognizes Odysseus” by Theodor Van Thulden (painting). Pope describes the tale of “Argus” to portray that when things are taken for granted they can be taken away sooner than its realized or wanted. Thulden uses the same scene in
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He became a well known poet which lead many people to have the urge for him to write for them. However there was reasoning behind why he choose to write poems, he suffered from curvature of the spine and extremely bad headaches which meant he was in the bed most of the time.While in bed he decide to write.So that’s how Alexander Pope began.(Source A).As stated before he suffered from a very bad case of scoliosis so he was “mainly homeschooled also because his parents were devoted Catholics and during that time they were not allowed to participate in school because of that.His first time in school was when he was 10 years old.(Source A).The first poem Pope ever wrote “that gained him publicity was Pastorals published in 1709.For a younger poet that was extremely well. By the time 1712 came around it was then he realized he wanted poetry to become his permanent job so he witnessed two of his poetry works be released Messiah and The Rape Of The Locke.By 1717 he produced three new works Eloisa to Abelard,Three Hours After Marriage, and Elegy to the Memory of the Unfortunate Lady .”(Source C). Alexander was not much of a catch appearance wise but he did have his ways with words “ he never married or had children but he had many valuable friends.Many describe him as the last Renaissance Man meaning he did a lot and took pride in his work key …show more content…
With him being a lot older than Pope you would think he could take criticism a whole lot better but that was sadly mistaken he was very sensitive when it came down to his work and suffered with mannerism especially after he absentmindedly copied the Frescoes of the Story of Ulysses by Francisco Pacheco.(Source E).When he returned back to Antwerp he worked on his very last project with Peter Paul Rubens Named the Ephemeral Decorations.(Source E).
In conclusion this is how “Argos Recognizes Odysseus” by Theodor Van Thulden and “Argus” by Alexander Pope show that when things are taken for granted they can be taken away sooner than its realized or wanted and reveal that people can become torn when it comes down to serious situations and
He became a well known poet which lead many people to have the urge for him to write for them. However there was reasoning behind why he choose to write poems, he suffered from curvature of the spine and extremely bad headaches which meant he was in the bed most of the time.While in bed he decide to write.So that’s how Alexander Pope began.(Source A).As stated before he suffered from a very bad case of scoliosis so he was “mainly homeschooled also because his parents were devoted Catholics and during that time they were not allowed to participate in school because of that.His first time in school was when he was 10 years old.(Source A).The first poem Pope ever wrote “that gained him publicity was Pastorals published in 1709.For a younger poet that was extremely well. By the time 1712 came around it was then he realized he wanted poetry to become his permanent job so he witnessed two of his poetry works be released Messiah and The Rape Of The Locke.By 1717 he produced three new works Eloisa to Abelard,Three Hours After Marriage, and Elegy to the Memory of the Unfortunate Lady .”(Source C). Alexander was not much of a catch appearance wise but he did have his ways with words “ he never married or had children but he had many valuable friends.Many describe him as the last Renaissance Man meaning he did a lot and took pride in his work key …show more content…
With him being a lot older than Pope you would think he could take criticism a whole lot better but that was sadly mistaken he was very sensitive when it came down to his work and suffered with mannerism especially after he absentmindedly copied the Frescoes of the Story of Ulysses by Francisco Pacheco.(Source E).When he returned back to Antwerp he worked on his very last project with Peter Paul Rubens Named the Ephemeral Decorations.(Source E).
In conclusion this is how “Argos Recognizes Odysseus” by Theodor Van Thulden and “Argus” by Alexander Pope show that when things are taken for granted they can be taken away sooner than its realized or wanted and reveal that people can become torn when it comes down to serious situations and