Cupid and Psyche

from the original tale to modern day adaptions and how they transformed to fit the changing times. The first fairy tale I would like to cover is Beauty and the Beast. The earliest version of tale is from the second century and is known as “Cupid and Psyche. However, the most widely know version is La Belle et La Bete, published in 1756, by French novelist, Madame Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont (Tartar, 58). The tale was to instruct young children on their manners, behavior and good breeding…

The story of Cinderella was written by The Brothers Grimm in 1812. However, these two brothers did not actually write the original story of Cinderella, rather they wrote an adaptation of the German fairy tale. Their goal was to record all the popular fairy tales in order keep the old German tradition alive and make the people have pride in their country. They interviewed family members and various people in order to get the full stories. The stories were initially aimed at German families,…

women as they had more independence and overall freedom whereas women were sheltered. Their main attribution to society was to be good wives, mothers and homemakers. These roles can be observed through readings such as The Aeneid and The Tale of Cupid and Psyche. Roman woman were sheltered from a young age. They did not have much of an option as to making their own paths through life. For example, education for girls was very different to that of the education of men. “Education for girls was an…

In the film Beauty and the Beast the main characters in the film are Belle and the Beast. The home of the Beast is enchanted with some sort of magic that aids the objects to move. But, before this occurs, what causes her to lead this fate is a rose. A rose could be seen as a motif in this film, yet it is not one of the motifs seen in the other fairy tales in the course. An additional motif in the film is the magic powers in the castle of the Beast and the magic powers the Beast has. Even…

Greek Heroes and Bad Mistakes Do Not Mix All throughout time heros have been saving the day but they have also made some bad decisions. In “Percy Jackson’s Greek Heroes” Rick Riordan uses Percy Jackson to narrate a collection of stories about heroes who have made good and bad choices. Percy tells twelve stories about ancient greek heroes who although made some good decisions also had obstacles or fatal flaws to face which led to them making bad decisions. Through Psyche's mistrust, Daedalus’s…

Marriage: Duty vs. Love, Morality vs. Humanism “Mythology of a people is ‘the origin of the people’s philosophy, literature and religion’ and ‘the collective sub-consciousness of the whole people’” (Wang 1). Therefore, studying mythology will help us to understand how the perspectives of a people in a specific culture form and how their attitudes toward what they experience take shape. Furthermore, by comparing and contrasting different mythologies, we can explore how different peoples…

Raphael was one of the greatest artists of all Renaissance time. Raphael was best known for his Madonna's and for his large figure compositions in the Vatican in Rome]. Raphael was one of the best at using depth perception in his work. Raphael had some amazing talents but they were often over looked by people because they were more interested Michelangelo and DaVinci works of art. Even though Raphael is often in the shadow of other artists, he was still one of the great artists of the…

saying which refers to the inevitability of the beautiful falling in love with the beast, the inescapable revelation of seeing that which is good in the grotesque. Though the elements of this tale extend all the way back to the ancient story of Cupid and Psyche, not taking on many of the contemporary and recognizable aspects of the story till the 18th Century with Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve's “La Belle et la Bete” which then was shortened and rewritten by Jean-Marie Leprince de…

The social life of a human being is characterized by social interactions. These social interactions are associated with emotions such as love and hate and are the building blocks for social structure (Anderson, Margaret, Taylor 76). There are several existing theories with respect to the biological and psychoanalytical aspects of love and hate. I will be specifically analyzing theories regarding the psychoanalytical aspect. A couple of interpretations that stand out are Freud, Melanie Klein, Ian…

I reallyed enjoyed looking at many scultpures but I choose my favourite one which was the staue of David. This was created by Michelangelo which was created from 1501-1504. The statue is 5.17 metres of marble statue. The statue represnts a favourable subject in the arts of Florence, the bibcial hero. Its theme was around the renaissance ages, the artist spent so much time putting in details of his cheat and hair. I can only imagine how long it took to chip away all of these details. I really…