Cupid

chaste, while not desiring freedom or being critical. Apuleius presents female characters in his novel The Golden Ass that both contradict and coincide with the positive and negative models of women found in ancient sources. The story of Psyche and Cupid within the larger novel reinforces the positive traits such as obedience and loyalty. Within the historical sources, several different models of women are presented in both positive and negative lights. Which traits are considered positive and…

illusions on Valentine's Day. The akuma flies to Kim, infecting the brooch. Hawk Moth gives Kim the name Dark Cupid and the power to break apart lovers and friendships. Kim transforms into a red and black villain with wings, an open-heart bow, arrows shaped like roses, and the insignia of a broken heart across his chest. The brooch remains on the strap holding the quiver of arrows in place. Dark Cupid takes to the air, shooting arrows at people left and right, breaking apart relationships. The…

deceiving herself about her true feelings towards him. The audience can see this and is able to watch with anticipation and amusement as the revelation of the reality of true feelings between the two characters unfold. Her reference to Benedick and Cupid makes fun at Benedick’s fictional image of himself as ‘loved of all ladies’: she argues he is arrogant and that this is unlikely causing a contrast between his appearance and her reality thus creating a comedic effect on the audience. Moreover…

Cupid is the most famous of Valentine symbols. He is known as a mischievous, winged child armed with bow and arrows. The arrows signify the desires and emotions of love. Cupid aims those arrows at Gods and Humans, alike, causing them to fall deeply in love. Cupid has always played a large role in the celebrations of love and lovers. In ancient Greece, he was known as Eros the young son of Aphrodite, the goddess of love and beauty. To the Roman's, he was Cupid and his mother was Venus. In…

stories possess the concept of the hero's journey. A hero's journey tells the character's story. In the story Cupid and Psyche, Psyche, a beautiful maiden, obtains Aphrodite's jealousy. Aphrodite makes her son, Cupid, affect Psyche's chance at love. Instead, Cupid falls in love with Psyche, and they face challenges attempting to uphold a relationship. The concept of a hero's journey explains Cupid and Psyche's story throughout twelve steps. Initially, the first step in a hero's journey,…

The concept of faith and choices has been around for ages as people always wish to have explanations for what happens to them and their surroundings. In the story of Cupid and Psyche it seems as though fate is already drawn out for Psyche, even though if she were in charge of her actions, the choice would clearly point her in the opposite direction of the events that happened. Then, in Epicurus’s Letter to Menoeceus choices are regarded highly in the turn of events to occur. Choices and fate are…

the second youngest of the olympian gods. Apollo had a strong love for the maiden Daphne, but she despised him. The story of Apollo and Daphne is known by a lot of people. Cupid, the god of love got very offended when Apollo made fun of his arrows because to Apollo they were tiny and didn’t look like could do any harm. So Cupid went to the top of Mount Parnassus and sat there and waited. As he saw Daphne, he shot on of his arrows…

theme of curiosity, but curiosity and its evaluation can take on different roles depending on the story. In order to fully analyze curiosity’s role in fairytales, it’s helpful to look at some examples, in particular, “Fitcher’s Bird” and “The Story of Cupid and Psyche”. In discussing these tales, I hope to examine what curiosity represents, the link between curiosity and disobedience, and the influence of gender on the consequences of curiosity. First of all, what does curiosity represent? In…

The quote: "Some Cupid kills with arrows, some with traps" is expressed throughout William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing and William Butler Yeats' "When You Are old". This quote conveys that love can come to people either directly with "arrows" or through manipulation with "traps", but Cupid is always the one who decides their fate. Much Ado About Nothing is full of representations of this quote, where couples fall in love naturally or due to deception all because of Cupid's plans. "When…

Love is a motivation for people to fight, defend, and mature for. Lucius Apuleius' myth, Cupid and Psyche, tells the story of the strength and determination of the mortal needed to regain a lost love. Francesca Lia Block's modern retelling, Psyche's Dark Night, emphasizes the many issues that affect relationships and explores the pain that accompanies dating. The retelling offers a new look into love and whether or not it is worth all the pain that accompanies it. The updated setting and…