Daphne

times, are seen magically shape-shifting/transforming into nature-like objects. The million dollar question here is whether it is possible to fall in love with an object. When it comes to the case Apollo and Daphne, Ovid makes Apollo's love for Daphne unwavering. Not only does Apollo yearn for Daphne, but he uses rape and charm to recklessly pursues her which ultimately lead to the point of Daphne's extinction/transition. In Book…

This paper will describe the Apollo and Daphne scene from Ovid Metamorphoses, as well as both characters as individuals. Apollo is a well-built man who thinks highly of himself and he is very conceited. He knows that he is considered the ideal person, physically, and he also makes sure that everyone else knows as well. When dealing with his enemy, Cupid, Apollo makes comments such as “… what are a brave man’s arms to you? That gear becomes my shoulder’s best”, indicating that Cupid’s arrows are…

Amy Whithers and their children Francie, Toby, Daphne and Chicks. Aside from their monetary struggles the family has to deal with the early death of their daughter Francie (cf. Frame 50), Toby's epilepsy (cf. 9 ff.) and Daphne's mental illness (105). My analysis of the novel shall start with how it describes Daphne and her life in the asylum before I move on to Toby's struggle with physical illness. The narration is partly focalised through Daphne Whithers, who has been institutionalised in a…

Byatt, we are introduced to a fiction short story about a middle aged woman named Daphne and she’s attending a business trip with her husband and the company he is working in, to the Far East. Daphne then experiences some oddly things on a shopping trip. The short story starts in medias res, where we see Lady Scroop talking to the rest of the ladies about the upcoming shopping trip she has planned for them. Daphne Gulver-Robinson’s husband is in a meeting with the directors of the company…

In Ovid’s “Metamorphoses: Apollo and Daphne”, Apollo is punished by Cupid to forever chase and love Daphne, the daughter of the river god Peneus. Cupid may have had his reasons for punishing Apollo, but no reason was shown to why Cupid shot Daphne with an arrow, which I consider a punishment as she was always fleeing and avoiding Apollo until she later prayed to her father to destroy her beauty and she transformed into a tree for eternity. Which I also consider a more painful punishment. In “I…

sculptures and other works of art. His objective was to set a stage and engage the spectators viewing the art as if they were in a theater. Bernini gave movement and voice to his works and he wanted the audience to verbally respond to them. ”Apollo and Daphne” is one such work that established his reputation and his concept of viewing and reacting to it. Warwick uses the Borghese collection, guidebooks, and biographies of the artist to explore this theatrical idea of sculpture, especially in his…

In The Short story “Brownie”, Snot tells a story about her girls scout troop wanting to seek revenge. One of the protagonists in the story is Arnetta. Arnetta have a strong personality, making her the leader of the girls scout troop. Arnetta is the first character be showcased by her thoughts “Man, did you smell them? Arenetta said, giving the girls a slow once-over, “They smell like Chihuahuas (2).Arentta describes the troop Arentta describes the troop 909 girls. After that the author goes into…

Intro- This film is about a woman named Milly Wilder, whose mother Daphne is attempting to find a guy for her,as the last few bachelors turned out to be gay or married. Believing her mother's intuition is right,Daphne without Milly's knowledge, puts an ad in the online personals. as the movie progresses Daphne continues to keep secrets and tell lies in order to protect her daughter from the truth. However, in the end, Milly must choose your own path to happiness and stand up to her mom’s…

The first situation that came to mind was if Gloria accepted Brogan instead of Daphne. This would affect the stake holders in the following way. Gloria would be ecstatic that she was able to accept Brogan because he deserved the position the most out of any of the possible candidates and that she was able to continue their good relationship…

Ovid tells the story of Apollo and Daphne. Apollo infuriates Cupid when they get into an argument. It began when Apollo asks Cupid why he would have a bow when it only “befits [his] brawn,” making Cupid outraged at the ridicule (Ovid 655). Cupid retaliates by shooting two arrows, one hitting Apollo and the other hitting Daphne. His vengeance causes “one [to fall] in love” and “the other [not to] hear of it” (Ovid 656). Apollo falls in love with Daphne while Daphne forbids to fall in love with…