Ganymede

Shakespeare’s writing can be identified by many different characteristics. One of these characteristics is his use of green worlds, specifically in his comedies. Shakespeare uses green worlds to introduce a deviation of society to his characters. In these spaces, the rules and obligations of the other world do not apply, his characters are allowed play with different identities in the green world. Two plays that particularly highlight this are A Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It. In…

There are always two sides to every story. In the Selected Satires of Lucian, we get Lucian’s view of the gods. In this paper, we will analyze the two “Dialogues of the Gods,” X & X. We will interpret the scrutiny of Lucian’s perspective on them. Lucian has learned through Homers poetry the characteristics of the Greek gods. Lucian Judges all gods and allows the reader to journey to see things you’ve never seen before. He allows us to understand that there is no universal order between wealth…

Alternately, Orlando has contradicted qualities of irrationality and rationality. Basically, Orlando is the protagonist in the play. People in the kingdom adore Orlando because of his nobility and generosity. Respect to Oliver’s resentment, the hatred for Orlando grows as a result of the people. Orlando knows how to control the dilemma with Oliver by validating himself as a gentleman in a wrestling match. Whereas, the love relationship with Rosalind and Orlando is complex and foolish. Orlando…

Orlando faces substantial changes when Rosalind transforms into Ganymede while living in the Forest of Arden. A typical gender role challenged in the play As You Like It is the role of a female in a relationship. During the Elizabethan Era, it would be the norm for a woman to act as…

Shakespeare enjoyed pushing political boundaries. Male actors playing women roles were common in the time of the Renaissance. Shakespeare decided to have a male actor preform as Rosalind and then cross dress into Ganymede who is a male character. The switch of gender could be seen quite humorous to the audience since it was unusual and unique. The lesson of Shakespeare’s script is quite ironic since the play shows Rosalind finding freedom and showing the oppression…

known as the Galileo Satellites but individually as Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, first seen in 1610 by Galileo Galilei. Each moon is very different. Io has the most volcanic activity of any surface in the solar system. Its surface is covered in sulfur. Io orbits Jupiter in an elliptical orbit and Jupiter’s gravity creates high waves on the moon. Europa’s surface as primarily water ice and is potentially inhabitable. Ganymede is the largest moon in the solar system; so large that it is the…

a beard or mustache, in order to maintain a youthful appearance. The priority of remaining youthful is connected to the origin of the name Ganymede. When she selects a name for herself, Rosalind explains, “I’ll have no worse a name than Jove’s own page,/ And therefore look you call me Ganymede” (1.3.131-32). In both Roman and Greek mythology, the name Ganymede suggests youth and homosexuality. The character must be universally attractive and young,…

Jupiter’s four largest moons are called the Galilean moons named after Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei who first observed them in 1610. The moons are Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto and their names come from the lovers of Zeus. Ganymede, Io, and Europa are all in orbital resonance with Jupiter. In the same time it take Ganymede to complete one orbit around Jupiter, it take Io four orbits to complete a trip and Europa two orbits. Sometimes, they will line up in a straight line causing…

Rosalind discovers the poems, she is disguised a male (Ganymede). When Orlando appears out of the forest, she does not decide to stay hidden until he leaves, or make it known she is Rosalind. Instead, Rosalind takes the “crazy girlfriend” approach and sticks with her disguise to obtain information from Orlando. This seems crazy but is actually not unlike what many girls do today; sneaking onto their boyfriend’s phone to get dirt on him. As Ganymede, Rosalind gives the illusion of being over her…

Shakespeare’s comedy As You Like It follows members of an exiled court as they flee to safety in the Forest of Arden. The characters experience an open and free space, very unlike the confines and corruption that accompanies court life. Jean E. Howard describes the importance of their refuge in the forest in “As You Like It”: “The play thus participates in the rich tradition of Renaissance pastoral literature in which the rustic world of forest and field offer an alternative to and a sanctuary…