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became famous through art. There were many female artists during the Italian Renaissance that became very successful with their art. Some of the female artists that became successful included Fede Galizia, Sofonishba Anguissola, Properzia de ’Rossi, Lavinia Fontana, and many other amazing females. (Masters, 2013). These females are prime examples of how there were many cultural achievements during the Italian…

I will argue that the behavior of the female characters in the Aeneid are irrational, rebellious and pose various threats to the Roman cause. The actions of the women are often in deep contrast to the events fated to happen. This depiction of women is significant because it allows the men, who are often the cause of their irrationality, to exist as the rational and restrained beings in this epic. Dido, the queen of Carthage and Aeneas’s unintended lover, is a prime example of the depiction of…

In Symposium by Plato there is discussion on what love is and for the assembled guests it has different meanings. Many types of love can be seen in Virgil’s Aeneid as well; there is love between people or of the devotion to gods and family (pietas). These types of loves can be described through Diotima’s speech. Diotima defines love as the desire to give birth to beautiful ideas that last forever; she argues that love is not fully knowledgeable or ignorant, and that the soul is more beautiful…

Lenssen 1 Lavinia Lenssen Mr. Silvers Art: 6th Period 26 September 2015 Leonardo Da Vinci: Research Paper Leonardo Da Vinci was a true genius, who many claim that he was the the smartest and most talented man to ever live. Not only was he far ahead of his time, he was an artist, scientist, mathematician, engineer, architect, and inventor. Unfortunately, his inventions were only theories and were never actually built during his lifetime. Also, nobody else had ever even known about his…

Name: Carly Dutcher Date: March 28, 2017 Research Paper Scaffold Research Question: Who is my president and what is his legacy? Hook: Benjamin Harrison was the third president who lost the popular vote, but won through the electoral college. This makes us question, was Benjamin Harrison the man who deserved to win? Does he deserve the legacy he has? Research Review: Find three articles or sources about your topic and list the relevant facts from each…

Being one of the most renowned American poets, Emily Dickinson had fewer than twenty poems published in her lifetime. Fame and fortune occupied such a minute spot in her body that all the New England woman held onto was a dream. Her unusual script, forms of punctuation and abnormal phrases provided her a writing style that distinguished her from others (Arvin 232). Undeterred from societies opinions, Dickinson held onto her individuality and continued to make strides in writing. By examining…

Craven who were characters in ‘The Secret Garden.’ Collin was a negative and sour boy who thinks he will die and Archibald, is afraid to see his son Colin because he reminds him too much of his dead wife. The characters from ‘ A Little Princess’ Lavinia who is a stuck up and snobby girl, which she thinks that everybody around her are her servants and Miss Minchin who is bossy to all the girls helps displays the theme of growing up. At the later stages of the stories they grow up and changed into…

has become without abiding by her gender roles. She lets societal ideas back in her head and retreats back into them, eventually causing her to take her own life. While Lady Macbeth is not victimized directly by men like Desdemona is by Othello and Lavinia by her father, it is still the views and male dominance that contributes to her…

In the poem The Aeneid by Virgil the characters showed signs of mortality as they thought through their options, unlike The Iliad that was written by Homer. The ancient epic poems that are more commonly known are: The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer and The Aeneid by Virgil. All three of these poems are concentrated around one famous war known as the Trojan War. “How about this: what makes Virgil’s Aeneid connected to Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey is also what makes it different from them” (Shmoop).…

The Love of a Mother: Amata’s Perverted Love for Turnus While love takes many forms, the love that a mother expresses is often viewed as sacred and cherished. However, in The Aeneid, Virgil highlights Amata’s perversion of maternal love into romantic love for Turnus. Throughout the course of Book VII continuing through Book XII, Amata acts as both a mother and a wife towards Turnus. Paul Burke in his work, “Virgil’s Amata” comments on how, “Virgil has combined in Amata the roles of the…