Muse

The Bubonic Plague (1330-1351) in Europe has influenced many things, especially in literature. One such work of literature is The Decameron, written by a man who lived during the time of the Bubonic Plague in Florence, Italy named, Giovanni Boccaccio. Giovanni Boccaccio was born in Paris, France, in 1313 to a businessman and a Frenchwoman. Boccaccio was taken to Florence, Italy by his parents when he was an infant and was sent to Naples, in 1328, to study “commerce in the office of his…

depression. The novel is especially interesting in this regard, as it constitutes what can be seen as coming close to an autobiography of Sylvia Plath’s younger years and her failed suicide attempt. Furthermore, I chose to analyse her poem “The Disquieting Muses” as it offers interesting insights in respect to female writing, as well as “Lady Lazarus”, which helps understand Plath’s conception of…

A soldier’s homecoming should be a relief from what they have gone through in war. However, for some veterans there is a sense of emotional triggers or anger when they come home. They struggle to fit in with society after prolonged service. Paul experiences these emotions and struggles on the streets and in his household during his seventeen day leave. Much like the emotion in Suicide in the Trenches and the modern soldiers in Odysseus in America, Paul Baumer finds himself dispositioned in…

Not only did AP Art History solidify my passion for the study of history through the lens of art, it has positively influenced my own artwork. History has become my foremost artistic muse. The class discussions were one of my favorite aspects of the class. These classroom exchanges not only energized me and motivated me to further explore the different perspectives discussed through additional outside study, but, with the teacher’s encouragement and support, pushed me to voice my thoughts and…

strength, and courage. Her name is to be known as Athena who is the daughter of Zeus. Her mother's name is Metis, Athena had many siblings that Zeus offspring with his other wife's. Apollo, Artemis, Heracles, Helen of Troy, Porus, Aphrodite, Hermes, Muses, Hebe, Hephaestus, Graces, Dionysus, Minos, Ares, Apollo, and Perseus. Apollo and Hermes is Athena's half-brother and Artemis is her half-sister. Cronus and Rhea members of the Titans both were the grandparents of the goddess Athena. She had a…

On a day to day basis, it becomes easy to simply fall into routine and monotony like a cog in a machine. I consider myself incredibly fortunate to have had opportunities in my life to reconnect with nature and rediscover the freedom and expansiveness associated with it. I must have seen the same old roads and buildings and restaurants of my medium sized suburb a thousand times in my life. However, no experiences have been more memorable and impactful than climbing Whistlers Mountain, or the…

them to seek and carry out drastic means of escape. The narrator in “The Yellow Wallpaper” escapes by mentally leaving her society. The reader sees this development when the narrator is descending into madness and is tearing at the wall paper; she muses that if she had the strength she could remove the bars on the window and be physically free; however, she immediately rebukes the idea. As the narrator states, “I wouldn't do it. Of course not. I know well enough that a step like that is improper…

All woman play an important role in someone's life and are heroes in their own way. As years go by, woman continue to play important roles in their everyday lives. Being a hero doesn't mean being able to fly or have super strength, but to help someone in need of assistance or to go out and do the right thing without expecting anything in return. Although Athena is best known for being the goddess of wisdom and war, she is also known for a woman role in society and doing acts of heroism. Athena…

The general muses over how her mother died and how “her walking cane” planted in her memory blossoms “each spring stolidly forming / four-star blossoms”. The general visits the room of his mother in the palace where he sees the beautiful curtains for the windows and a parrot in the brass ring. But he feels dejected because his mother is not in the room to enjoy all the luxuries of life. Rita Dove beautifully captures the mind-set of the general. He searches for a person to kill. The following…

The unsparing use of objectification in Kate Light’s renowned lyric poem, “You Must Accept”, brews a disgusted tone that ultimately reduces the poem’s subject to a thing rather than a person. In degrading the work’s unnamed muse and likening him to inanimate articles – and worthless ones at that – Light’s agitation rises to the forefront of the poem; she believes this man to be inutile to an inhuman extreme. Light opens the poem by begging another unnamed figure to “accept [that is] who he…