Pygmalion and Galatea

An archetype is a character, symbol or behavioral pattern that is basically a universal template for a character that is copied throughout all forms of storytelling. Some archetypes may even transcend cultural differences in stories. Because an archetype speaks to the basic human experience, it communicates meaning and emotion in all forms of literature Picture Rapunzel trapped in her tower, and you'll see one of the most classic and timeless forms of a character archetype: the damsel in…

dream Gods for the truth, where she saw his death. The next day she came to the water and found his body, when they both became birds who flew off, showing that when love is true it will be forever. In the story of “Pygmalion and Galatea” it tells of a young sculptor named Pygmalion who hated women and vowed to never marry a women. He created a sculpture that would be the prettiest women anyone has seen, but the Goddess Venus wanted to help him find love. He quickly fell in love and learned…

Classical and Greek Mythology Allusions Pandora’s Box Who? Zeus, Pandora, Prometheus, Epimetheus, Hephaistos What? Zeus was mad at Prometheus and because people tricked him. Zeus eventually got back at the people by telling Hephaistos to make a beautiful woman whom he names Pandora. Zeus sent Pandora to earth. Zeus thought Epimetheus should marry Pandora. Zeus sent Pandora with a small box with a lock on it. She couldn’t open the box because Epimetheus had the key. Pandora really wanted to…

It is true that Higgins does not create Eliza from ivory, as Pygmalion does in the myth, but he sculpts her personality and her presentation in a very deliberate way, giving a strong connection to the original tale. As well as making these changes, Shaw ensured that Higgins and Eliza did not marry in the end. He goes…

How the World and Mankind Were Created 76-93 Zeus *Anger *Fury *Powerful *Leader of all *Father of Athena *Siblings, Hestia, Hades , Hera , Poseidon and Demeter *Parents are Cronus and Rhea Man vs. Man Zeus vs. Crocus This myth shows the importance of being honest no matter the outcome. I feel that it is important because fate is an inescapable force. The power of fate. The Greeks gods felt that everything that surrounded them or occurred was a result of this force. They believed that…

Higgins, a man of high social status, demonstrates his influence over Eliza by being her teacher, molding and instructing her on how to speak like a duchess. Higgins himself can be compared to Pygmalion the sculptor in Ovid’s “Metamorphoses”, an active male who carefully constructs his ideal woman, Galatea, and breathes life into it. In Act 2, Mr. Doolittle of the “undeserving poor” (p. 45) advises Higgins that “if [he] want[s] Eliza’s mind improved ... [he should] do it ... with a strap [of a…

This research is a comparative study of the myth of "Pygmalion" between the Irish writer George Bernard Shaw and the Arabic writer Tawfiq al-Hakim. We chose these two plays because of their similarity weather in their main theme or the title. The importance of this study lies behind its benefits. When one compare between two literary works, it means he tries to break the barriers between of the two cultures and he also tries to bring together the work of the writers an addition to focusing on…

popular reincarnations. George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion and its musical My Fair Lady. There is something very unsettling about myth Pygmalion myth and many of its offshoots. They strike the reader or viewer as defying the logical balance that typically attends Greek mythology and most of all the transgression known as hubris; that is, the human conceit that a mere mortal could undertake a task that is the proper domain of the gods. Pygmalion does just that: he attempts to create divine…

Greek Conceptions of Gender Gender inequality has been the major topic of discussion for many cultures right the way through history. Throughout Greek mythology, women are portrayed pessimistic and troublesome symbols, while men are known for being strong and controlling. Greek mythology has always been thought of as a patriarchal society and there are many reason as to why. Talking about Greek Goddesses we always think of a typical woman who is correlated with women’s roles, for example being…

2. PROPOSAL 2.1 Building trust between departments The effect of the previous CEO’s instilled culture is still visible when the departments interact with each other. The fear of reprimand of non-performance and inefficiency is evident in the way how the departments blame each other instead of accepting responsibility for their department’s performance. To rebuild the trust between departments to levels of 2013 it is essential to create a safe work environment, without fear for reprimand which is…