you know it’s not human‚ it’s a Gorgon. The idea of Gorgons dates back all the way to the Greek times. The Gorgons can be found in Greek art and are included in epics often‚ Medusa was the most common out of the Gorgons but there are many discrepancies about who she was‚ and Perseus was ultimately the one to defeat Medusa. The Gorgons were monsters of Greek mythology‚ showing up in culture at different points in history‚ adding on to the last description. Gorgons show up in as more of a major figure
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Comparative Commentary on “Salome” and “Medusa” Both “Salome” and “Medusa” are poems written by a poet called Carol Ann Duffy‚ which have similarities and differences based on various aspects of poem analysis. To begin with the poem “Salome” has a slightly different audience than the poem “Medusa”. The audience in “Salome” is unconfident and oppressed women who do not believe in their power and what they can do‚ men who underestimate women and people who discriminate others based on their sex
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such as calling the Devil’s office “The Devil’s Oval Office” (Hosie). Through the use of terms that people can easily identify with‚ she is able to clearly communicate the setting as well as give refreshing details to the audience. Nonetheless‚ as the plot progresses and they begin to travel through time‚ the different attributes that each member of the team possesses from the time period they were from makes their interactions extremely interesting to read‚ and it was exciting to see their reactions
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Gericault turned a tragic event‚ into a visual display of government incompetence. In 1816‚ the French government exercised poor judgment‚ by authorizing the unstable Medusa to set sail. The vessel crashed; leaving survivors to turn to cannibalistic means of survival. Gericault captured the tragedy‚ titled “The Raft of the ‘Medusa’” in Romantic style‚ along with compositional structure. The lifelike figures in the painting show detailed anguish and grief; which‚ invokes despair in those who view
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Medusa Medusa‚ the poem I am working on‚ reveals these characteristics inventively through Medusa‚ herself’s monologue. Carol Ann Duffy‚ in her poem ‘Medusa’‚ develops and explores The transformation of Medusa from a beautiful woman to the Gorgan‚ the love turning in to the hatred‚ and loneliness which Medusa feels when no one can come close to her. The poem opens with the phrase ‘A suspicion‚ a doubt‚ a jealousy grew in my mind‚ which turned the hairs on my head to filthy snakes’. Here‚ it
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past‚ causing her to linger to the point of not changing her clothes or washing herself: thus disallowing herself to speak out. This is equally shown in Medusa as she is also paralysed from her past at the level in which she “stared in the mirror”‚ saying only “love gone bad”. This acceptance of her current appearance reveals that Duffy’s Medusa is heavily conscious of her looks as she ends her relationship with Poseidon on the assumption that her looks were all that the relationship was built on
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to fight Medusa. During the myth “Perseus”‚ Polydects was going to get married to a princess. During this time it was custom to give gifts to the princess‚ but Perseus had no gifts such as a horse to give to the princess. So just out of know where‚ he said to the princess that he would do anything for her‚ even kill Gorgon Medusa‚ to show his loyalty to her. Polydectes then said‚ “Yes‚ why don’t you go do that‚ kill Gorgon Medusa.” Perseus agreed to it and began his journey to kill Medusa. During
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flew a dragonfly of hope. 2. Medusa
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Discuss the ways in which the poets present character and voice in; ‘Medusa’ and ‘Les Grands Seigneurs’ The two poems; ‘Medusa’ and ‘Les Grands Seigneurs’ (LGS) have their similarities and differences. The most obvious being both speakers are women and how they subdue men. However‚ the most apparent difference is the way both poets present character‚ with ‘Medusa’ and her jealousy and mistrust towards her partner; ‘…a doubt‚ a jealously’. The standards of a woman are lowered; she is bitter‚ vicious
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rhetorical devices to speak to her readers. Plot development‚ metaphors‚ repetition‚ flashback‚ and Aristotelian appeals are only some of the devices used. However‚ those few certainly deliver the message that she is trying to point out to her audience. Without a plot in narrative writing‚ it is quite difficult to fully understand what is being said or implied. Chronological order can make or break a story‚ due to how easy it is to follow along. Regarding plot development‚ Walker retells her story from
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