difference tell us about a larger similarities/differences in the works of a whole? Example from teacher: Aeneid line 404-424 (Dido is broken hearted) Odyssey: 212-225 (Calypso- "Can I be less desirable?") similarity: both have broken-hearts- the protagonist is leaving them difference: Aneid- Rome calls‚ going to Italy to build a new home/ Dido refuses to accept his leaving/ Dido is simply a queen and mortal Odyssey: home calls‚ Ithika (past already his home) Calypso accepts that he must go/ she is
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character of Ophelia is introduced. Ophelia is the sister of Laertes and daughter of Polonius. In Virgil’s Aeneid‚ the character of Dido meets the same fate that Ophelia ultimately meets and they both meet this fate due the pain of loss and the cruelty of rejection. Though their fates are the same‚ their paths in life that lead them to the fate have contrast. In the Aeneid‚ Dido‚ the widowed queen had made an oath of fidelity to her first husband‚ but violates this vow with Aeneas. In contrast‚ the virgin
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gods. Hector prays to the gods before fighting. Aeneas obeys the god‚ Apollo‚ in leaving Dido. Respect for the gods. Hector makes an offering to Dione’s daughter‚ his mother‚ and other gods for protection. Aeneas discharges ritual vows to the gods after the fighting. Aeneas and Hector act out of unselfishness. Aeneas acts out of unselfishness by turning away from his emotions. Aeneas leaves Dido for his people and the new Troy. Aeneas helps his people and encourages them in the burial
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Comparison of Homer and Virgil’s Tragic Hero Homer‚ an ancient Greek epic poet‚ influenced many writers in the ancient Greek and Roman culture‚ particularly Virgil. Virgil‚ most famous for his epic poem The Aeneid demonstrates Homer’s influence through similar characters‚ mythology‚ and ideals. Homer in both his most famous works the Iliad and The Odyssey weaves poetry based on centuries worth of oral stories handed down and uses a sophisticated style of writing that is still recognized today
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Aarion Johnson Essay 2 World Literature MWF 12pm April 11‚ 2014 The Ultimate Underworld Experience We all try to imagine what will happen to us‚ once we leave this life here on Earth. Countless of people believe that we will either go to heaven or hell‚ many believe that we may come back as another figure‚ and some believe in a place known as “The Underworld.” The Underworld is roughly similar to the Christian “hell.” Unlike the Underworld‚ we cannot go visit hell and then come back to Earth;
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Imagine living in a turbulent world‚ where people lived their day to day lives praying that they would see the next sunrise. That was life for villagers that lived during the times of the ancient Greeks and Romans‚ as well as during the medieval period when Germanic tribes ruled Europe. To help them get through their very insecure days‚ people would tell oral stories of great heroes‚ like those of Achilles‚ Aeneas‚ and Roland. Achilles was a Greek war hero who fights in the Trojan War‚ a ten year
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December 9‚ 2000 as a single to his album The Marshall Mathers LP. The song boomed everywhere as his songs usually do‚ but this song topped the charts in Britain and Australia because it features British singer Dido. In addition‚ Stan was performed by Elton John and Eminem at the Grammys. (Eminem F/ Dido "Stan" (2000)) There are four verses written in this song along with the chorus which‚ when all put together‚ makes the song a total of six minutes and forty-four seconds long; that’s a fairly long time
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times and then drops away. Dido’s Lament is also accompanied by a basso continuo and has a mournful setting as well. The song opens with a descending chromatic line‚ the ground bass‚ which is repeated eleven different times throughout the piece. Dido repeats “Remember Me” several times as well also reaches the highest note of the aria. The dynamics were constant and not notated and the tempi were slow and constant. The woman who sang the song portrays a haunting and sorrowful mood for the listener
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Midterm The Aeneid and The Odyssey The Odyssey by Homer and The Aeneid by Virgl are two epics that share many similarities. One similarity for certain is the issue on death. Everyone that dies goes to Hades good or bad and depending on the type of person you were‚ that will be the basis of determining ones’ everlasting punishment. In the Odyssey the Protagonist being Odysseus believes the after life is an unfilled life without any form of satisfaction or contentment. Odysseus understands that
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For example‚ Dido sets herself as Aeneas’s first obstacle in his journey to Rome‚ setting aside Juno with her indirect interferences. Although infatuated by Venus’s spell‚ in Book 6‚ Dido’s cold and fiery response to Aeneas in the underworld suggests that she is holding
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