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    lot of time alone together. Ophelia innocently replies‚ “ My lord‚ he hath importuned me with love In honourable fashion” (1.3.110-111). Hamlet also suggests the sexual nature of their relations at the end of his soliloquy to her‚ “The fair Ophelia! Nymph‚ in thy orisons Be all my sins remember’d” (1.3.90-91). Author and literary critic Alex Epstein states‚ “If Hamlet has importuned Ophelia in honorable fashion‚ why should his sins be remembered in her prayers? The implication is that they have sinned

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    The Faces of Heroism Theseus and Achilles were both great heroes that played important roles in Greek Mythology. Theseus saved many lives by killing a Minotaur‚ and by solving the labyrinth. Achilles was a fierce combatant for the Greeks in the Trojan War. Both heroes accomplished many great challenges in their lifetimes; however‚ it is hard to decide who the better hero is. While both Achilles and Theseus fought for their people‚ Achilles was more concerned about his own well-being‚ whereas Theseus

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    of these myths we take as lessons in life. Many lessons are taught with myths. There was a myth about a lady who was playing in the stream with her child. When she plucked a flower from a tree branch‚ it turned out that the "tree" was actually a nymph in disguise - and in its anger‚ it turned the mother into a tree herself. This proves that Greeks treasure nature‚ and detest anyone who kills or disfigures plant life. The myth teaches us not to hurt nature‚ but to appreciate it how it is instead

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    Greek name Roman name Image Functions and attributes Zeus Jupiter King of the gods and ruler of Mount Olympus; god of the sky‚ and thunder. Youngest child of the Titans Cronus and Rhea. Symbols include the thunderbolt‚ eagle‚ oak tree‚ scepter‚ and scales. Brother and husband of Hera‚ although he had many lovers. Brother of Poseidon and Hades. Hera Juno Queen of the gods and the goddess of marriage and family. Symbols include the peacock‚ pomegranate‚ crown‚ cuckoo‚ lion‚ and cow. Youngest

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    Apollo gave Orpheus his first lyre and with it Orpheus charmed everything animate and inanimate‚ from birds to rocks. He even helped the Argonauts on their journeys‚ saving their lives many a time with his music. He fell in love with a nymph called Eurydice and charmed her with his music. They were a very happy couple and decided to get married. But their love was short lived as after the ceremony Eurydice was bitten by a snake and died. Orpheus was terribly sad and mourned her death for

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    How long does Odysseus stay on her island? What is the source of Calypso’s power of Odysseus? To what extent does she help Odysseus or hinder him once the decision to let him go is forced upon her by Hermes? * Calypso was a beautiful goddess-nymph. She was a dominating goddess that dreamed of marrying Odysseus. Odysseus stayed on her island for 7 years. Calypso offered him immortality but Odysseus refused. Calypso helped Odysseus because once he regained his old power she also gave him the power

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    VILNIUS UNIVERSITY KAUNAS FACULTY OF HUMANITIES DEPARTMENT OF GERMANIC PHILOLOGY SIGITA SUBAČIŪTĖ EPITHALAMIUM IN ENGLISH ELIZABETHAN POETRY: SPENSER AND DONNE BA THESIS English Philology (State Code 61204H108) Scientific adviser __________ Graduate student _____________ (signature) (signature) _________________________ Handing-in date ______________ (Pedagogical and scientific degrees‚ name and surname) Registration No.

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    Mark Ryden Mark Ryden was born in Medford Oregon. He received a BFA in 1987 from Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. His studio‚ situated in Los Angeles‚ is a treasure trove of bric-a-brac collected from flea-markets and op shops; endless amounts of toys‚ religious statues‚ dolls‚ antiques and many items described only as obscure (including skeletons and anatomical figures) are his models‚ arranged to be painted and recorded by the artist. Ryden also gains his inspiration‚ not only from

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    Analysis of Vanity Fair Magazine Cover (May 2006) Kress and Van Leeuwen (1996) have provided a toolkit for visual analysis that Unsworth (2001) draws upon in his analysis of images. In this short essay I will use the meta-functional framework as adopted by Kress and Van Leeuwen and presented by Unsworth (representational/ideational‚ interactive/interpersonal and compositional/textual) to conduct a short analysis of the special Green Issue of Vanity Fair magazine cover from May 2006. In the analysis

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    of everyday life‚ is what animates Neda not only to create‚ but also to teach their music and perform it in live concerts. Neda is a river in Peloponnese and one of the few rivers in Greece with a female name. In the Greek mythology Neda was the nymph who took care of Zeus when he was taken away from his father‚ who wanted to slaughter him. The water and the river are ancient symbols‚ signifying strength and endurance‚ but also adaptability and continuous Blow. Hence the signiBicance of Neda for

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