It was a crisp night in mid autumn. Outside of the unlit houses wind tore through the city, rattling the windows & doors of creaky houses, and waking many who were peacefully sleeping just moments before. The few attentive enough to take notice of it were still blissfully unaware of what had just occurred.
A minor god had just stepped foot into the mortal world with a mission. Not just moments before had this god, Caerus, heard of a particular citizen of the town that had sparked his interest and inspired his compassion. This citizen’s name was Eris, to the best of his knowledge he was a brilliant astronomer but had been cursed from birth with dreadfully bad luck. Being a rather sensitive person, Caerus immediately felt great pity about his
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“That good news being, I want to make a…” Caerus paused “Small deal.”
He couldn’t hide his raw emotion of excitement, Years of awful luck and something was finally going to go his way. “Well i’m more than happy to listen to your proposition” Eris beamed.
Caerus went on to explain his terms, in short it all narrowed down to his blessing. He would grant Eris it, causing things to always go in his favor, so long as he does not use it for her own personal gain and instead to help in his research. Overall, it was a deal that Eris was more than happy to make. And he was fairly confident in his own abilities to not abuse it.
After waiting for so long for something like this to occur Eris had acquired what some may call a sense of entitlement. Maybe even rightfully so, He had put a lot of labor and effort into his work despite the curse that had plagued him for so long, and anyone could see that. But the terms Caerus had given him prevented him from doing much of anything other than continue doing what he had always done, just as he had done it
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The cities marketplace wasn’t the finest of locations but it was the only one in town so peasants and aristocrats alike were swarmed around the makeshift tents set up by travelling merchants. Eris couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable, the day was hot and she found his garments clinging desperately to his body. It was made hard to see by the blinding sun in the corner of her vision and the crowds of people all flocking to different places, moving in several directions. Eris raised his arm to block out the sun and protect his eyes from the dust that the wind was beginning to pick up from the dirt roads. He quickly diverted his path to the side, out of the crowd. He scanned looking for an alternate route, but was distracted by a roar of laughter that had just erupted from… behind
The night was tempestuous and my emotions were subtle, like the flame upon a torch. They blew out at the same time that my sense of tranquility dispersed, as if the winds had simply come and gone. The shrill scream of a young girl ricocheted off the walls and for a few brief seconds, it was the only sound that I could hear. It was then that the waves of turmoil commenced to crash upon me. It seemed as though every last one of my senses were succumbed to disperse from my reach completely. As everything blurred, I could just barely make out the slam of a door from somewhere alongside me and soon, the only thing that was left in its place was an ominous silence.
... for lust, but he would rather take the effects of it—being beaten and hurt—then cave in and support not love, but lust. Eros was made into a dilapidated, worn out god by the people who used him. He is “the archetypes that you create,” and thus shown to be an undesirable and unsightly god due to people’s demands for lust.
The playwright claims that if we were to stumble again, as humans had done originally, we can expect a similar fate. As he explains, “There is fear, then, that if we are not orderly in our behavior to the gods, we shall be split again…”(193a). He revisits this moment in his myth to convey the idea that Eros also acts in conjunction with our faith towards the gods. Eros, a being who helps us to find happiness, also allows us to live cohesively with the Olympians, a process that seldom happens in the world. He is said to be “…our guide and general” (193b). In addition, Aristophanes states, “Let no one act contrary to Eros…for if we become friends and reconciled to the gods, we shall find out and meet with our own favorites, which at the moment few do”(193b). In these lines, the reader is able to realize that by following Eros, we are able to bring about our ancient nature while also appeasing the deities who rule over us. In Aristophanes’ final mention of the god, he claims, “…Eros… benefits us the most by leading us to what is our own…while we offer piety to the gods…and by his healing make us blessed and happy”(193d). We gather from this description, that it is Eros who helps us to be content mortals which altogether affirms that it is he who conducts us towards unification and
Oedipus is widely known for being the man that killed his father and married his mother. After Oedipus finds out about what he has done he proceeds to jab both of his eyes out and remains blind for the rest of his life. By Oedipus doing this it means that his fate that was told to his parents at the beginning of the story had come true. With Oedipus jabbing his eyes out, this made it clear that this was a tragedy. Oedipus is the perfect fit of being a tragic hero. First of all by being born into royalty and throughout his life he held a royal persona. Also he makes some choices that leads him to his own destruction. For example, with him already marrying his mother and his mother had already had several of his kids their was nothing that he could do when he found out that his wife was also his mother. In the story as he went back to confront his mother/wife, she had already hung herself. As for being a hero, he done many heroic things throughout his life. For example, when he arrived at the city where he met his mother and father, there
Born into a royal family, Oedipus was one of the bearers of a disastrous generational curse. He had no idea what he was born into, or what he would become. Poor Oedipus was put into to the world to serve as an example from the gods. Although Oedipus was said to be a victim of fate, he contributed to his own fate more than the gods. He was placed into the world to with a prophecy that he will kill his father and married his mother and conceive children with her, but that was just a prophecy not his destiny. Oedipus could have determined a new destiny for himself, but instead he did more things to make the prophecy true rather than false. The life of Oedipus was a great tragedy, not only for him but for his entire family. Although the gods may have set a prophecy for Oedipus future, Oedipus contribute mostly to his destiny.
Many argue that throughout Aenied, Virgil develops Aeneas to be a boring and unheroic character; always acting as he should with apparently no power to act in any other way. Occasionally sidetracked, Aeneas is prodded and redirected by the gods toward his destiny. Aeneas’ mother, Venus, constantly interjects to lead Aeneas toward his fate. It is she who leads him away from the fallen city of Troy “ I had twice-ten ships, and my goddess-mother showed me the way.”(I, 541-542) Mercury also sets Aeneas straight from his deviating course by telling him to leave his love Dido “What are you pondering or hoping for while squandering your ease in Libyan lands.” (IV, 362-363) Mercury criticizes Aeneas for ignoring the importance of his empire, and again Aeneas obeys. It is further argued that Aeneas’ makes no significant effort to advance his empire’s fate. He is “handed” all that is needed such as immortal vessels as well as weapons and armor provided by Vulcan and other gods. At first glance this would seemingly prove that Aeneas is in fact a boring character.
...eders, that journey is not to be undertaken” (21). His loyalty is obvious here because he was looking out for his friend and did not want him to go on any dangerous encounters. He also showed his loyalty and how much he respected Gilgamesh as a friend by stating, “Two cubs are [stronger] than a mighty lion” (39). He reinstates that they can handle anything together, and they will always face troubles together. He can be viewed as a bit of a follower because he sometimes fell into the steps of Gilgamesh and even though they were able to bring out great ideas in each other and accomplish great things, he still knew his place as a human, and that he would never be able to be seen as an equal to Gilgamesh. But because they both had similar heroic qualities, they were able to benefit each other with them, and they both really made a difference in each other’s lives.
Parental authority is not what it used to be, many teenagers and young adults no longer respect what their parents want for their lives. This is because they believe they know what is best for them. Although these people are able to make their own mistakes and learn from them, when it comes to something as serious as marriage, having a parent aid one in the decision making proses could help with the increased divorce rate. People seem to forget that when they marry someone you are not only impacting your life and theirs but the lives of your family, this new person is now planning on being a permanent member of your family and no one but you and them were able to decide if this is what should happen. Egeus knew that the man his daughter would marry would become his son by marriage and therefore he wanted to make sure that he liked and approved of the man she decided to spend the rest of her life with. Someone Hermia could love, someone Egeus could get along with and someone that could provide for his daughter and their future family is what Egeus cared about when it came to choosing a spouse for his daughter. Although all of this seemed to go through his mind, he did not fully think about what his daughter wanted in the moment but what she could one day grow to be okay with. Finding a happy medium between the involvement parents once had
The Yellow Wallpaper” by Charlotte Perkins Gilman and “The Metamorphosis” by Franz Kafka both incorporate “irreal” elements throughout their works. These elements provide an alternative point of view where the lives of main characters are recreated and imagined as part of their surroundings. It’s almost as if the characters are watching their lives from an outside vantage point, rather than living in the moment, which makes it easier to cope with their difficult circumstances. These two works are complementary in establishing relationships, exposing internal conflicts, and escaping the reality that these characters yearn for in their lives.
Do the physical and emotional changes of other people have effects on the people around them? If they do change, will everyone still view them as the same person? Unfortunately, most people in the world today do not accept change in others. Even though the looks of people change and at some moments in their life, their emotions change, they are still going be the same person. The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka is a prime example of how one person’s changes can have an effect on the people around him. In The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka, Gregor undergoes a metamorphosis that fills him with guilt and brings to the forefront the transformation of his family.
In the poem, Virgil says that all Romans ought to have two certain virtues: he must remain a pious Roman citizen, and he must remain loyal to the Roman race. In Virgil’s poem, he uses Aeneas as a portrayal of not only a roman hero, but also as the ideal Roman citizen. For a man to be pious, he must do what he is called to do and follow his destiny. Aeneas is above all pious. He follows the will of the gods, even when it makes him suffer. Aeneas’ destiny is to lead the Trojan people to the new land of Rome. Although this is tough for him to do and he runs into difficulties along the way, he keeps on striving towards his final goal. Aeneas also, throughout the entire poem, remains loyal to the Roman race. there are times that it would be easy for him to go against the Romans, but he remains loyal and keeps on fighting for the empire. Aeneas is used to represent the ideal roman citizen and the ideal Roman hero, but these characteristics do not surface until the poem is nearly over. As the poem is coming to a close, Aeneas begins to explain how it is his duty to fight Turnus. He does not have the desire to have the battle with Turnus, but he has the desire to follow his destiny and do what he has been called to do. He says, “Hold back your anger! Now the t...
When reading a story or watching a movie we automatically fall in love with the animal characters and have a closer bond more than the human characters in the story. When our favorite animal character dies, we are more heart broken. I know when watching a movie and just knowing that my favorite animal character dies breaks my heart. I then do not want to continue watching the movie, but have to watch the ending, so then finally find out that my animal friend comes to life, it brings me into joyful tears and finally decided that I really like the movie again. For example, when I was watching the television series The Seven Deadly Sins and when the pig character Hawk dies, I got so upset that cute character dies, I then watch the last episode
Before the twentieth century plays were mainly written as either a tragedy or comedy. In a tragic play the tragic hero will often do something that will eventually destroy him. In the book Oedipus the King, Oedipus is the tragic hero. In this tragic play the main character, which is portrayed as Oedipus, will do a good deed that will in turn make him a hero. This hero will reach his height of pride in the story, and in the end the action, which he had committed earlier, will return and destroy this man who was once called a hero.
According to Aristotle's theory of tragedy and his definition of the central character, Oedipus the hero of Sophocles is considered a classical model of the tragic hero. The tragic hero of a tragedy is essential element to arouse pity and fear of the audience to achieve the emotional purgation or catharathis. Therefore, this character must have some features or characteristics this state of purgation. In fact, Oedipus as a character has all the features of the tragic hero as demanded by Aristotle.
Life is a never-ending metamorphosis. It is always changing, always transforming. Sometimes a change is followed by positive results, but on the darker side, a metamorphosis can lead to damage or suffering. But of course, the concept of metamorphosis can also be related into the wonderful yet unrealistic world of magic and sorcery. Metamorphosis can mean a rapid transformation from one object to another or a distinct or even degenerative change in appearance, personality, condition, or function. The concept of metamorphosis is commonly used in pieces of literature to describe an extreme change in character or form.