In addition of praising the Countess and her daughter, Lanyer also covertly alludes to her own worth as a poet by making use of references to Greek mythology to show to the Countess, as well as potential patrons who might have read her poetry, that despite her low class, she is educated. Though Lanyer does not explicitly state this, by using such references she is suggesting her education is great though her status may not be. Lanyer makes reference to Phoebus-Apollo, the Greek god of light, in the lines:
Whose fair green leaves much like a comely veil,
Defended Phoebus when he would assail:
Whose pleasing boughs did yield a cool fresh air,
Joying his happiness when you were there. (Cookham 63-66)
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One example of Lanyer’s use of pathetic fallacy is in the lines, “The little birds in chirping notes did sing, / To entertain both you and that sweet spring” (Cookham 29-30), can be read literally as birds singing in praise to the Countess, however like the bird, Lanyer uses poetry to sing the praises of the Countess as well as to entertain her. Though the Countess may not have noticed the double meaning behind Lanyer’s words, Lanyer felt as if she could not express her true feelings about the Countess and her financial situation blatantly, and the use of the pathetic fallacy allows her to do this. Even though some of Lanyer’s lines are critical of the social class, Lanyer’s praises of the Countess and her daughter are not any less sincere. Lanyer had to remember that she must remain in her place as a woman of lower-class addressing the Countess, and Anne Baynes Coiro observes that, “A crucial parts of her social radicalism is that Lanyer is writing as a woman writer to aristocratic women” (Coiro 830), meaning that as a female writer Lanyer must always be aware of her word choice, and what topics are appropriate for her to openly discuss, while remaining appealing to potential …show more content…
Chains restrict movement, but also serve as a link between two object, or in this case, Lanyer and the Countess. Lanyer acknowledges her low statues yet again as she refers to herself as ‘unworthy’ in comparison to the Countess and her daughter. Vassiliki Markidou comments that, “Although Lanyer’s temporary stay at Cooke-ham might have offered her the prospect of securing a patron in the Countess . . . the aristocratic departure prompted the painful realization that her social situation was a deeply fragile one” (Markidou 15), which is evident as the poem draws to a close and Lanyer realizes that her affections for the Countess and her daughter were stronger than their feelings were for her. Though the Countess may not have carried the same affections for Lanyer, Lanyer reflects on feeling chained to her emotionally as well as realizing that as a woman seeking patronage, she must always operate under those of higher class. Coiro perceives that, “Lanyer shows the chains of obligation, need, love, and sometimes humiliation which bind her to the women above her” (Coiro 836), this is especially evident in the closing of the country-house poem as Lanyer laments the departure of the Countess and her daughter, and must face the fact that she cannot change her social
Aristotle, an ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, conveys, “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom”. In other words, Aristotle states that the gaining of self-knowledge provides an individual with the ability to know one’s personal gifts and accountabilities. To start one’s adult life a person must pursue the journey of self-discovery to learn in depth about their skills and weaknesses. Individuals must find themselves through the limitations and ordeals that they face during their voyage for self-awareness. For example, in Tim O’Brien’s short story, “On the Rainy River”, the narrator shares his story about self-discovery. O’Brien looks back into his past, to the time when he was called to serve in the Vietnam War. O’Brien’s initial
Watching a film, one can easily recognize plot, theme, characterization, etc., but not many realize what basic principle lies behind nearly every story conceived: the hero’s journey. This concept allows for a comprehensive, logical flow throughout a movie. Once the hero’s journey is thoroughly understood, anyone can pick out the elements in nearly every piece. The hero’s journey follows a simple outline. First the hero in question must have a disadvantaged childhood. Next the hero will find a mentor who wisely lays out his/her prophecy. Third the hero will go on a journey, either literal or figurative, to find him/herself. On this journey the hero will be discouraged and nearly quit his/her quest. Finally, the hero will fulfill the prophecy and find his/herself, realizing his/her full potential. This rubric may be easy to spot in epic action films, but if upon close inspection is found in a wide array of genres, some of which are fully surprising.
With one another’s help, they are able to prevent their husbands from havoc and disaster, and likewise keep their own lives happy. The faults in the Insatiate Countess are attributed to her insatiability, which comes from over-investing in men and devaluing friendship. Were she to follow the paths of Abigail and Thais, she would not only have someone to channel her energy into, but also have someone to talk her out of revenge, which would then prevent her from both orchestrating murder and being hanged herself. If we can learn from both the comedic and tragic plots, let us first understand them to have the same message: to observe a moderate one’s investment in one’s lover, a greater investment in one’s friends, and, when balanced by friendship, an utmost investment in oneself.
In France’s “Lanval,” Marie de France emphasizes the ideal and pure body of Lanval’s Fairy Queen. France describes the Fairy Queen as “elegant, her hips slim, her neck whiter than snow on a branch, her eyes bright, her face white, a beautiful mouth…” (France, 109). The Fairy Queen is presented to the reader as the classic, ideal beauty that captures the attention and, unknowingly, the mind of her lover. After meeting the Fairy Queen, Lanval pledges his life to her. He states, “There is nothing you might command, within my power, that I would not do, whether foolish or wise. I shall obey your command…” (France, 108). ...
The third hero’s journey is supernatural aid. This means that the hero started to follow their journey and they met their mentor or person willing to help the hero. In the book Into The Wild, Alex's supernatural aid came when he left home to make his way up to alaska and found a bunch of people willing to help Ales and his journey north. In the book Shooting an elephant the officers the gun can be considered a supernatural aid because it killed the elephant in the book. Plus the gun was called Elephant Killer. In the book The Stranger, meursault's supernatural aid was his soon to be wife.Because she was the only person he cared about that was alive. In the movie V for Vendetta, V’s supernatural aid can be the series of events that was placed
The Hero’s Journey is an ancient archetype that we find throughout our modern life and also, in the world of literature.Whether metaphorical or real, the journey that a character goes on shows not only the incredible transformation of the hero but it also gives them their life meaning. It is the ultimate human experience and it reflects on every aspect of life. Take Logan, also known as Wolverine, from the X-Men movie as an example. His adventure starts with “The Call,” which is the first step of the Hero’s Journey. This step happens due to the realization of imbalance and injustice that the character has in their life. Logan steps into the first stage of the pattern but is hesitant to start his adventure because he does not know what and
The Hero’s Journey is a pattern of narrative that appears in novels, storytelling, myth, and religious ritual. It was first identified by the American scholar Joseph Campbell in his book A Hero with Thousand Faces. Campbell also discussed this pattern in his interview to Bill Moyers which was later published as a book The Power of Myths. This pattern describes the typical adventure of the archetype known as The Hero, the person who goes out and achieves great deeds. Campbell detailed many stages in the Hero’s Journey, but he also summarized the pattern in three fundamental phases: Separation, Ordeal, and Return that all heroes, in spite of their sex, age, culture, or religion, have to overcome in order to reach the goal. Alice in Wonderland, written by Lewis Carroll, provides a good example of the Hero's Journey. This story describes the adventures of Alice, a young English girl, in Wonderland. Although she lacks some of the stages identified by Campbell, she still possesses many of them that are necessary for a Hero to be considered a Hero.
The females begin responding “stiffly” rather than “quietly”(7) as before. This adjective usage serves to support the speech even more by allowing readers to see the progression from silence to a bold rebellion in the women regarding their husbands, for “by hiding the canary Mrs. Hale and Mrs. Peters are also going against their husbands” (Bee2). Indeed, this act was the major act of defiance that secured the women’s strengthened devotions to each other rather than their husbands. Peters especially undergoes a drastic transformation when she eventually joins in as “support of her fellow oppressed women” (Block B 1). When, at the climax of the story, the bird is hidden from the men in the sentimental tin box, Glaspell exhibits the tension with the selection of detail. She chooses to focus on the clammy hands of Mrs. Peters as she stuffs the tin away and the quivering voice of Mrs. Hale as she denies knowing any information about the crime. The descriptions of the seemingly miniscule and weakening objects around her house match the “quiet desperation” (Schotland 3) Foster repressed until it overflowed the night before. Considering that the adjectives show how burdensome it is for the women to conceal the evidence, it truly demonstrates how strong the relationships between them has grown based
The poem ends on a less happier not that it began with; the emphasis is now on the narrator’s positive situation and the negative situation of Kate’s and the Lord’s, however, although this is the case, there are certain words within the poem, to describe the narrator, which are sad, and show off her desperation, want and even need for a better life, especially now that she has her illegitimate child. Words such as ‘shameful’ and ‘shameless’, ‘unclean’ and ‘howl’ emphasizes this point with efficiency.
In this modern world where language is of minor limitation, news is expeditious, and technology allows us to go where no one has gone before, boundaries take on a new nature. Each person is on a hero’s journey to contend with their own tribulations. Our salvation and hope is in overcoming these limitations. Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces has focused mythology on the alignment of humanity in our common purpose. Campbell has created a set of narratives to address the world as we come to know it. Specifically, John Logan was influenced by Campbell and developed The Last Samurai based on this concept of the hero's journey. This world mythology framework dispenses a fresh method for
“The journey of the hero is about the courage to seek the depths; the image of creative rebirth; the eternal cycle of change within us; the uncanny discovery that the seeker is the mystery which the seeker seeks to know. The hero journey is a symbol that binds, in the original sense of the word, two distant ideas, and the spiritual quest of the ancients with the modern search for identity always the one, shape-shifting yet marvelously constant story that we find.” (Phil Cousineau) The Hero's Journey has been engaged in stories for an immemorial amount of time. These stories target typical connections that help us relate to ourselves as well as the “real world”.
“Lanval” was written by a female poet and therefore enlists a somewhat feminist perspective on the idea of patriarchy. In this poem, a beautiful woman asks a knight to keep their love a secret: “I command and beg you, do not let any man know about this. I shall tell you why: you would lose me for good” (144-46), and “He answered that he would do exactly as she commanded” (151-52). Here, the gender roles are swapped and the female figure holds the social power to command instead of the male, clearly subverting patriarchy. In a patriarchal theme, the knight would command the woman and she would obey his command without hesitation. The same idea can be seen when the Queen asks the King to punish Lanval after she claims that he insulted her. She said she would never “get up unless the king gave her satisfaction for the offense against her” (301-10), and the king obeyed her, deciding to hold a trial. If this text were patriarchal, the King would have punished Lanval on his own terms rather than doing it for the Queen. It seems as if the Queen is being treated as an equal ruler to the King by being allowed to hold the political power in this
Oral traditions are amazingly the only reason these Russian fairy tales remain today. In the 13th century the Pagan Church would persecute fairy tales along with several other types of folklore for its use of magic and witchcraft. The only way these stories passed down to the next generation was through the word of mouth, and the imaginary creatures and magic not only lived on, but spread throughout Russian culture.
There are many stories that follow Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey, and tells the tale of a Heroic character. These fables introduces us to heroes that begin their journey in an ordinary place, then receive a call to enter an unknown world full of bizarre powers and peculiar events. These heroes often display great traits, such as bravery or intelligence, that defines their character. One of these heroic's tales is Haroun and the Sea of Stories, telling the adventures of a young man named Haroun. This essay will prove that Haroun from Haroun and the Sea of Stories by Salman Rushdie is a hero, because he possess heroic qualities. Haroun shows his heroic qualities by overcoming obstacles, helping his friends, and having good intentions.
Jonson was well documented as having aspirations to rise from lower rank to higher; to be part of and have influence on the court circle; to claim friendship with those of high birth and chronicle their virtues and above all to gain from his patrons' the authority to speak for his culture. This information can be paralled in what we know about Lanyer, they are almost exact contemporaries, intricately linked in literary study of the genre. Lanyer was one of the very few published women poets of the Renaissance. Her single volume of poems `Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum' was published in 1611 and contained a series of dedicatory poems to patronesses, praising them as a community of contemporary good women. The final poem of ten, `The d...