Pandora's Box By Louis Untermeyer

“And as all the undesirables contents left the jar, Pandora catches hope before it can escape.”- Theogony, Hesiod. Pandora’s Box is a story that has been told for many generations, this time it is retold by Louis Untermeyer. The story tells how Zeus gathered certain gods together to make the perfect human alive that will be sent down with a dowry that will destroy Prometheus brother, Epiretheus. They name the human Pandora, she given many different traits that will shape how her life will go down on earth. The story then goes on to tell you how hope is something that can never be last or taken from you, even after something tragic.
First of all Pandora tells her husband that hope will outlive War and Sickness and the rest. In fact

In the beginning of the story Epiretheus didn’t realize that he was hoping she wouldn’t open the box by warning of the gods ungodly gifts. When she opens the box and releases the evils he loses hope. The quote on page 478 state's,“ Promise me one thing. Never open the box. It is, I grant, a beautiful thing, too beautiful to destroy, and we keep it. But hide it. Put it not only out of your sight but out of your mind. Then we shall both be content.” The quote shows how Epiretheus hoped Pandora wouldn’t open the box because he knew what the gods could do and how he lost that hope when she did by saying he should have burned the box when he had a chance. After losing his hope Epiretheus is affected by the evils he says harsh words to Pandora, but stops when he realizes there is something else in the box. Pandora then releases hope from being trapped in the box, which gave Epiretheus his hope back and after that he asked if hope would survive. He states this as if he doesn’t want hopes to leave, but once he learns that it will outlive all he is once again has regained his