Sonnets 1-31 1. The author opens this first sonnet by explaining his motivation for composing the sonnet sequence. He believes that if his love were to read the sonnets‚ she would eventually return his affection. He argues that her pleasure in his pain would cause her to read his sonnets‚ and her reading of the sonnets would allow her to know the extent of his affection‚ which might make her pity the author’s situation-and this pity may transform into grace and love. The author also describes his
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Oil painting - The School of Athens (after Raphael) Object: Oil painting Place of origin: Rome‚ Italy (painted) Date: 1752-1755 (painted) Artist/Maker: Mengs‚ Anton Raphael‚ born 1728 - died 1779 (artist) Raphael‚ born 1483 - died 1520 (after‚ artist) Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas Credit Line: Given by the Duke of Northumberland‚ 1926 Museum number: P.36-1926 Gallery location: In Storage Public access description Anton Raphael Mengs (1728-1779) was born in Bohemia now Czech Republic
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(1678-1741) and Henry Purcell (1659-1695). Dido and Aeneas (1689) is arguably the first ever English opera. However‚ some scholars argue that the first English work in this genre was ‘The Siege of Rhodes’ (1656)‚ although the music has been lost. ‘Psyche’ (1673) by Thomas Shadwell and Matthew Locke mixes music and spoken dialogue‚ but the first English Opera in which everything was sung was ‘Venus and Adonis’ by John Blow. This was first performed a few years before Dido and Aeneas. Indeed‚ Purcell
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myth translated by Rolfe Humphries‚ the reader can identify the changes that can be explained by the metamorphosis archetype. The metamorphosis archetype “is a ‘two-way street’; the change can be positive and/or negative” (class notes). When Cupid shoots his arrows at Apollo and Daphne they both have a change of heart about love‚ “at once he loved and she at once fled from the name of lover” (178). While Apollo now loves and wants to be married‚ Daphne runs away from the thought of love. The
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Apollo and Daphne The myth of Apollo and Daphne is about a god who falls in love with a water nymph. It all had started when Apollo decided to make fun of Cupid about how he’s just a child‚ and his weapons are nothing in comparison to those of Apollo’s. Cupid got angry and then shot Apollo with the arrow of love‚ and Daphne with the arrow of disgust. Daphne was a water nymph who wanted to be like Artemis‚ and remain a virgin. While Apollo chased Daphne proclaiming his undying love for her
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concerning the moon‚ flowers‚ and Cupid are prevalent and have a significant impact on the play. The play focuses on a romantic situation between four Athenians: Hermia‚ Lysander‚ Helena‚ and Demetrius. As the story unravels‚ many comparisons are made to enhance the language and the messages that the characters try to convey. The moon is personified as a chaste woman who can be both gentle and fiery. Flowers are used as romantic symbols with the power to influence love. Cupid is personified as an armed
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transformation is love‚ represented by Venus and her youthful and mischievous son‚ Cupid. When the god Apollo brags to Cupid of his great might exemplified by his defeat of the python‚ Cupid humbles him by reducing the great god to a shameless lover with his gold-tipped arrow of love. A transformation of sorts takes place when the Cupid’s arrow strikes Apollo. Apollo transforms from a bragging God who claims superiority over Cupid by saying‚ “You be content with your torch to excite love‚ whatever
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the mind; And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind”(Act 1‚sc 1‚240-241). Overall this quote means that true love comes from the mind or the heart and that looks do not matter. Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind means that love does not care what a person looks like but they will love them no matter what. In todays world this is not always the case. Many people only care what people look like and do not care what their heart says. Also cupid is the angel of love and he doesn’t
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there are three main figures‚ which are at different parts of the painting. The three main figures are the Three Graces‚ Venus the god of love‚ and above Venus is Cupid the god of erotic love‚ and Cupid aims his bow towards the Three Graces. The Three Graces are performing a dance therefore their hands are all touching each other and cupid who is over them is “harrowing chastity” (“Primavera ((Allegory of Spring))” 1). At the top center of the painting‚ we see a figure that has smaller proportions
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marble‚ and depicts a woman (Aphrodite/Venus) nude‚ shyly covering her genitals while looking to her left while standing next to a cupid/cherub-like figure that is sitting atop of what appears to be a small whale of some sort. The statue’s right arm is broken off due to age‚ and the only fingers that remain on her left hand are her ring and pinky finger. The cupid/cherub and whale remain entirely intact. The statue as a whole seems just a tad bit under life-size‚ which I’m guessing is around
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