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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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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villas. This villa is decorated with many frescoes of high quality‚ painted by amongst others Raphael. The frescoes inside it depict mostly mythological scenes. The ceiling of the loggia is decorated with multiple scenes that tell the love story of Cupid and Psyche. The story goes that Psyche was a beautiful princess‚ so beautiful that everyone in her area forgot to worship the godess of beauty‚ Venus.
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a person thinks of the goddess of love they may think of Venus or Aphrodite and think that they are one and the same. They are not though‚ Aphrodite is the Greek goddess of love and Venus her Roman counter part. When thinking of the God of Love‚ Cupid is the first that comes to mind and therefore‚ he should be Aphrodite’s son but he is Venus’ son. Along with their different names‚ they have many variations as to how they were born how they lived and how the mortals viewed‚ worshipped and were influenced
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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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sculptures stayed true to his neoclassical approach. His sculpture titled Psyche revived by Cupid’s Kiss (1802)‚ which is a great example of how he stayed true to the neoclassicism. What this sculptures purpose is to depict the love story of Psyche and Cupid. What is going to be done using the sculpture as an example‚ both a formal and contextual analysis. Formal analysis focuses on what elements are being used in the artwork. This statue‚ made from marble‚ uses two key elements in art. Those elements
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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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be reviewed will be Psyche Revived by Cupid ’s Kiss (1787) also known as Cupid and Psyche by Antonio Canova. Colonel John Campbell first commissioned this sculpture in 1787‚ during the Neoclassicism movement. This statue represents the god Cupid in the height of love and tenderness after he had awakened the lifeless Psyche with nothing more than a kiss. This great work of art‚ which measures 155cm in height‚ can be seen at the Louvre in Paris‚ France (Cupid and Psyche). The Baroque era refers to
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