Yet Do I Marvel Myths

The Myths of My Life A myth is a narrative the embodies and sometimes helps explain the religious, philosophical, moral, and political values of a culture, (610). The poem, “Yet Do I Marvel” is myth about angering the Greek gods and the toils and tribulations they make you face to seek redemption to gain their favor. Myths are relevant to today’s society because they give represent what the society feels morally, politically, religiously, and philosophically. “Yet Do I Marvel” was written almost a hundred years ago but can be generalized into today’s society by all that we face. When anyone angers any god we have to face the consequences of our actions. That can be seen throughout the bible. When the Jews angered God at the time of Exodus for being unfaithful they were doomed to spend 40 years traveling the wilderness. In the poem “Yet do I Marvel” Tantalus and Sisyphus are doom to suffer in Hades for eternity. “Make plain the reason tortured Tantalus Is baited by the fickle fruit, declare, If merely brute caprice dooms Sisyphus To struggle up a never-ending stair,”(611). These two figures in this poem are forever suffering for
Many people who believe in the bible say that marriage is only for a man and a woman. Other people believe that people are entitled to be able to marry to whoever they want to and have the right to be happy. There has been court case that have been in support of same-sex marriage and other cases have been against same sex marriage. “With petty cares to slightly understand What awful brain compels His awful hand,” (611). The speaker in the poem cannot have what he wants. In this case it is the same-sex marriage. Many people feel that you are going against what God wants because the bible says homosexuality is a sin. Marriage is for a man and woman. Society will continue to fight for what they believe is right and what they