In Venus and Adonis and Antony and Cleopatra‚ William Shakespeare tells the tale of frustrated lovers who long to be desired by the person they love. Although a common plot in many of Shakespeare’s works‚ these accounts instead forefront the reversal of gender identities. Masculinity is questioned through vulnerable male figures; alternatively‚ this masculine role is appropriated by the female counterparts‚ which results in the male figures’ uncertainty and loss of identity. Venus and Adonis comprises
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In his “Venus at a Mirror” Paul Rubens presents the nude beauty of the goddess of Love‚ Venus. The artist portrays the goddess of love from a back view‚ seated in the center of his composition. An adolescent cupid is presented in the left foreground‚ holding a mirror with the reflection of Venus’ face on its surface‚ while a dark-skinned‚ exotic handmaid fills the upper right of the painting fondling the golden hair of the Venus. The three figures form a lunette that emphasizes the mirror that frames
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Shakespeare found the story of Venus and Adonis in Ovid’s Metamorphoses‚ a poem in fifteen books that retells more than two hundred pagan myths of transformation. Velasco describes in her study‚ the fascination and popularity of mythology in the Elizabethan period. “Elizabethans were fascinated by stories about gods who loved‚ but could not pursue the loveliest object of their desire‚ without experiencing terrible transformations in doing so. These stories represented the natural way of expressing
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In “ In Defense of Piracy(Well‚ Some Piracy)”‚ Matthew Ruben states that it is alright to download mp3 in certain circumstances. He reasons firstly that the current marketing strategies of music are making people paying for albums they would not enjoy. He also reasons that between a dilemma of paying unreasonable price for a single and downloading‚ there is nothing ethically wrong to download than buying a whole CD just for a track. Thus‚ he reckons that pirating mp3 single can be a form of protest
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Europe during the seventeenth century‚ Peter Paul Rubens‚ was also a diplomat‚ linguist‚ and scholar. His dramatic artistic style of the seventeenth century is now called "baroque‚" a term apparently derived at a later time from ornate jewelry set with irregular pearls. At its most exuberant‚ the baroque involves restless motion‚ startling color contrasts‚ and vivid clashes of light and shadow. Rubens was born in Siegen‚ Westphalia‚ to Jan Rubens and Maria Pypelincks. Born the son of a lawyer and
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A myth can be defined as a legend telling a story that sometimes cannot be verified. This is a well-known tale that everybody knows about‚ like the myth of Adonis and Aphrodite. It usually hinges around great and brave heroes or monsters. A Myth can be based on real or unreal stories‚ which happened in the past. A "Hero" can fall into two categories. On the one hand‚ there are imaginary heroes endowed with superpowers and who are in charge of saving the planet and the people in danger like Superman
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bulimia (Adonis Complex.) The general public usually categorizes these disorders with women only. Women aren ’t the only victims; men are suffering too‚ but just silently. According to Greek mythology‚ Adonis was seen as the premier model of male beauty and masculinity. According to Adonis in Greek Mythology‚ Persephone raised Adonis. Aphrodite‚ queen of the gods‚ loved Adonis but Persephone refused to give him up. The matter was settled when Zeus‚ the king of gods‚ made a deal. Adonis was to
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Peter Paul Rubens was the painter of the first part of the Seventeenth Century in Catholic Europe. How he became so is an interesting story. Rubens was educated to be a humanist but like all great artists choose his profession for himself. The combination of first rate classical education with innate visual genius made for an unprecedented combination in an artist‚ which is what made him so great. It has been said that no artist has ever been as well educated as Rubens. After training with
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Fighting Ruben Wolfe by Markus Zusak Fighting Ruben Wolfe is just a novel about teenage boys fighting. Discuss. Fighting Ruben Wolfe by Markus Zusak is not just about teenage boys fighting. It is also about two teenagers growing up with their family facing financial issues and about family relationships. Family in Fighting Ruben Wolfe is shown by the family being brought closer together‚ but they struggle because the father is currently unemployed and the mother is working two jobs‚ so it
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Elena Anaya‚ Pablo Picasso‚ Vasco Núñez de Balboa‚ Isabel Coixet‚ and many more. Many weren’t recognized until they died. Some of them were heroes of music‚ engineering‚ and more! Rubén Blades is a famous Spanish singer and politician. Rubén Blades was born in July 16‚ 1948 in Panama City‚ Panama. He was the son of Rubén Blades Sr. and Anoland Bellido de Luna He is presently 64. He grew up in neighborhood in Panama City. His parents were both musicians. He has composed dozens of musical hits‚ including
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