1) What birds represent Procne and Philomela?
-Procne=swallow and Philomela=nightingale
2) Ate: Infatuation beyond the point of being ruined
3) Who was the original artisan? Daedalus (craftsmen)
4) Who is the god of sleep, dreams, and disguise? Morpheus
5) What should we avoid at all costs? **Old people (marginal)
6) What is Aristophanes theory on soul mates?
-In terms of Symposium, people were becoming too much to handle, so the God's split the soul mates apart.
7) Tragedy emphasizes the individual.
Comedy emphasizes the society.
8) According to Plato, how does one reach mortality of the soul?
-** Virtue and knowledge
9) Everything Plato learned about love, he learned from a woman named Diotima.
10) What is Socratic irony? - Claiming to know nuthin'...but actually knowing everything.
11) What does Icarus fail to do to fall to his demise? Flew too close to the sun and melted his wax wings.
12) Difference between Arachne and Minerva: Arachne portrayed the good things the God's did and Minerva portrayed victims of the God's.
13) Final Frame in Velazquez "The Spinners?"
-Europa's rape or abduction.
14)Pentheus: "man of constant sorrow"
15) How is Cadmeus related to Pentheus? Grandfather
16) Why should Ulysses deserve the arms of Achilles? -Ulysses's started in all.
17) What came out of the ground in the Bacchae when they hit the ground?
18) Boy wants girl - center of new comedy
19) What Shakespeare play was partly inspired by Tiresias and Procne? Titus Andronicus
20) What is anagnersis - (recognition or critical moment of discovery)
21) What is the first instance of framing in the Metamorphoses? - Story of Pan and Syrinx
22) What is grace? - Awareness of God's Presence in the world.
23) What does omophaglia? -eating of live flesh
24)Love is the child of -Poverty and contrivance.
25) What did Daphne turn into? Laurel tree
26) How old will Metamorphoses be in 2008? 2000 years old
27) Naso = "nose"
28) Why couldn't Aristophanes give his speech? - Terrible case of hiccups
Sunday, April 29, 2007
Notes (Boring)
Something ending always means something beginning. "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." ~Semisonic
~Anyone as stupid as a 15 year old girl...is an 18 year old boy. (HAHA)
*Arachne - pg 180, Invasions of the God's
The Fable of Arachne by Velazquez
Her great weavings of how the God's treated immortals, or humans. Unjust.
A true work of art is:
*Whole
*Harmonious
*Radiant
-Stand back from your creation and look at the frame
Pygmalion - Pretty Woman (Pg 335)
Julia Roberts as the "Pretty Woman" or Vivian.
Finally, there is nothing that doesn't have darkness.
~Anyone as stupid as a 15 year old girl...is an 18 year old boy. (HAHA)
*Arachne - pg 180, Invasions of the God's
The Fable of Arachne by Velazquez
Her great weavings of how the God's treated immortals, or humans. Unjust.
A true work of art is:
*Whole
*Harmonious
*Radiant
-Stand back from your creation and look at the frame
Pygmalion - Pretty Woman (Pg 335)
Julia Roberts as the "Pretty Woman" or Vivian.Finally, there is nothing that doesn't have darkness.
My Favorite Ovid lines!
For March 30th, we were asked to choose our favorite lines out of The Metamorphoses of Ovid.
At first I chose the description of how the earth felt when Cesar was murdered.
(Pg 545)
"They say the hideous crime was presaged by
the clash of arms among dark clouds, and horns
and trumpets blaring horribly. The sun's
own orb was sorrowing; the light it shed
on frightened earth was lurid. Firebrands
would often flash beneath the stars; and gusts
of rain would often carry drops of blood.
The Morning Star was blue-gray, and his face
showed russet-colored blotches; and blood stained
the chariot of Luna. ....."
~I loved these lines because of the descriptive language it presents. Yes, the horrendous affects Cesar's' death created were terrible, but the way Ovid writes the situation is beautiful.
In the end, I chose lines from Book I, in the story of Apollo and Daphne.
(pg 25)
"And even as my head is ever young,
and my hair ever long, may you, unshorn,
wear your leaves, too, forever: never lose
that loveliness, o laurel, which is yours!"
~(Much shorter, really only four lines! :)) These lines should mean something to everyone. It describes undying beauty in everyone. No matter who you are, what you look like, etc... EVERYONE IS BEAUTIFUL!!!
At first I chose the description of how the earth felt when Cesar was murdered.
(Pg 545)
"They say the hideous crime was presaged by
the clash of arms among dark clouds, and horns
and trumpets blaring horribly. The sun's
own orb was sorrowing; the light it shed
on frightened earth was lurid. Firebrands
would often flash beneath the stars; and gusts
of rain would often carry drops of blood.
The Morning Star was blue-gray, and his face
showed russet-colored blotches; and blood stained
the chariot of Luna. ....."
~I loved these lines because of the descriptive language it presents. Yes, the horrendous affects Cesar's' death created were terrible, but the way Ovid writes the situation is beautiful.
In the end, I chose lines from Book I, in the story of Apollo and Daphne.
(pg 25)
"And even as my head is ever young,
and my hair ever long, may you, unshorn,
wear your leaves, too, forever: never lose
that loveliness, o laurel, which is yours!"
~(Much shorter, really only four lines! :)) These lines should mean something to everyone. It describes undying beauty in everyone. No matter who you are, what you look like, etc... EVERYONE IS BEAUTIFUL!!!
Redemptive Power of Art
Daedalus and Icarus pg 254
-Set his mind in the quest of unknown art
"But Daedalus was weary; by this time
he'd been exiled in Crete too long; he pined
for his own land; but he was blocked - the sea
stood in his way. "Through Minos bars escape
by land our waves," he said, "I still can take
the sky - there lies my path. Though he owns all,
he does not own the air!" At once he starts
to work on unknown arts, to alter nature." Metamorphoses of Ovid
M.C. Escher
What is the path to unknown art? What is unknown art for that matter? The picture above is a piece by M.C. Escher. Escher was an artist that produced pieces that created optical illusions. I think this "optical illusion" greatly represents the idea of unknown art.
Buddha as a baby say:
-people who kept from getting old
-People who kept from getting sick
-people who kept from dieing
Ovid Influenced Shakespeare!
Well, I guess by this time in the semester, we all know that...But the fact of the matter is, Ovid influenced ALL major writers after his time!
Imagination needs an open mind!
-Set his mind in the quest of unknown art
"But Daedalus was weary; by this time
he'd been exiled in Crete too long; he pined
for his own land; but he was blocked - the sea
stood in his way. "Through Minos bars escape
by land our waves," he said, "I still can take
the sky - there lies my path. Though he owns all,
he does not own the air!" At once he starts
to work on unknown arts, to alter nature." Metamorphoses of Ovid
M.C. EscherWhat is the path to unknown art? What is unknown art for that matter? The picture above is a piece by M.C. Escher. Escher was an artist that produced pieces that created optical illusions. I think this "optical illusion" greatly represents the idea of unknown art.
Buddha as a baby say:
-people who kept from getting old
-People who kept from getting sick
-people who kept from dieing
Ovid Influenced Shakespeare!
Well, I guess by this time in the semester, we all know that...But the fact of the matter is, Ovid influenced ALL major writers after his time!
Imagination needs an open mind!
Tuesday, March 27, 2007
March 8, 2007
Well I wasn't in class today, so I would like to talk about comedy. To me comedy is anything and everything that makes me laugh. I am a very amusable person, so it doesn't take much. Man, what would this world be like with out it or more importantly if the past didn't have comedy in it, what would possess the future? Here are some laughable quotes on comedy and hopefully some that will just get you to laugh!
"I live by this credo: Have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations. Even in your darkest moment, you usually can find something to laugh about if you try hard enough." ~Red Skelton (1913-1997)
"The whole object of comedy is to be yourself and the closer you get to that, the funnier you will be." ~Jerry Seinfeld American comedian, entertainer
*This quote is totally me!!! "Any time an idea hits you, write it down. Don’t trust your memory no matter how good you think it is." ~ W.C. Fields
"When humor goes, there goes civilization." ~Erma Bombeck
"Comedy keeps the heart sweet..." ~Mark Twain
Check out this site for some fun facts on laughing: http://www.drstandley.com/facts_laughing.shtml
Have a good day!!!!!!
"I live by this credo: Have a little laugh at life and look around you for happiness instead of sadness. Laughter has always brought me out of unhappy situations. Even in your darkest moment, you usually can find something to laugh about if you try hard enough." ~Red Skelton (1913-1997)
"The whole object of comedy is to be yourself and the closer you get to that, the funnier you will be." ~Jerry Seinfeld American comedian, entertainer
*This quote is totally me!!! "Any time an idea hits you, write it down. Don’t trust your memory no matter how good you think it is." ~ W.C. Fields
"When humor goes, there goes civilization." ~Erma Bombeck
"Comedy keeps the heart sweet..." ~Mark Twain
Check out this site for some fun facts on laughing: http://www.drstandley.com/facts_laughing.shtml
Have a good day!!!!!!
March 6, 2007
Since reading Lysistrata, I have been overwhelmed with the power of women in Classical Literature. It seems that they are the back bone of every piece that we have covered in class. Some words that I feel describe Lysistrata are: beautiful but dirty, comical, powerful and empowering, graphic, action, and cunning. It is very amazing to see that in the "history" books, hardly any mention of women's achievements are made. However, in Classical Literature there are tons of women who have generated great amounts of power in their individual society's. This then makes me think, whoa, if the women of classical times could accomplish so much, then why can't I in the futuristic times of today. (Ha, listen to me, I am going a little feministic, watch out!) So who are some Lysistrata's of today? Some on the top of my head include Oprah, Princess Di (God bless), Queen Elizabeth II, Diane Sawyer, and millions more. (Oh yeah, and ME! lol)
March 5, 2007
3 levels of belief:
-Believing without questions
-A stage of terror- afraid to believe, but afraid not to
- truth and story work together
In most people's lives they all go through phases like the idea of Santa Clause, the Easter Bunny, the tooth fairy, mermaids, genies, and many more things. When I first found out that Santa was not real it was DEVI STATING. I was on the bus going to school during my Kindergarten year. There was a boy by the name of Danny Matovich who always sat in the front of the bus. It was Danny who yelled, "Hey Emily, you do know that Santa isn't real?" I didn't want to believe it, but when I got to school and asked my classmates about it, they confirmed that Santa was not real. Also in kindergarten, I found out that Barney was not real and wasn't cool. I sure had a rough start in school.
On the next level of belief, there have been many times where I am afraid to believe something and also afraid not to. For example, when my grandpa died, I didn't want to believe it. He seemed like the healthiest 90 year old man I had ever known. In fact, he traveled back from Montana to Illinois only a week before he died. He was also playing a game of 13 when his body went into shock. After he died, the doctors couldn't believe what could have gone wrong, so they did an autopsy. When the autopsy results came back we found out that grandpa had cancer in many parts of his body. This made me believe that it was Grandpa Ray's time to go. If he would have survived the shock, he would have had a long road of health problems ahead. God bless.
Finally, truth and story. When I think of truth and story, the only thing that comes to mind are all those "dad's fishing tales." You know, those stories where the fish's head was the size of a boulder, they were longer than the arm span of Big Foot, and weighed more than a semi-truck....(We've all heard them!!!!)
-Believing without questions
-A stage of terror- afraid to believe, but afraid not to
- truth and story work together
In most people's lives they all go through phases like the idea of Santa Clause, the Easter Bunny, the tooth fairy, mermaids, genies, and many more things. When I first found out that Santa was not real it was DEVI STATING. I was on the bus going to school during my Kindergarten year. There was a boy by the name of Danny Matovich who always sat in the front of the bus. It was Danny who yelled, "Hey Emily, you do know that Santa isn't real?" I didn't want to believe it, but when I got to school and asked my classmates about it, they confirmed that Santa was not real. Also in kindergarten, I found out that Barney was not real and wasn't cool. I sure had a rough start in school.
On the next level of belief, there have been many times where I am afraid to believe something and also afraid not to. For example, when my grandpa died, I didn't want to believe it. He seemed like the healthiest 90 year old man I had ever known. In fact, he traveled back from Montana to Illinois only a week before he died. He was also playing a game of 13 when his body went into shock. After he died, the doctors couldn't believe what could have gone wrong, so they did an autopsy. When the autopsy results came back we found out that grandpa had cancer in many parts of his body. This made me believe that it was Grandpa Ray's time to go. If he would have survived the shock, he would have had a long road of health problems ahead. God bless.
Finally, truth and story. When I think of truth and story, the only thing that comes to mind are all those "dad's fishing tales." You know, those stories where the fish's head was the size of a boulder, they were longer than the arm span of Big Foot, and weighed more than a semi-truck....(We've all heard them!!!!)
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