PPT-THESEUS

W D GRIFFIN JR JANUARY 19 2014 HOUSE OF CECROPS sprang from the repelled seed of Hephaestus who had attempted to rape Athena and had fallen to earth Athena placed him in a chest and gave him to the daughters of Cecrops to be cared for . Achelous describes to Theseus his wrestling match with Hercules: But I was heavy, Heavy and big, I stood there like a sea- wall Which the waves beat in vain . . . . simile simile OVIDMetamorphoses, Bo Scene 1. H. IPPOLYTA: . 'Tis. strange my Theseus, that these. lovers speak of.. THESEUS: . More strange than true. : I never may believe. These . antique fables. , nor these . fairy toys. .. Lovers and madmen have such seething brains,. Heroides. Ovid:. Born in 43.B.C. to a family of Equestrian class in a town east of Rome.. Educated in Rome to be a public speaker, turned to the pursuit of composing poetry instead.. 8 A.D.: Exiled along with Augustus’ granddaughter, Julia, for ‘. The situation A letter that Ariadne has written after These u s has sailed away, leaving her on the island of Naxos. The structure 1 - 6: her accusation 7 - 16: her discovery that he had left 17 - 58 . Famous Demi-gods. Heracles. (Hercules). Cuchulain. Gilgamesh. Theseus. Heracles time & life. Myths were made up thousands of years ago. Was there a real Hercules, a man behind the stories? We will never know. Yet, his story is of a man who was so strong and brave, whose deeds were so mighty, and who so bore all the hardships that were given to him, that when he died, Hercules was brought up to Mount Olympus to live with the gods. . 1. Why are Oberon, the king of the fairies, and . Titania. , the queen of the fairies, fighting?. 2. Name three of the numerous tricks Puck enjoys playing on humans.. 3. How have Oberon and . Titania. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. plot. settings. Athens. (Chaos. controlled by law). Forest. (Lovers quarrel & fairy mischief). Love. The play focuses on the difficulties of love. It shows how the heart can be broken, but it can also be repaired. Love is a state that is often out of balance in this play. Is Shakespeare . A Midsummer Night’s Dream. plot. Theseus. and . Hippolyte’s. upcoming wedding. The four lovers’ tangled loves. The play about . Pyramus. and . Thisbe. King Oberon and Queen . Titania. and the antics in fairyland. HERMIA lying asleep. Enter . TITANIA and BOTTOM; PEASEBLOSSOM, COBWEB, MOTH, MUSTARDSEED, and other Fairies attending; OBERON behind . unseen]. We open this new act in the same place as we left the last, but we now have a remarkable number of characters on stage. It is now daylight, signifying a return from the dream-world to reality. . : . Getting to the Bottom of Things. The Fifth Act. In the middle of . MND. , the lovers act out the irrationality, confusion, passion, and aggression of love, and then they all fall asleep, exhausted.. How many Greek, Roman, Celtic, Egyptian, English, Scottish, Welsh, German myths do you know?. What do they have in common?. 1.) To remember the traits of a hero from last half term.. 2.) To understand the character of Theseus and what he had to go through to defeat the minotaur. . 'Tis. strange my Theseus, that these. lovers speak of.. THESEUS: . More strange than true. : I never may believe. These . antique fables. , nor these . fairy toys. .. Lovers and madmen have such seething brains,. King Minos of Crete was a powerful man, feared by the rulers of the lands around him. When he demanded goods or men for his great armies, they felt they had to agree. When he demanded they send tributes to honor him, they sent them without question. It was the only way they could stop him going to war with them. However, his demands on Athens became too much for them to bear.. Focus on:. Context- what inspired Shakespeare to set the play when he did?. Events- What are the important events of the play?. Characters- Who is who? . Vocabulary- What key words did you learn during the topic? Could you write brief definitions to demonstrate your understanding? .