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| Daphne becomes a laurel tree to escape Apollo's clutches (Wikipedia) |
Note: If you had been educated in the 19th century (or before), you would certainly have read the stories of Ovid in Latin. Alas, we "threw the baby out with the bathwater": in not requiring Latin, we lost our familiarity with these great stories, too!
Get Ready: Can you think of an interesting story in which NOBODY changes?
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| Thisbe uses her dead lover's sword to stab herself. (Wikipedia) |
Note: Two young lovers separated by the enmity of their families--no, not Romeo and Juliet, but a couple who lived centuries before them and helped inspire their story.
Get Ready: Do you think parents should be allowed to prevent their son or daughter from dating whomever they choose? Why or why not?
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| Echo gazes longingly at Narcissus as Narcissus gazes longingly at Narcissus. (Wikipedia) |
Note: Narcissus is doomed to love only himself, and Echo to love only him, and to repeat the words of others. Read sad their story.
Get Ready: Do you know anyone who is a "narcissist," able to think only of him- or herself and not others?
