Orpheus and Eurydice (Ovid's Metamorphoses)
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Items in this lesson
Slide 1 - Slide
How does Ovid foreshadow something bad happening in the first paragraph of the story? (make 2 points at least)
Slide 2 - Open question
What impression of Orpheus do you get?
Slide 3 - Open question
What does Orpheus' speech tell you about his attitude towards Hades and Persephone?
Slide 4 - Open question
What does Orpheus say about Persephone and Hades' relationship?
Slide 5 - Open question
What does Orpheus offer, if he cannot have Eurydice back?
Slide 6 - Open question
How does the Underworld react to Orpheus' song?
Slide 7 - Open question
What does Hades and Persephone's reaction to Orpheus' song tell you about the gods?
Slide 8 - Open question
What condition do the gods put on Orpheus being reunited with Eurydice?
Slide 9 - Open question
What does this tell us about the nature of the gods and mortals?
Slide 10 - Open question
How does Ovid make the end of the passage emotional?
