Post 7

All of these nations had something in common at this time. Most marriages or courtships, at the aristocratic status, were usually arranged or fixed or basically forced. For the people in this time period, real life relationships weren't necessarily about love or romance, but rather family status or duty. In order to escape this reality, it was easier to focus on the dream of romance. The unattainable at the time action of marrying or courting someone because of want and attraction. The people at this time in Europe, China, India, and Japan became attracted the story telling of chosen romance rather than the forced romances in which they lived.

The Wife of Bath's view of love was more of lust and pleasure than romance. Rather than the typical romance story of falling in love with and marrying one, The Wife of Bath went on to court five men. Also, she claims to "love the fifth husband the best", though this is also the one who was physically violent with her. If this relationship was the closest one to her version of romance, it was very twisted. Though she looked past his violent tendencies and focused on the romance between them, or possibly the lack of. She claimed he knew when to give and withhold affection, which is what attracted her. This is very different from the romantic love stories developing at this time. These romance stories were closer the prince and the princess rather than the Wife of Bath and her many men. 

Post 6

Both Metamorphoses and the Wife of Bath's stories are heavily focused on the sexual concepts, most of which are still just as relevant today as it was then. Sex You by Bando Jones is a perfect theme song for certain sections of "Metamorphoses". This song basically voices the thoughts that Apollo had about Daphne. His extreme lust for her is basically written out throughout the lyrics of this song. This song also basically spells out the thoughts that Jupiter had before raping Io. However, the song is more written about sex between consenting individuals, not forcing sex upon someone against their will. Even so, the basic concept still revolves around sex, similar to the stories.

As for the Wife of Bath's, the song that  I associate with the story is Promiscuous by Nelly Furtando. In the story, she argues a strong case about women and sexuality. She talks about Christ and asks "where did he command virginity?" (28). She begins to sound like a feminist, defending a woman's right to be a little promiscuous. Though in her case, being promiscuous is less of sleeping around with multiple men and more of pushing society to accept the thought of being married more than once. As for the knight, once again, Sex You by Bando Jones describes him perfectly. King Arthur's "lusty young knight" (35) is the epitome of most music made today. Lust is an emotion that's been around throughout the years and will always be alive.

Humans are sexual beings. Both of these stories play on that human emotion or behavior and create stories that people, even of different generations, can understand or relate to it. Even our music today relates to the stories from times before it.

Post 5

The Wife of Bath's view of romance, at least regarding her husbands, is very old fashion. Though some concepts are still relevant today, her overall attitude toward them is old fashioned. Her religious view of having her husband's bound to her is old fashioned. Today, marriage is seen more as a combining of the two persons, not necessarily the bounding of one to the other. She also explains that a smart woman will work for the love she has yet to earn. Though relevant to older times, this still comes into play today. Often, a woman will give extra effort to capture the attention from a guy in which she may have gone unnoticed. As for modern though, the Wife of Bath claims that a wise woman will cleverly deceive a man in order to escape trouble. This idea seems very modern, or has possibly simply been working for generations and generations. Most men always get caught in a lie, whereas women seem to have a special gift for avoiding controversy with high amounts of skill. Rarely will a woman become discovered in her web of lies. Her idea of only being married once is definitely of an older fashion. It is becoming increasingly more common to remarry, even more than once. We are even in an age where single parenting is larger than ever. As for modern, her willingness to offer forgiveness to the rapist is extremely modern in my opinion. Majority of women in that situation would have been more than thrilled to simply let his life be taken away. But she overcame and displayed true restraint. One certain view is extremely modern and probably will always be. She basically states that women, are any gender really, will crave whatever we cannot easily have. So really, many of her views on romance and human nature are still true today.

Post 2

Certain aspects of "Metamorphoses" can be compared to the Christian story of creation. When the god "split off the earth from the sky, and the sea from the land" and  such, these works closely resemble the first seven days of the creation of the Earth in the Holy Bible. God made the sea and the land along with the animals and eventually, man. And compared, even the order is similar. Before mankind appeared in Ovid's story, there were already wild animals and creatures. In the Bible, animals were also created before God made Adam.

In "Metamorphoses", there was a time with "no fear or punishment". Like in the Bible, there was a "Golden Age" with Adam and Eve before the incident with the apple. Throughout the story, it slowly switches from matching with the Christian creation story to a more mythological tone. When the  "all-powerful father of the gods hurled his bolt of lighting", obviously Zeus is being referenced although he is not named. Even the city of Olympus is referenced in the same paragraph.

Personally, I believe in the creation of the Earth and everything in it by God. "Metamorphoses" pretty much plays along with the same story line, without naming the god directly. As for modern times, there is also the arguement of the Big Bang Theory. A valid theory to ponder on, though it's not my belief. While the Native American creation story resembled more of a mythological tone, Ovid's story is written more closely to the story I believe.

Post 1 (Creation)

As someone who has been raised in the Christian faith, the story of creation begins with the molding of the Earth by God and the formation of Adam and Eve. Obviously, this "story" is one of the many variations of the creation of the world. One pattern that can be found throughout all however, is the sense of positivity in the beginnings of the stories.

In a sense, Ovid's story resembles the Christian story of creation with the "Separation of the Elements". The separation, made by a higher power resembles the separate creations made each day by God. Ovid's story resembles more of a mythical theme rather than a biblical. There is a higher power, as seen in biblical stories, however the the powers are unnamed and mythological type characters begin to appear within the chapters.

Myths were created to suggest an explanation for the unexplainable. It could be argued that religion was founded on the same basis. But myths were created to provide a set way and steps involved in what happened and an reason as to why it happened. Whether religion or myth, each one was created to establish a picture of the beginning. Also, Ovid's story plays on common, intriguing emotions of the human race. Almost everyone can relate to the lust of Apollo for Daphne.

In the end, the names of the characters in the mythologies are not necessarily important. They may simply relay where the creation of this character came from or the relation of one to another. The important part of these characters are there characteristics. The importance is to know which character is this emotion or this natural event. But throughout all creation stories or mythologies, the world in which we live or learn was created.