by Ovid
[Medea] says, “O Night, most faithful to these my mysteries, and ye golden Stars, who, with the Moon, succeed the fires of the day, and thou, . . . , too, Earth, that dost furnish the enchanters with powerful herbs; ye breezes, too, and winds, mountains, rivers, and lakes, and all ye Deities of the groves, and all ye Gods of night, attend here; through whose aid, whenever I will, the rivers run back from their astonished banks to their sources, and by my charms I calm the troubled sea, and rouse it when calm; I disperse the clouds, and I bring clouds upon the Earth; I both allay the winds, and I raise them. . . . Now there is need of juices, by means of which, old age, being renewed, may return to the bloom of life, and may receive back again its early years; and this ye will give me.”
"The Metamorphoses" by Ovid
The Tempest
by William Shakespeare
PROSPERO.
I have bedimm’d
The noontide sun, call’d forth the mutinous winds,
And ’twixt the green sea and the azur’d vault
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Question
Use the excerpts from Metamorphoses by Ovid and The Tempest by William Shakespeare to answer the question.
Based on these passages, what power do both Prospero and Medea have?
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They can dim the sun.
They can dim the sun.
They can restore youth.
They can restore youth.
They can control wind.
They can control wind.
They can raise the dead.
They can raise the dead.
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Based on the excerpts from "Metamorphoses" by Ovid and "The Tempest" by William Shakespeare, both Prospero and Medea have the power to control wind.
While Medea expresses her ability to influence the natural elements, including the winds, through her magical powers, Prospero also indicates his ability to call forth the winds in his command. Therefore, the best answer is:
They can control wind.
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