Passage 2
The Metamorphoses
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
Question
Use the passages to answer the question. Select Passage 1 and Passage 2.
What do these two passages have in common?
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Responses
Both Medea and Prospero call upon nature’s spirits to help them perform magic.
Both Medea and Prospero call upon nature’s spirits to help them perform magic.
Both Medea and Prospero seek to make themselves young again.
Both Medea and Prospero seek to make themselves young again.
Both Medea and Prospero vow to use their magical powers for revenge.
Both Medea and Prospero vow to use their magical powers for revenge.
Both Medea and Prospero devise a plot to raise the dead.
Both Medea and Prospero devise a plot to raise the dead.
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The correct response is:
Both Medea and Prospero call upon nature’s spirits to help them perform magic.
This answer is supported by the excerpt from Ovid's "Metamorphoses," where Medea invokes various natural elements and deities to aid in her magical practices. Although the other options may be relevant to the broader themes associated with the characters of Medea and Prospero, they are not specifically supported by the provided passage.
