Question
Analyzing Literary Text Unit Test
Passage 1
Passage 2
The Metamorphoses
by Ovid
BOOK THE FIFTH
FABLE I
While Perseus is continuing the relation of the adventures of Medusa, Phineus, whom Andromeda has been previously promised in marriage, rushes into the palace, with his adherents, and attacks his rival. A funous combat is the consequence, in which Perseus gives signal proots of his valor. Al length, perceiving himself likely to be overpowered by the number of his enemies, he shows them the head of the Gorgon, on which Phineus and his followers are turned into statues of stone. After this victory, he takes Andromeda with him to Argos native city, where he tums the usurper Prætus into stone, and re- establishes his grandfather Acrisius on the throne
son of Danae, is relating these things in the midst of the company of the subjects of Cepheus, the royal courts are filled with a raging multitude s the portends dreadful warfare. such as celebrates a marriage-feast, but one which might compare the banquet, changed into sudden tumut, to the sea, which, when calm, the boisterous rage of the winds disturbs by raising its waves
Foremost among these. Phineus, the rash projector of the onslaught, shaking an ashen spear with a brazen point, cries, "Beholdt now, behold! I am come, the avenger of my wife, ravished from me, neither shall thy wings nor Jupiter tumed into fictitious gold from me
Phineus-Ver & He the brother of Cepheus, to whom Andromeda had been betrothed. There was another person of the same name, who entertained the Argonauts, and who in mentioned Metamorphosies
Use the passages to answer the question. Select Passage 1 and Passage 2
Select the correct answers from the lists.
(1 point)
Shakespeare's play uses the same theme as Ovid's book, but the
tone
Shakespeare uses is very different
Passage 1
Passage 2
The Metamorphoses
by Ovid
BOOK THE FIFTH
FABLE I
While Perseus is continuing the relation of the adventures of Medusa, Phineus, whom Andromeda has been previously promised in marriage, rushes into the palace, with his adherents, and attacks his rival. A funous combat is the consequence, in which Perseus gives signal proots of his valor. Al length, perceiving himself likely to be overpowered by the number of his enemies, he shows them the head of the Gorgon, on which Phineus and his followers are turned into statues of stone. After this victory, he takes Andromeda with him to Argos native city, where he tums the usurper Prætus into stone, and re- establishes his grandfather Acrisius on the throne
son of Danae, is relating these things in the midst of the company of the subjects of Cepheus, the royal courts are filled with a raging multitude s the portends dreadful warfare. such as celebrates a marriage-feast, but one which might compare the banquet, changed into sudden tumut, to the sea, which, when calm, the boisterous rage of the winds disturbs by raising its waves
Foremost among these. Phineus, the rash projector of the onslaught, shaking an ashen spear with a brazen point, cries, "Beholdt now, behold! I am come, the avenger of my wife, ravished from me, neither shall thy wings nor Jupiter tumed into fictitious gold from me
Phineus-Ver & He the brother of Cepheus, to whom Andromeda had been betrothed. There was another person of the same name, who entertained the Argonauts, and who in mentioned Metamorphosies
Use the passages to answer the question. Select Passage 1 and Passage 2
Select the correct answers from the lists.
(1 point)
Shakespeare's play uses the same theme as Ovid's book, but the
tone
Shakespeare uses is very different
Answers
GPT-4o mini
It looks like you're referencing two passages—one from Ovid's *Metamorphoses* and one presumably from a Shakespearean play. The theme common to both passages likely involves conflict, rivalry, and the consequences of vengeance or jealousy, as portrayed in mythological contexts. However, the tone in each work may be quite different due to the variations in language style, historical context, and the authors' intentions.
To directly respond to your statement about Shakespeare's play, the answer might look something like this:
**Theme:** Both passages explore themes of conflict and rivalry (particularly in romantic contexts), with characters acting out of jealousy or the desire for revenge.
**Tone:** Shakespeare's tone in his play might be described as more dramatic, emotional, and often layered with irony or tragedy, unlike the more straightforward and mythically grand tone of Ovid, who presents the narrative with a sense of inevitability and fate.
If you have specific choices or options for tone that you would like to include, please provide those, and I can help you select the most appropriate one!
To directly respond to your statement about Shakespeare's play, the answer might look something like this:
**Theme:** Both passages explore themes of conflict and rivalry (particularly in romantic contexts), with characters acting out of jealousy or the desire for revenge.
**Tone:** Shakespeare's tone in his play might be described as more dramatic, emotional, and often layered with irony or tragedy, unlike the more straightforward and mythically grand tone of Ovid, who presents the narrative with a sense of inevitability and fate.
If you have specific choices or options for tone that you would like to include, please provide those, and I can help you select the most appropriate one!