Most recent public comments by Yanibel Carrasco https://nowcomment.com/users/128369 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2930890 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2930890 I think I would choose Dante's simply because of curiosity. I am aware of the terrible things I would go through, but I want to become more knowledgeable. I would see horrors. I think when I finish my journey, I will develop a new understanding of sins and God. Not many people can say that they went through all the circles of Hell. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 10:02:13 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2930885 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2930885 I believe the circles of Hell were chosen by the severity of sins. We have the 7 deadly sins to not follow and others added on. The levels were structured by severity. The lower levels were worse than the higher levels. Sins like fraud and suicide were added because they also defied God. The people who committed fraud were not truthful. The people that killed themselves technically killed a life. Tue, 18 Oct 2022 09:57:04 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2927001 https://nowcomment.com/documents/330016?scroll_to=2927001 The three circles I chose were wrath, violence, and fraud. I believe having pain inflicted on you is a fair punishment. It is similar to the phrase “an eye for an eye”. The people are treated as how their victims have been treated. The sublevel of violence against others has a symbolic meaning to it. The sinners are submerged in blood. The lower they are, the more people they have killed. I enjoy this interpretation. The more blood on their hands, the more they will be consumed by it. The level of fraud is clever, especially the false identity portion. The serpents take over the human form and become hideous hybrids. Essentially, the serpents are taking away the person’s true identity and turning it into something they hate. What would be another punishment that you would enforce? Inferno is similar to The Odyssey because both have a journey, start in media res, and involve Greek mythology. Both stories tell a tale about the main character going through a lengthy journey to get to a certain place. Odysseus traveled back home while Dante traveled out of Hell. Both stories start in media res. Odysseus is on the island longing to go back home. Dante is lost in the Dark Woods. Lastly, both stories incorporated Greek mythology by adding beasts, gods, and places. Centaurs, gorgons, and demons are examples of beasts in either story. Cerberus is shown in both stories. There are also references towards Greek gods in both Inferno and The Odyssey. Alighieri, D., & Palma, M. (2021). Inferno. W.W. Norton & Company. Fri, 21 Oct 2022 12:33:36 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/328084?scroll_to=2922105 https://nowcomment.com/documents/328084?scroll_to=2922105 I agree with your comparison. They went through a journey filled with obstacles. They go through loss. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 22:00:06 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/328084?scroll_to=2922104 https://nowcomment.com/documents/328084?scroll_to=2922104 I believe that Jason leaving his wife is wrong but understandable. He wanted a more secure future of prosperity. It is still considered unethical by today's standards, but it was normal in their time period. Mon, 12 Dec 2022 09:58:33 -0800 https://nowcomment.com/documents/328383?scroll_to=2922011 https://nowcomment.com/documents/328383?scroll_to=2922011 I interpret this song as an explanation for why she became who she was at the end. The song is about people doubting the woman to act out and her providing reasons as to why she should be entitled to. People are calling her crazy and angry when the man is with someone else. The woman is acting like this because of the man’s implied infidelity. The song says that if you “poke a bear til the claws come out”. I believe that it is the best analogy to describe the woman because she wants to protect herself or was too irritated. The song says “‘move on’ but I won’t”. I thought of Medea and her plan for revenge. “It’s obvious that wanting me dead has brought you two together” reminds me of when Jason’s new woman disliked Medea and wanted her gone. The lyric, “You took everything from me”, reflects Medea’s tragic backstory. She backstabbed her brother, her father, and left her home to never return for Jason. She lost her children because they were the source to get absolute revenge on him. The song is similar to the story because of a tale of a woman being rightfully angry at her man. Euripides, & Murnaghan, S. (n.d.). Medea. W. W. Norton & Company. Swift, Taylor Swift. (2020, July 23). Mad woman. YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DP4q_1EgQQ. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 12:08:36 -0700 https://nowcomment.com/documents/328084?scroll_to=2915844 https://nowcomment.com/documents/328084?scroll_to=2915844 Aegeus swears to provide safety to Medea by proclaiming an oath. This would get attention because she is unpredictable in the play. She talks of living with him, or at least living in his country. This was usually frowned upon for a woman to be interested in another man. Women were not allowed to be with other men because it would be considered a mortal sin. It was considered disgraceful, “ Divorce means disgrace for women, and you can’t say no to a husband.”. (Euripides, pg. 446) Being childless is better than having children. A child is very precious to most parents. If a child had died, the parent would mourn. Not only is it a kin to the parent, who have developed close memories with, it is worse when death strikes young. Children can be used against the parent in order to get a certain request or achievement. The play displays this by having Medea kill her children. She shows great remorse and guilt, but it was a necessity for revenge. Jason has no one to continue his legacy. He lost something that he loved. Being childless means there is less to lose. The lack of children means there is nothing to mourn for, nothing to feel guilty for, and nothing to protect for. Would you rather be childless or have children? Medea reminds me of Odysseus from The Odyssey. Both told tales of hardship and tragedy. Although The Odyssey was an epic, it still had somewhat the structure of a tragedy. He had lost many friends and companions for what he did. He made the foolish decision to reveal his name to the cyclops, and in return, cost the life of his friends. She chose to kill the princess, which made her have to kill her sons. If she had not been hateful and resolved the issue more rationally, then she would most likely have her sons alive. They both seeked vengeance over a lover. Both stories ended with people dead from the hands of the main character. Fri, 07 Oct 2022 06:29:10 -0700