The story of the lovers "Pyramus and Thisbe" follows what is commonly known as "The Star-Crossed Lovers archetype", in other words, it is a tale the captures a typical character, it's actions and situations in a way that they represent universal patterns observed in human behavior and relatioships. Two people who fall inlove for each other; however, their relatioship is doomed since the begining, because by fate or destiny they cannot be together.
"Pyramus and Thisbe" depicts a Babylonian hero and heroine. The tale was related in the form of a latin narrative poem by the Roman poet Ovid in his Metamorphoses in book number IV. The book the story comes from is full of myths and it chronicles the history of the world from its creation to the deification of Julius Caesar. In this particular story the myth is about thwe color of the fruit, which is red due to the lovers spilled blood. About this type of writing William Shakespeare was the first one to represent this archetype with "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet." The japanese culture have a similar story that supports their Tanabata Festival.
Explanation:
Monotheism, belief in the existence of one god, or in the oneness of God. As such, it is distinguished from polytheism, the belief in the existence of many gods, from atheism, the belief that there is no god, and from agnosticism, the belief that the existence or nonexistence of a god or of gods is unknown or unknowable. Monotheism characterizes the traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and elements of the belief are discernible in numerous other religions.
Polytheism, the belief in many gods. Polytheism characterizes virtually all religions other than Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, which share a common tradition of monotheism, the belief in one God.
Pantheism is the belief that reality is identical with divinity,[1] or that all-things compose an all-encompassing, immanent god.[2] Pantheist belief does not recognize a distinct personal god,[3] anthropomorphic or otherwise, but instead characterizes a broad range of doctrines differing in forms of relationships between reality and divinity.[4] Pantheistic concepts date back thousands of years, and pantheistic elements have been identified in various religious traditions. The term pantheism was coined by mathematician Joseph Raphson in 1697[5][6] and has since been used to describe the beliefs of a variety of people and organizations.
Answer:
Metaphor
Explanation:
Comparing two completely different things without using like or as.
The correct answer is option A. Foreshadowing is a literary technique writers use in order to give a hint of what is to come later in the story. Usually, foreshadowing appears at the beginning of the chapter or of the story. There are many ways of creating foreshadowing. In fiction, this technique is used to create an atmosphere of suspense.
Examples:
- "Suddenly, a cool breeze started blowing and made a windy night". (foreshadows thunderstorm)
- "The battle between good and evil started" (foreshadows danger).
