Question

STORY; Cupid and Psyche

Answer 1

Hello. There are many different texts that tell the story of Cupid and Psyche and as you have not specified which of these texts the question refers to, it will not be possible to present textual quotes, but I hope the answer below can help you.

As you may already know, the story of Cupid and Psyche shows how cupid, when trying to make Psyche fall in love with a monster, sticks with his own arrow, falling in love with Psyche. Cupid then takes Psyche as his wife, but he doesn't want her to find out who he is and for that reason forbids her to look at him. She obeys, however, her sisters influence her to look at him and manage to convince her to disobey him. This disobedience causes Cupid to leave and Psyche must fulfill a series of extremely difficult tasks to bring him back.

In this story we can find examples of suspense in the moment Cupid falls in love with Psyche and the moment he leaves. This suspense occurs because the reader does not know what is going to happen and is apprehensive about the next events in history. We can also find humor in the moment when Cupid sticks with his own arrow, because this is a situation that shows him as clumsy. This humor can also be seen when he falls in love because he is confused, since he never felt that feeling.