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Ovid, Metamorphoses

The myth of Pygmalion has inspired a deep collection of films. The story focuses on Pygmalion, who extensively envisioned the perfect woman but could find no such specimen on the planet. So he carved his own version of his ideal woman and worshipped her. Venus eventually took pity on his statue-affection and made the statue into a real woman for him. The film "My Fair Lady," based on the play "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw, evidences this transformation as well. Eliza Dolittle is sent to Professor Henry Higgins to learn "proper" ways of speaking and behaving. Henry unwittingly begins molding Eliza into a woman that he desires, though he doesn't know it until he is hurt by her departure. Without giving away too much of the film, here's a relatively famous scene from "My Fair Lady:"

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This is the second generation Latin IV Wiki! Welcome to Roman poetry in the twenty-first century!

Latin poems will resonate with you in a variety of different ways. Sometimes you will envision a picture:

Or sometimes a video:

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Possibly a song: media type="custom" key="6811313" ("Bad Bad World" by Guster. From the new album due out on the exciting day of October 5!)

Your job will be to choose one medium for each analysis you complete. Change up your media frequently to think creatively about the poetry we study!