Brody+Garrity

The nationalistic nature of the Aeneid is very similar to the nationalistic nature portrayed in "The Boston Massacre," an engraving completed by Paul Revere. The Aeneid was written as a national epic, containing the history of Rome through the journey of Aeneas from Troy to Italy and Virgil wrote it for Augustus. By writing this "history", Virgil and Augustus hoped to create a common identity for the Romans and stabilize the new Roman Empire. Boston was a tumultuous city in 1770. Massive riots and civil unrest was rampant and troops were sent by King George III to quell the "rabble." On March 5th, young children began poking fun at the Red-Coats. The crowds grew larger as those who worked at the docks joined the mob. Bells usually used to signal fires drew more out of their homes and into the street. The captain of the men, Hugh Preston stood in front of his men and ordered them not to fire. The crowd taunted the men, "Fire, Fire, Fire." A soldier was hit by a club and his weapon discharged. The men confused if the order to fire had been given, fired at different times. When the smoke cleared three colonists lay dead on the floor, two would die later. There is much distortion in the engraving done by Paul Revere, as his drawing has no basis in fact. The first casualty of the war was Crispus Attucks, a Black sailor. He is not shown in the picture, not one African-American is. This is done to play on the hearts of the White-colonists, the only colonists who had power at the time. The only hint that Massacre occurred at night and not in broad daylight as the engraving suggests is the moon fixed in the top left corner. In the engraving, Hugh Preston is seen giving the order to fire while behind his men. They all fire at the same time with bayonets fixed should the colonists charge. The colonists have no clubs or icepicks. The colonists do not look like they suffered a hard-days work at the docks of Boston Harbor. Rather they all are dressed as aristocrats. The distortion and exaggerations of the actions of the British are intended to inspire nationalistic fever in the colonies. In the era there was no photography and the only witnesses were in the middle of a crowded mob in the middle of the night. There was tremendous noise and yelling that night. The citizens of Boston who were not apart of the estimated 300 people in the mob could only rely on word of mouth and how the story was reported in the media to learn what happened on the night of March 5th, 1770. There is a reason that this event was called "The Boston Massacre" in the colonies and "The Boston Riot" in the mother country. In the Aeneid distortion is used to make Aeneas appear to be even God-like. Juno picks a fight with one man and Aeneas is able to escape her wrath again and again. Aeneas is able to travel to the Underworld and there he meets the Sibyl. In a delicious bit of foreshadowing, the Sibyl tells him of all the wonderful accomplishments the Romans will have. Distortions and exaggerations are imperative when trying to inspire nationalistic feelings. Also amplified in both stories is the suffering that takes place. In the engraving the blood shown in puddles on the streets, pouring out of a mans head, and streaming from another's chest. It matches the color of the uniforms of the Red-Coats. The crowd is defenseless and a man holds his hand up to the British pleading with them to stop. When Aeneas is introduced to the Roman people they are constantly reminded of how much he suffered in order to complete his quest to found Rome. America in 1770 was searching for its identity. They were 13 different colonies each with a different face, all with the same objections to British tyranny and oppression. This nationalistic work inspired ardent patriots throughout the colonies to devote and give their lives for the creation of an independent nation. The Aeneid was a able to give the Romans an identity. The fact that are still using it today as an instrument to teach us about the Latin race is a testament to which Virgil completed his task, although he did not live to see it finished. Needless to say, neither of these works were nonfiction but both did incredible jobs of fueling the nationalistic feelings of their era.
 * Assignment 7: THE BOSTON MASSACRE**

The artist Jean-Baptiste Regnault, a Frenchmen who studied painting in Italy in the mid-18th century, depicted a scene in Ovid's tale of Pygmalion in his painting above, entitled //Pygmalion.// Regnault's earlier works, beginning with his introduction to mainstream painting in 1776, won him great fame and this piece, completed in 1786 did not disappoint his wide following. Today, Regnault has four paintings on display in the Louvre in Paris, the most famous of which is //The Education of Achilles//. In this painting, we see Pygmalion praying to Venus to bring his sculpture of ivory to life. The longing he has for his work is reflected in two ways by Regnault. First, none can mistake the hunger that is shown in the expression of Pygmalion. He looks at the statue as if she is alive and is his lover. Also he is kneeling before the statue as if it is Venus herself. The only way that the statue can come to life is through the actions of Venus so Pygmalion treats the statue as if it is divine. Pygmalion has his hand raised appealing to the divine Venus and the fact Regnault has Pygmalion on his knees shows how people prayed during the time period Regnault worked in. Since Pygmalion is on a knee he is seen below the statue. This shows that he is submissive to the statue and the actions that Venus will or will not take. Smoke is seen descending from the ceiling which shows Venus recognizes the situation Pygmalion is in and is willing to help him. I think there is great significance in the clothing the two are wearing. The statue is bare except for a cloth covering her genital area. This shows the pureness of the statue and the pureness of the heart of Pygmalion in creating that cloth for the statue. Also, I think Pygmalion values himself worthy of this statue by the colors of his clothing. At the time of Regnault, gold was seen as the most precious metal in the world and it reflected divinity and the goodness of nature. In this case I believe it is used to represent the purity of Pygmalion's actions and his wishes. We know that Pygmalion rejected the women of the town because of they were prostitutes. His actions of covering the statue reporductive area and his choice of gold as the color he wears shows how Pygmalion is seen as worthy by the divine Venus. Regnault drew flowers at the feet of the statue to showcase Pygmalion's tenderness. The statue itself can be seen offering something to Pygmalion and it glows as the divine presence of Venus descends from the heavens towards the statue. Since it is only a snapshot into the story, the statue is not seen alive, but the way its glow reflects the gold of Pygmalion's robe shows the chemistry the two will have when she does come to life. Regnault crafted a magnificent work of at and his choices of positions and colors allows for the story of Pygmalion to be displayed in a single picture.
 * Assignment 6:**

**Assignment 5:** The story of Pyramus and Thisbe is very similar to the blockbuster Titanic directed by James Cameron. These are both love stories. The movie follows the sinking of the ship by the same name. However, it also parallels the lives of two lovers Rose and Jack. The two lovers meet by chance the first night they are on the ship. Rose wants to kill herself because she is being forced by her mother to marry a man because of his money and not because she loves him. Rose's father left the family in debt and Rose's mother wants Rose to marry to put the family back into the upper class. Rose refuses and runs to the back of the ship and puts herself on the edge of the railing, in an attempt to end her life. Jack is staring at the stars and lighting up cigarettes when he sees Rose run by. He is able to convince Rose to not end her life but she slips as she climbs back over the railing. Jack is able to catch and saves her life. This meeting by chance not only saved the life of Rose but started the bond between Jack and Rose. This is very similar to the lucky meeting between Pyramus and Thisbe. There was adjoining cracks in the wall of there two houses that were never noticed. However, Pyramus and Thisbe were able to meet each other by looking through the cracks at the same time. Both of these relationships originated from chance occurrences. Also both of these relationships had to be conducted in secret. In the case of Rose and Jack, Rose is engaged to a very powerful man, named Cal Hockley. Cal had one of his henchmen follow Rose around to make sure that she did not start seeing Jack on a regular basis. Rose knows that if she is exposed, her mom will never allow her to see Jac k again because she is worried about living an upper class lifestyle through her potential son-in-law's money. Also Pyramus and Thisbe's relationship had to be conducted in secret because their parents refused to allow them to marry. This act enflamed their passion even more. They felt they had captive minds just as Rose felt captive by her fiancee Cal. She chose to break out of this bind as Pyramus and Thisbe broke out of the binds of their parents. Similarly, when Rose's mother and Cal found out that Rose and Jack had been seeing each other more they both tried to forbid them from seeing each other again. Rose wanted to end her life because she was felt so captive. When her mom and Cal told tried to put her back in her cage she broke out for good. She and Jack met in secret and Jack, an artist, drew her picture. She left it for Cal and put it in his safe, writing a note "Now you can keep us both locked in your safe," in reference to him trying to restrict their relationship. Rose asserts her love for Jack by telling him that she will get off the boat with him when it arrives in NYC. Similarly, Pyramus and Thisbe decide to elope and leave the captivity their parents try to hold them in behind. Since the movie had to follow the history of the sinking of the ship, there is no lion scene. However, both of the couples are in each others arms at the end of the story. Rose and Jack are floating in the Atlantic Ocean and Jack dies because of the frigid temperature. She tells Jack that she will never let go of him, making their bond eternal. She does all the things that the two said they would do when they got to America. In Pyramus and Thisbe's story, Pyramus kills himself when he thinks Thisbe has been eaten. Thisbe then kills herself when she sees Pyramus' lifeless body under the mulberry tree. From then on, mulberries take on the color of their blood, solidifying their bond for eternity. In both stories the bond of the lovers is made eternal even though there is tragedy. Their hearts will go on...

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 * Assignment 4:** The poem "The Road Not Taken" by the great American poet Robert Frost has a direct connection to the poem 2.10 written by Horace. In both poems they discuss the need to follow a certain path. Horace uses warnings to imply which way he wants the reader to take. He says "neque altum semper" which translates to "and neither by always sailing on the deap sea." This tells the reader to not live a life of risky behavior. It can also correlate to surrounding yourself with other people because by sailing on the deep sea you isolate yourself from the rest of the community. Later, Horace warns the reader "neque, dum procellas cautus horrescis," which translates to "nor by hugging the dangerous shore too much." I see this having two meanings. First this connects back to the idea of living life in risky behavior. Horace previously warned not try to achieve too much but now states to be careful of living life carefully by "hugging the shore." This can also be a warning for self-reliance because he wants people to find the perfect balance between making your own choices and going with the choices of others. Robert Frost is also trying to outline a path that should be followed. He introduces the two-road concept used by Horace with "two roads diverged in a yellow wood." He also uses the fact of being alone and having to make one's own decisions by stating "and be one traveler, long I stood." Frost's poem emphasizes the importance of this decision regarding which path to take. Later, Horace recommends that the reader pursue the middle path through his introduction of "auream mediocritatem" or the "golden moderation." By highlighting the middle path Horace is suggesting that finding a balance to life will allow one to be "tutus caret obsoleti sordibus tecti," which translates to "safely free from filth of a rundown roof" or is "caret invidenda sobrius aula which translates to "prudently free from the mansion to be envied." Horace wants the reader to pursue a path of moderation and only then will they live a beneficial life. Frost's choice is between two roads. Frost knows he must make a choice when he says "I could not travel both." He describes the roads as looking similar when he says "the other, as just as fair," meaning that it is very difficult in life to make the correct choice on which path to take in a certain moment. Horace acknowledges this when he instructs the reader to "rebus angustis animosus atque fortis appare" which translates to "show oneself strong and bold these stressful times." Horace understands the difficulty in making thesen choice through his highlighting of the stressful times and the importance to live with your decisions by showing yourself strong and bold. Frost knows how significant his decision was as well through his realization that the path he chose will affect him for all time as he says "I shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence." Later he reveals the path he chose as he says "I chose the road less traveled by and that has made all the difference," implying that by choosing the path that most choose to scorn in hopes of gaining great wealth will make you wealthy as a person.


 * **1. The Road Not Taken** ||


 * TWO roads diverged in a yellow wood, || ||
 * And sorry I could not travel both || ||
 * And be one traveler, long I stood || ||
 * And looked down one as far as I could || ||
 * To where it bent in the undergrowth; || ||
 * Then took the other, as just as fair, || ||
 * And having perhaps the better claim, || ||
 * Because it was grassy and wanted wear; || ||
 * Though as for that the passing there || ||
 * Had worn them really about the same, || ||
 * And both that morning equally lay || ||
 * In leaves no step had trodden black. || ||
 * Oh, I kept the first for another day! || ||
 * Yet knowing how way leads on to way, || ||
 * I doubted if I should ever come back. || ||
 * I shall be telling this with a sigh || ||
 * Somewhere ages and ages hence: || ||
 * Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— || ||
 * I took the one less traveled by, || ||
 * And that has made all the difference. || ||
 * Somewhere ages and ages hence: || ||
 * Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— || ||
 * I took the one less traveled by, || ||
 * And that has made all the difference. || ||


 * Assignment 3 (Round 2):** The song "Betrayed" from the Mel Brooks movie turned Broadway Musical turned back to movie, The Producers, relates to the poem Catullus 77. Max Bialystock is a washed up musical producer who tries to make more money by producing flops than by producing hits. His partner in crime, Leo Bloom has just run away with Max's secretary leaving Max to take the fall for their "cockimeemee" scheme. Both of these men have been betrayed by people who they expected to be their friends. Catullus says "Rufe mihi...credite amice," which translates to "Rufus trusted friend to me." This means a great deal coming from Catullus because the people with whom he has close relationships with, he holds in high regard. Max sings "I thought that we were brothers," implying that he felt that they had a very close relationship, a relationship where the other person would respect and try to help the other person, not leave them in the dust. Whatever these two men thought of their friends, these thoughts tg urned bitter when they were betrayed. Catullus says " frustra ac nequiquam credite amice" which translates to "trusted friend to me in vain and to no avail." He has been betrayed and now sees Rufus for who he really was. Their friendship was for nought as Rufus used him an went behind his back to have an affair with Lesbia. Catullus uses the phrase **"**sicine subrepsti mi" which translates to "thus you crept under me." This symbolizes sneaking past Catullus in order to do something Rufus knows is not right. In the same way, Max is betrayed by his best friend and partner Leo. He sings "You pulled a sneak attack" and "You stabbed me in the back" symbolizing the pain that Max is feeling and the disbelief that his friend would do this to him. Both men critique the cowardice of their "friend" as they use the words crept and sneak. The men did not have the courage to let their friends know their plans so instead of creating conflict they chose to take the easy way out, which only caused more pain for Catullus and Max. Both men also make reference to things being stolen from them. Catullus says " ei misero eripuisti omnia nostra bona?" which translates to "and you snatched away all good things from miserable me." Max sings "I used to be the king, but now I am the fool, a captain without a ship, a rabbi without a shul!" symbolizing that all the goods things he had have been taken away from him. Also Catullus repeats the word "eripuisti" again in the phrase "Eripuisti, heu heu nostrae crudele venenum vitae" which translates to "you snatched away cruel poison of our life." Max too makes another reference to Leo snatching away from him as he sings "Leo's taken everything! Even my past!." Both of these men have been betrayed by those they considered friends and they took out their anger by criticizing them through song and poetry.

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Betrayed Lyrics:

Just like Cain and Abel You pulled a sneak attack I thought that we were brothers Then you stabbed me in the back Betrayed! Oh boy, I'm so betrayed! Like Samson and Delilah Your love began to fade I'm crying in the hoosegow You're in Rio getting laid! Betrayed! Let's face it, I'm betrayed! Boy, have I been taken Oy, I'm so forsaken <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">I should have seen what came to pass <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">I should have known to watch my ass! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">I feel like Othello <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Everything is lost <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Leo is Iago <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Max is double-crossed! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">I'm so dismayed <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Did I mention I'm betrayed? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">I used to be the king <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">But now I am the fool <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">A captain without a ship <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">A rabbi without a shul! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Now I'm about to go to jail <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">There's no one who will pay my bail <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">I have no one who I can cry to <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">No one I can say goodbye to <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">I'm drowning! I'm drowning here! I'm going down for the last time. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">I-I-I see my whole life flashing before my eyes. I see a weathered old <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">farmhouse with a white picket fence. I'm running through fields of <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">alfalfa with my collie, Rex. Stop it, Rex! I see my mother standing <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">on the back porch, in a worn but clean gingham gown, and I hear her <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">calling out to me, "Alvin! Don't forget your chores. The wood needs <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">a-cordin and the cows need a-milkin'. Alvin, Alvin..." Wait a minute! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">My name's not Alvin! That's not my life. I'm not a hillbilly. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">I grew up in the Bronx. Leo's taken everything. Even my past! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">My past's a dying ember <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">But wait...now I remember <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">How did it begin? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">He walked into my office <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">With his cockamamie scheme <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">You can make more money <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">With a flop than with a hit <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">"We can do it, we can do it" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">"I can't do it" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">"We can do it!" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">"I can't do it!" Goodbye Max! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Lord, I want that money! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">I'm back, Max! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">"Come on, Leo, we can do it!" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Step one, find the play! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">See it, swirl it, touch it, kiss it! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Hello, Mister Liebkind <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">"Guten Tag, hop clop <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">"Guten Tag, hop clop" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Adolf Elizabeth Hitler? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">"Guten Tag, hop clop <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">"Guten Tag, hop clop!" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Step two, hire the director <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">"Keep it gay, keep it gay, keep it..." <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Two-three, kick, turn, turn, turn, kick, turn <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Ulla! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Oooh wah wah woo-woo- wah-wah <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Step three, raise the money <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">"Along came Bialy!" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Intermission! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Step four, hire all the actors <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">"A wandering minstrel I, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">A think of shreds and... <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Next! The little wooden boy <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Next! That's our Hitler! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">"Opening night!" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Good luck, good luck, good luck <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Break a leg! I broke my leg! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">"Springtime for Hitler and Germany!" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">A surprise smash! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">"Springtime for Hitler and Germany! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">It'll run for years! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">"Where did we go right? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Where did we go right?" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Gimme those books <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Fat, fat, fatty! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Gimme those books <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Books, fat <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Books, fat <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Books, fat <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Books, fat! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Lousy fruit <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Kill the actors <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">You ever eat with one?! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Then you ran to Rio <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">And you're safely out of reach <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">I'm behind these bars <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">You're banging Ulla on the beach! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Just like Julius Caesar <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Was betrayed by Brutus <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Who'd think an accountant <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Would turn out to be my Judas! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">I'm so dismayed <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Is this how I'm repaid? <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">To be... <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">Betrayed! <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,'Times New Roman'; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal;">BETRAYED!!

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 * Assignment 3:** The "You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi relates to the poem Catullus 72. Catullus opens his poem with "Dicebas quondam solum te nosse Catullum" which transtlates to "You once said that you only knew Catullus." Catullus is asserting that the relationship between Lesbia and himself has ended. At the same time, he is also stating that he was tricked by Lesbia into thinking that they had something special. Bon Jovi sings "You promise me heaven then put me through hell" and later sings "I play my part and you play your game." Both of these men were tricked and manipulated by thier lovers into believing that the relationship they had would be lasting. However, in both works, they acknowledge the fact that they were tricked and now playing the fool in their lover's little game. In order to assert his love for Lesbia, Catullus compares his loves in the following way; "dilexi tum te non tantum ut vulgus amicam, sed pater ut gnatos diligit et generos," which translates to "I loved you not so much as the mob does a harlot, but as a father loves his children and sons-in-law." Catullus shows that he thought he had a powerful, paternalistic role in the relationship between he and Lesbia. Now though, Catullus realizes that he was only playing a part in Lesbia's game as he says "nunc te cognovi" which translates too "Now I know you." Both Catullus and Bon Jovi make reference to being consumed by their passion. Catullus writes "impensius uror," which translates to "I burn more excessively" and Bon Jovi sings "Chains of love got a hold on me, when passions a prison you can't break free." Catullus references the fact that passion can lead to imprisonment when he "quod amantem iniuria talis cogit amare magis" which translates to "becuase such an injury causes a lover to love more." Both of these men are having trouble coping with the fact that their hearts have broken. They feel consumed by passion and it is weighing the men down and not allowing them to return to their normal lives. The men are desperate and don't know how they can move on without their lovers, as Bon Jovi says "No one can save me the damage is done." Catullus in his normal fashion tries to trick himself into thinking that he will recover from the damage by saying "multo mi tamen es vilior et levior" which translates to "still you are much less substantial and insignificant to me." Both men do not want their passion to consume them but they cannot get their lost loves off of their mind. Through their adversity they have seen their lovers for who they truly are and are trying desperately to get out of their little game.

An angel's smile is what you sell You promise me heaven then put me through hell Chains of love got a hold on me When passion's a prison you can't break free

Oh! You're a loaded gun, yeah Oh! There's nowhere to run No one can save me The damage is done

Shot through the heart and you're to blame You give love a bad name (Bad name) I play my part and you play your game You give love a bad name (Bad name) Hey, you give love a bad name

Paint your smile on your lips Blood red nails on your fingertips A school boy's dream, you act so shy Your very first kiss was your first kiss goodbye

Whoa! You're a loaded gun Whoa! There's nowhere to run No one can save me The damage is done

Shot through the heart and you're to blame You give love a bad name (Bad name) I play my part and you play your game You give love a bad name (Bad name) You give love, oh!

Oh! Shot through the heart and you're to blame You give love a bad name I play my part and you play your game You give love a bad name (Bad name)

Shot through the heart and you're to blame You give love a bad name (Bad name) I play my part and you play your game You give love a bad name (Bad name)

You give love You give love (Bad name) You give love You give love (Bad name)

You give love You give love (Bad name) You give love You give love


 * Assignment 2:** The song "Gives You Hell" by the "All-American Rejects relates to the poem Catullus 8. Catullus opens his poem with " Miser Catulle, dēsinās ineptīre, et quod vidēs perīsse perditum dūcās," which translates to "Wretched Catullus, you should cease to be useless, and that which you see to have perished you'll lead to ruin." Catullus is trying to pick himself up and put his life back together after the breakup between him and Lesbia. In the same way the singer says "I wake up every evening with a big smile on my face," but later in the song, sings "And truth be told I miss you, And truth be told I'm lying." This implies that he feels he must lie to himself in order to These two lovers both are desperate to have their loves return and at the same time, they are trying to convince themselves that they do not need their partners. Part of their persona tells the singer and Catullus that they still love their partner, while the other side is telling the men to no longer love the women, confuse the men and making them put forth different emotions throughout the pieces. Catullus says "Valē puella. Iam Catullus obdūrat" which translates to "Goodbye girl, now Catullus is firm." Yet just a few lines later, Catullus asks Lesbia many questions about her future without him including, "Quem bāsiābis? Cui labella mordēbis?", which translates to "Whom will you kiss? Whose lips will you bite?". Although Catullus has just said "goodbye" to this past life, he still feels a regretful longing for Lesbia, by asking very personal questions such as these. He is already feeling jealous of the relationship he presumes Lesbia will have next, though he does not know whom it will be with. In the song, the singer says "If you find a man thats worth a damn and treats you well, then he's a fool, you're just as well hope it gives you hell." The singer is implying that he was a fool as well just as Catullus was a fool and useless for Lesbia. Also the singer is looking ahead towards his ex's next relationship and calls whoever would get with this woman, who cheated on him, a fool. This is similar to Catullus asking Lesbia the questions at the end because he does not think anyone will want to get with a woman known for her many affairs. Both Catullus and the band think want their lovers to be sad without them. Catullus says "At tū dolebis, cum rogāberis nūlla." which translates to "But you will be sad when you will not be asked." The band sings "When you sing this song I hope it puts you through hell, you can sing along I hope that it puts you through hell." Both of these humanities embody a depressed lovers feelings after their breakup.

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I wake up every evenin' With a big smile on my face, and it never feels out of place. You're still probabally workin', at a 9 to 5 pace. I wonder how bad that tastes.

When you see my face, (I) hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell. When you walk my way, (I) hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell.

Now where's your picked fence love? Where's that shiny car? Did it ever get you far? You never seemed so tense love. I've never seen you fall so hard, do you know where you are?

And truth be told I miss you And truth be told I’m lying

When you see my face, (I) hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell. When you walk my way, (I) hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell. When you find a man that’s worth a damn and treats you well Then he’s a fool, you’re just as well, hope it gives you hell

Tomorrow you'll be thinking to yourself, " Where did it all go wrong?" Bit the list goes on and on.

(repeat pre- chorus and chorus)

Now you'll never see, what you've done to me. You can take back your memories, they're no good to me. Now here's all your lies, you can't look me in the eyes, with that sad sad look that you wear so well.

( chorus ) When you see my face, (I) hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell. When you walk my way, (I) hope it gives you hell, hope it gives you hell.

When you hear this song and you sing along but never tell Then you’re the fool, I’m just as well, hope it gives you hell

When you hear this song I hope that it will give you hell

You can sing along I hope that it puts you through hell


 * Assignment 1:** The song "Just Breathe" by the band Pearl Jam relates to the poem Catullus 5. In the song, the band sings of passion, love, and the future of a relationship. He sings "Nothing you would take, everything you gave, love you till I die, meet you on the other side." This line shows the singer and his lover believe they will be together forever, just as Catullus believes that he and Lesbia will be. Catullus says that "soles occidere et redire possunt" which translates too "suns are able to set and return." Just as the sun will one day set on his and Lesbia's lives, he wishes that the sun that has lighten their love will rise again after their death. Although both of these lovers believe that they will be together after life, they both urge their other to live in the present together with them. In the song, the singer tells his lover to "Stay with me, lets just breathe." Although he knows there will be another day tomorrow, he wants to enjoy the time he has with his love right now, and the use of the word 'breathe' represents taking one moment at a time. In the same way, Catullus wishes to cherish every moment with Lesbia as he says "Vivamusmea Lesbia, atque amemus," which translates to "Let us live my Lesbia and let us love." Catullus adores every moment he has with Lesbia and by loving and being with each other he feels they are living their lives to the fullest. By being able to slow their lives down, Catullus and the singer from Pearl Jam believe that they can cherish the passion of their relationship more thoroughly. Both of these humanities display the passion that exists between two lovers and their willingness to display their love without fear of the thoughts of others who do not experience the same feelings ( rumoresque senum severiorum omnes unius aestimemus assis!).

media type="youtube" key="kuq7RYQ8Wa0?fs=1" height="385" width="480" <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #656565; display: block; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 23px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> Yes, I understand that every life must end, aw-huh,.. As we sit alone, I know someday we must go, aw-huh,.. Oh I'm a lucky man, to count on both hands the ones I love,.. Some folks just have one, yeah, others, they've got none, huh-uh Stay with me,.. Let's just breathe.. Practiced are my sins, never gonna let me win, aw-huh,.. Under everything, just another human being, aw-huh,.. Yeh, I don't wanna hurt, there's so much in this world to make me believe. Stay with me,.. You're all I see. Did I say that I need you? Did I say that I want you? Oh, if I didn't I'm a fool you see,.. No one knows this more than me. As I come clean. I wonder everyday as I look upon your face, aw-huh,.. Everything you gave And nothing you would take, aw huh,.. Nothing you would take Everything you gave... Did I say that I need you? Oh, did I say that I want you? Oh, if I didn't I'm a fool you see,.. No one knows this more than me. As I come clean, ah-ah... Nothing you would take,.. Everything you gave. Love you till I die,.. Meet you on the other side.