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In Virgil's Aeneid, Aeneas is a Trojan hero whose destiny is to found the city of Rome, and establish a race which will in the future be well known as the Romans. In the painting above by Henry A Bacon, shows the Pilgrims have just landed shore upon Plymouth rock leaving all that they had behind with only their dreams of finding a new future ahead of them. As the walls of troy burn, Aeneas also has to leave all that he has with only his son and his father by his side to find a new future for them to live. The pilgrim's destiny was to found the city and re build a community of people which together would build a race that would become the new future of the people who founded their own land on what is now known as American soil. Both Aeneas and the Pilgrims show a great sense of nationalism when they realize they have been chosen to create the stepping stones to what will become their family's homeland. The one pilgrim helping the woman onto land and the other one holding the boat in place shows that without the help of others, nothing can be accomplished alone. Aeneas also receives much help along the way of his journey, whether it be from the gods or the people around him, they make his journey possible. The lighting in the picture above shows slight contrast the brings a new element to the painting. The light reflected on the top right corner is the brightest point in the painting, along with the sky. The illuminated cliff shows all the prosperous things that the land has to offer along with the achievements that will come with the people coming to establish a city on this land. The more faded colors of the painting appear on the boat on which the few pilgrims are using to sail to land. The boat's dark colors symbolizes the hardships that come with founding a new city, struggles come with every great accomplishment made in history because nothing comes easy, Aeneas also realizes this as his journey is nothing like he expected and the journey of ten years to him seems to last a life time.

Focusing more on the transformations that occur in Ovid's Metamorphoses, the story of Pygmalion and the statue, truly embodies this characteristic. To compare this story of Pygmalion, I have chosen the story of My Fair Lady. My Fair Lady is a story of a man who is challenged to a bet to transform a peasant women, into a beautiful classy and elegant women. The film was produced in 1964 staring Audrey Hepburn and Rex Harrison. Rex Harrison plays the role of Henry Higgins, a professor who has a certain belief system that the way one speaks, determines ones role in society, and so he takes Eliza Doolittle (Audrey Hepburn) a woman who has a heavy accent who has come to him for speech lessons. Working with her everyday on speech Henry devotes his time to Eliza's speech lessons and other characteristics that make her a real lady. Henry tries all different techniques to help release Eliza of her heavy accent Eliza making little progress, Rex begins to lose hope and thinks that his task was maybe almost too impossible. Finally achieves his goal when Eliza finally overcomes own accent. This was all the work that had led to the transformation of a low class peasant she has been transformed into a Duchess. The story of Pygmalion in Ovid's Metemorphoses tells the story of a man named Pygmallion, a young sculptor. Pygmallion is known for his hatred of women and dedicates his life to his sculptures. One of his sculptures however, is an ivory sculpture of a women that is so beautiful and eloquent that he falls in love with the statue. The statue it's self is lifeless and made of ivory, yet Pygmallion embraces his love for the statue by giving the sculpture pearls, precious gems, robes, and lavish gifts that any man would gladly give to his wife. One day Pygmallion plans on asking the goddess Venus to make his flawless statue come to life, but with holds his prayers because he is ashamed that his request is too large for a man like him. Thankfully, Venus already knowing his wish, gives him a sign that she will grant his wish. When he arrives back at his beloved statue he goes in for the most wanted kiss of his dreams, and when he does, he feels the warmth of her lips. When he touches the body the flesh almost seemed to have to come to life. Having convinced himself that the statue is real and has become human he gives thanks to Venus for giving him the woman of his dreams. Both Pygmallion and Rex Harrison transformed their women they originally did not think would ever be transformed. They both either gave lavish gifts or life promising speech lessons to bring their ladies to the women they always dreamed them to be.

 ==== I chose to compare The Story of Cadmus by Ovid to the movie Finding Nemo. The journey of Finding Nemo begins when Marlin living in the Great Barrier Reef loses his son, Nemo, after he ventures into the open sea, after his father's constant warnings about many of the ocean's dangers. Nemo is abducted by a boat and netted up and brought back to a dentist's office in Sydney. Nemo is Marlin's only son because Nemo's mother, along with the rest of Nemo's siblings died during a frightening shark attack. Terrified by scuba diver experience, Marlin goes in search of his lost son in honor of his deceased wife, for it is the only thing that reminds him of her. Along the way Marlin seeks guidance from Dori, a character that helps him throughout his journey for his lost son, he also seeks help from other fish and one funny sea turtle named Crush. In the Story of Cadmus, Cadmus is sent by his father Agnor, who was devastated by the kidnapping of his daughter, who has been captured by Zeus, just like Nemo is also taken away from his family. Though Agnor cannot leave, he sends his son in place of him to search for his daughter. Cadmus leaves in hopes of returning home with his sister to make his father happy. Cadmus, just like Merlin, finds guidance and help in his long journey. Cadmus seeks advice through the oracle he comes across in Delphi. Cadmus is later faced with great danger that he was not prepared for. He fights a dragon, lion, serpent and even men, all to bring his sister home. Marlin comes across the same challenges in the same way. Marlin must jump through a wave of deadly jellyfish, manages to escape fierce sharks and even a deadly anglerfish to save his son. Although typically someone would never think these two could ever be similar, they seem to have a lot more in common than anyone ever thought! ====



This painting by Jacques-Louis David correlates perfectly to Horace's Ode 2.3. Jacques-Louis David was a magnificent French painter who was famous for depicting Napoleon in his painting "Napoleon Crossing the Alps" also referred to as "Napoleon at the Sait-Bernard Pass. This miraculous painting shows the passage Napoleon and his army made crossing across the alps through the Great St. Bernard Pass in May of 1800. This painting not only shows the courage of Napoleon, but his persistence through battle. The facial expression in the painting I believe is where one can see the look of a determined and fearless general. The white horse Napoleon rides is on its back legs which also reflects an image of revolution, this not only gives the painting a more dramatic effect but a more astonishing look to it as the people remember this battle as a great accomplishment and achievement. Through this victorious historical event Napoleon accepted the challenge at hand and proceeded his way into victory. I found that this painting related to Horace's ode when he writes to his friend Dellius "aequam mentem" reminding his friend that in life he should keep a " level head". Horace wants Dellius to know that in life difficulties happen and one must be prepared to face the challenges ahead. He also says in "arduis" meaning "difficult" again emphasizing that through life one can encounter hard circumstances and must have the attitude to believe in themselves. This- in comparison to Napoleon shows how Napoleon in battle keeps his head high and pushes through the battle as he rides his white horse prestigiously with the desire to win in mind. In the back drop of the painting you can see in essence the battle scene taking place, men are on the ground, some still fighting and others wounded. The main focus of the painting is obviously Napoleon but the back round of the other soldiers just adds even more to his greatness, because all those who are on the ground have given up and the challenge of battle has defeated them. I believe Napoleon was doing exactly what Horace was telling his friend. Although difficult situations may cross your path you must always keep your head up high. You can also notice Napoleons hand pointing toward the sky in victory, but also this shows that Napoleon has no intention of falling back, and has every intention to achieve his goal. Even after this battle Napoleon continued to fight through the revolutionary war, and it was because of his attitude and mindset that he was able to be such a successful leader.

The song "Backstabber" by Ke$ha directly relates to poem 77 by Catullus. The two pieces both talk about betrayal they felt through a close friend and now they are both hurt by this friendship that they are left with an array of emotions that is being portrayed through poem and song this directly relates to when Catullus writes “Rufe, mihi…credite amice” in line one or “Rufus, believed friend to me”. Both believed to have a trusted friend but in reality have been crushed with this false hope that their friend would always stay true to them. Although they are two very different people the feelings and emotions they experience are the same in which case makes them very alike. In the song "backstabber" Kesha sings about how a close friend to her has hurt her by being a backstabber and saying terrible things about her behind her back. This is just how Catullus writes in poem 77, in this poem Catullus says how he has been betrayed by a trusted friend and this betrayal has consumed him, figuratively speaking it was consuming his insides. Kesha in her song is so hurt by this betrayed friendship she sings about how she was always such a good friend, but in the end secretly this friend had been betraying her the entire time. This is the exact feeling Catullus felt when he says in line 3 "sicine subrepsti" literally meaning "you crept under me", as if to say that Rufus had gone in secret behind Catullus's back and "eripuisti" "snatched away" lesbia. Catullus is now filled with rage and you can see that by how he uses the word "fustra" "in vain" throughout the poem. In the song "Backstabber" the tone of the song is almost as if Kesha were yelling it and or really screaming out her feelings, just how Catullus is trying to illustrate his feelings through his poem showing his anger and sense of betrayal as one of his closest friends has take away the love of his life that he thought was so perfect. Catullus enraged is left only with a broken heart that has been crushed by Rufus and Lesbia. As he say's in the poem "Alas the plague of our friendship". By Kesha publishing this song and Catullus publishing his poem they both show how their once trusted friendship has come to a close and can now only be remembered as a friendship that has come to a cold terrible end.

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Backstabber - Ke$ha Back, back, backstabber Back, back, backstabber Back, back, backstabber

Bored, stoned, sitting in your basement all alone 'Cause your little conversation's got around And look at what we all found out Lookie here we all found out

That you have got a set of loose lips Twisting stories all because you're jealous Now I know exactly what you're all about And this is what you're all about

Girl, you're such a backstabber Oh girl, you're such a talker And everybody knows it And everybody knows it

Girl, you're such a backstabber Run your mouth more than anyone I've ever known And everybody knows it And everybody knows it

Back, back, backstabber Talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk, talk

I'm sick and tired of hearing all about my life From other bitches with all of your lies Wrapped up so tight, so maybe you should shut your mouth Shut your * mouth

Honestly, I think it's kinda funny that You waste your breath talking about me Got me feeling kinda special really This is what you're all about

Girl, you're such a backstabber Oh girl, you're such a ** talker And everybody knows it And everybody knows it

Girl, you're such a backstabber Run your mouth more than anyone I've ever known And everybody knows it And everybody knows it

Katie's to the left just rippin' my style Damn, Jeanie why you gotta tell the secrets about my life? All I ever did was drive your broke ass around Pick you up, take you out when your car broke down

Back, back, backstabber Stabber, stabber Back, back, backstabber

Girl, you're such a backstabber Oh girl, you're such a shit talker And everybody knows it And everybody knows it

Girl, you're such a backstabber Taking and twisting it down, you're so manipulating Run your mouth more than anyone I've ever known And everybody knows it And everybody knows it

Talk, talk, talk Back, back, backstabber

Taking and twisting it down, you're so manipulating Girl, talk, talk, you're looking like a lunatic Everybody knows it And everybody knows it

Everybody knows, yeah You're looking like a lunatic And everybody knows, yeah Everybody knows

Catullus's poem 70 relates to the song "Tell Me Why" by Taylor Swift. In this poem Catullus experiences drastic changes in emotion as he discovers his true feeling behind Lesbia's empty words. In the song Taylor sings about how she realizes her significant other has let her down and really showed who he was through this actions. She as well as Catullus is able to see how now her other is not who he/she has stated to be. When Taylor sings "You took a swing, I took it hard, and down here from the ground, I see who you are.." This line relates to how Taylor is now able to see through her once true love and can now see everything he said was not real. Catullus begins to see this in poem 70 with Lesbia, in line 4 when he says "in vento...oportet aqua" - "she ought to write on the wind and flowing water". This is a powerful last line to give the poem closure. Water and wind are two elements that are composed of nothing, he relates this to the words Lesbia says to him, they have no substance or no meaning to them, you can see or feel right through it all. In line 3 he uses the word "Cupido" meaning having a strong desire, longing or eager, this is a direct reference to how Catullus is feeling and how his heart and his emotions have brought him up to this point in his love affair with Lesbia. Catullus has always been blinded by his passionate unattainable love for Lesbia, up until this point where it has come down to the final straw and him realizing what he has really been in love with the entire time. Taylor sings this one line toward the end of her song "Why do you have to put down my dreams.." this relates to how Catullus is angry at Lesbia for throwing away his dream of them together and having this eternal love as one happy couple that would be together forever. Throughout the poem the word "Dicit" is stated repetitively, Catullus's reasoning for this is showing his doubts in Lesbia's feelings for him. As he writes in the poem "she says..." implying that Lesbia has said so much to him but now he goes back and truly thinks about the depth of feelings Lesbia has shown toward him.

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__ Taylor Swift: Tell Me Why __ I took a chance, I took a shot And you might think I'm bulletproof but I'm not You took a swing, I took it hard And down here from the ground, I see who you are

I'm sick and tired of your attitude I'm feeling like I don't know you You tell me that you love me then you cut me down

And I need you like a heartbeat But you know you got a mean streak Makes me run for cover when you're around

And here's to you and your temper Yes, I remember what you said last night And I know that you see what you're doing to me Tell me, why?

You could write a book on how To ruin someone's perfect day Well, I get so confused and frustrated Forget what I'm trying to say, oh

I'm sick and tired of your reasons I got no one to believe in You tell me that you want me, then push me around

And I need you like a heartbeat But you know you got a mean streak Makes me run for cover when you're around

Here's to you and your temper Yes, I remember what you said last night And I know that you see what you're doing to me Tell me, why?

Why do you have to make me feel small So you can feel whole inside? Why do you have to put down my dreams So you're the only thing on my mind?

I'm sick and tired of your attitude I'm feeling like I don't know you You tell me that you want me then cut me down

I'm sick and tired of your reasons I've got no one to believe in You ask me for my love then you push me around

Here's to you and your temper Yes, I remember what you said last night And I know that you see what you're doing to me Tell me, why? Why? Tell me, why?

I take a step back, let you go I told you I'm not bulletproof Now you know

The song "Love Story" by Taylor Swift relates to Catullus's poem 5/7. In the song Taylor sings about how she falls in love with her "romeo" but to say the least it is shown as a forbidden love because her father tells him to stay away from her thus having them meet in secret. (Just as Catullus meets with Lesbia in secret because of her husband). Taylor and her "Romeo" still believe in the love they have and do everything they can to be together. They don't listen to anything people say because they know what they have is special and really is a "Love Story". In Catullus 5 he describes how he feels for Lesbia and despite what others say and the rumors that go around. He tells her they should "value them at one penny" meaning they are worthless to them and so thats how they should view the opinions of others. When taylor sings "I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run" it relates back to the poem because Catullus does not want Lesbia to go back to her husband and wants her to stay him run away and love forever. When taylor sings "He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring And said, marry me Juliet, You'll never have to be alone, I love you and that's all I really know" its just when Catullus says to lesbia "Let us live my Lesbia and let us love." because he loves every minute they spend together and he wants her to give a commitment to him. Catullus says this in poem five when he says "One night we must continuously sleep." He loves her and wants to love her with no restrain, he does not want to believe in what others say about them because it does not have an affect on him and wants it to be the same for her. Catullus believes in the love he has for Lesbia and that it will last till the end of eternity.

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__ Love Story - Taylor Swift __ ===== We were both young when I first saw you I close my eyes And the flashback starts I'm standing there On a balcony in summer air

See the lights See the party, the ball gowns I see you make your way through the crowd And say hello, little did I know

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles And my daddy said stay away from Juliet And I was crying on the staircase Begging you please don't go, and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess It's a love story baby just say yes

So I sneak out to the garden to see you We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew So close your eyes Escape this town for a little while

'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter And my daddy said stay away from Juliet But you were everything to me I was begging you please don't go and I said

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess It's a love story baby just say yes

Romeo save me, they try to tell me how to feel This love is difficult, but it's real Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess It's a love story baby just say yes Oh oh

I got tired of waiting Wondering if you were ever coming around My faith in you is fading When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said

Romeo save me I've been feeling so alone I keep waiting for you but you never come Is this in my head? I don't know what to think He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring

And said, marry me Juliet You'll never have to be alone I love you and that's all I really know I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress It's a love story baby just say yes

Oh, oh, oh, oh 'Cause we were both young when I first saw you