Author Archives: Kimberly Chang

The word “marry (v.)” originated in c.1300 from the Old French word “marier”, meaning to give (offspring) in marriage. The Oxford English Dictionary defines “marry” in fourteen ways, most commonly referring to a join in marriage or a unity of … Continue reading →

Story-telling: In Dante’s Inferno and The Thousand and One Nights, it seems that story-telling functions for entirely different purposes. Explain the power and importance of story-telling within Dante’s Inferno and The Thousand and One Nights by analyzing the purpose/device of … Continue reading →

In Canto V, Dante and Virgil enter the second circle of hell, carnal lust. The punishment for the souls who have sin in lust is an “infernal storm, eternal in its rage”. As the storm continues to whirl the damned … Continue reading →

Then the demon released the merchant and departed. The merchant turned to the three old men and thanked them, and they congratulated him on his deliverance and bade him good-bye. Then they separated, and each of them went on his … Continue reading →

やっと目を覚ましたかい？ それなのになぜ目も合わせやしないんだい？ 「遅いよ」と怒る君 これでもやれるだけ飛ばしてきたんだよ   心が体を追い越してきたんだよ   君の髪や瞳だけで胸が痛いよ 同じ時を吸いこんで　離したくないよ 遥か昔が知る　その声に 生まれてはじめて　何も言えばいい？   君の前前前世から僕は君を探しはじめたよ そのぶきっちょな笑い方をめがけてやってきたんだよ   君が全然全部なくなって　チリヂリになったって もう迷わないまた1から探しはじめるさ むしろ０からまた宇宙を始めてみようか Loose Translation Have you finally opened your eyes? But, even so, why is it you won’t meet my gaze? “You’re late” says … Continue reading →

Creon has sentenced Antigone to capital punishment for disobeying his orders. After learning that Antigone was about to face death, the Chorus, a group of old men, are used to remind the audience of the similarities between Antigone’s fate and … Continue reading →

INTRODUCTION Agamemnon, the commander-in-chief of the Greek forces, returns from the Trojan War to discover that Aegisthus, a coward who remained behind while the Greeks fought the Trojans, had seduced and married his wife Clytemnestra. Aegisthus, against the gods’ advice, … Continue reading →

TOPIC: DEATH [Focus on Agamemnon’s Death] THESIS The story of Agamemnon is narrated multiple times in The Odyssey to provide a foil and suspense for the successful return home of Odysseus to his loyal wife through the use of deceptive … Continue reading →

“You’re dumb, stranger, or from far away, If you ask me to fear the gods. Cyclopes Don’t’ care about Zeus or his aegis Or the blessed gods, since we are much stronger. I wouldn’t spare you or your men Out … Continue reading →

“A fire blazed on the hearth, and the smell Of split cedar and arbor vitae burning Spread like incense across the whole island. She was seated inside, singing in a lovely voice As she wove at her loom with a … Continue reading →