Author Archives: d.gorelik

The word ‘affair’ has a multitude of meanings depending on the context. The most original definition of  ‘affair’ are activities performed by a person. These activities can include items of business, an occupation or a task. It can also mean a … Continue reading →

Suicide: Antigone committed suicide in prison. In Dante’s Inferno people who die by taking their own life are exiled to the ‘Wood of Suicides’ in circle 7. Analyze Antigone’s life and death through Dante’s eyes. Would he look upon her life (and … Continue reading →

In Canto VI, Dante finds himself in The Third Circle of Hell, home of the gluttonous. The Third Circle of Hell punishes those who have been gluttonous on earth. Those living in The Third Circle of Hell spend their time … Continue reading →

(571) But she pressed me, saying, “You must butcher this bull,” and I bound him and took the knife… I took the knife to the bull’s throat, and as he was gnawing against the rope that bound him and mercilessly … Continue reading →

Lolita by: Vladimir Nabokov Лолита, свет моей жизни, огонь моих чресел. Грех мой, душа моя. Ло-ли-та: кончик языка совершает путь в три шажка вниз по нѐбу, чтобы на третьем толкнуться о зубы. Ло. Ли. Та. Она была Ло, просто Ло, … Continue reading →

Love, particularly familial love, is a very strong theme in Antigone.  Antigone, the sister of Polyneikes, wants to give Polyneikes a just burial. Kreon, King of Thebes and the uncle of Antigone, does not allow Polyneikes to be buried due … Continue reading →

Intro: The women of The Odyssey are dichotomized into two distinct categories: nymphs and feminine humans. The nymphs bought time to keep Odysseus away from his home, while the feminine humans sacrificed their own happiness to get Odysseus home. The … Continue reading →

Topic: Women In the Odyssey, the female characters are often dichotomized into two character forms: that which is ‘pure’ like Nausicaa, and that which is a ‘nymph’ like Calypso. Nymph Calypso initially hinders Odysseus from returning home, while pure Nausicaa assists him in … Continue reading →

Book IX ‘A cheerful gathering of all the people Sitting side by side throughout the halls, Feasting and listening to a singer of tales, The tables filled with food and drink’ v.s. ‘They headed out and made contact with the … Continue reading →

Line 148 – 155 ‘Calypso composed herself and went to Odysseus, Zeus’ message still ringing in her ears. She found him sitting where the breakers rolled in. His eyes were perpetually wet with tears now, his life draining away in … Continue reading →