The Birth Of Ores : The Greatest Musician Of All Time

Not parents, not teachers, but music changed the decade of the 1950s. Welcome to the decade, where rock ‘n’ roll music emerged. Rock ‘n’ roll changed the world, but it wasn’t just the music. The music created a movement. People were not afraid to be different. The Birth of Rock ‘n’ roll, created a major impact on many cultures and society. When I think of Rock ‘n’ roll music, I think of the music, as a stepping stone for Americans. I think of Rock ‘n roll music as a stepping stone for Americans because the music reflects on the change of America after the war. Everybody was afraid to break out and be different. Rock and roll music made it cool to be different. During the 1950s no other genre of music was accepted or despised as much a

If you met a man named Orpheus who had a girlfriend, would you assume her name was Eurydice? Many people would, because the myth of Orpheus and Eurydice is from “many, many thousand years ago” and is still passed on today, verbally and through works of literature. In his 1959 film Black Orpheus, Marcel Camus interprets this well-known myth, making changes to the story to make it more dramatic and interesting. Black Orpheus is substantially different from the original myth because Orpheus has a girlfriend before meeting Eurydice, Hermes plays a different role, Orpheus kills Eurydice, Orpheus cannot bring Eurydice back from the underworld, and Orpheus’ death

Orpheus was the Beethoven of the Greek world, everybody loved his music. Everywhere he went, people listened to his music and loved it. Eurydice was Orpheus’ number one stalker/fan. They fell in love but Eurydice died one day, from a snake bite. Orpheus’ mad love for Eurydice ended up sending him to Tartarus and all he had to do was to bring Eurydice out of the underworld without looking at her. However, he was filled with doubt and he turned to look at her, losing her forever.

Oresteia is a script whose story goes on by recalling Orestes’ lost memories. The main idea which is prevalent throughout this story is about finding the truth hidden in the acts of revenge, lies, and fates which are intricately intertwined. However, as the truth does not always give us hope and pleasant, in this story, the characters are suffered by the truth and the way to find it.

The cyclic thread of vengeance runs like wild fire through the three plays in Aeschylus’s Oresteia. This thread, with its complexity of contemporary and universal implications lends itself quite well to – in fact, almost necessitates – deeply interested study. While a brief summary of the Oresteia will inevitably disregard some if not much of the trilogy’s essence and intent, on the positive side it will establish a platform of characters, events, and motives with which this paper is primarily concerned. As such, I begin with a short overview of the Oresteia and the relevant history that immediately precedes it.

A passage in unit 3, pages 121- 160,was about a man named, Orpheus, who was the son of the Muses and a Thracian prince. His sad story begins happily when he waits for his bride to be, to marry him. But tragically his bride dies after being stung by a viper and he quickly gets on a boat, to go to the underground world to get his bride back. As it says," O Gods who rule the dark and silent world, To you all born of a woman needs must come. All lovely things at last go down to you. You are the debtor who is always paid. A little while we tarry up on earth. Then we are yours forever and forever. But I seek one who came to you too soon. The bud was plucked before the flower bloomed. I tried to bear my loss. I could not bear it. Love was too strong a god.

By repeating stanzas, Mitchell draws upon the fact that the Fates are representative of Orpheus’ conscious rather than physical, actual women. Repetition, strengthens the Fates’ words, and puts the thoughts more into the head of the audience and Orpheus himself. The words of despair such as ‘lose,’ ‘waste,’ ‘strain,’ and ‘trouble,’ among others, help make the message one of giving up all hope. By repeating that failure is the only option, the Fates push their ideas in his head. Using leading questions and responses, the Fates employ a similar tactic as Hades does in “Why We Build the Wall.” Putting the thoughts into people’s heads in the forms of questions, the Fates turn over the reasoning to the people who are listening to them, who begin to doubt themselves. Although in mythology and this show, the Fates are real people, their symbolic existence displays that doubt is a self-fulfilling prophesy. This song is one which examines the ways in which hopelessness can come from within, through self-doubt and consciousness, but can also be strengthened by external

Apollo, God of Music gave the young Orpheus a golden lyre created in the forges of Olympus, and taught the boy how to play it. Orpheus led a privileged life, being the son of the Thracian King, allowing his skills on the instrument to flourish as he grew older. Orpheus' lyre music could charm even the dullest of life, and satisfied the greatest rulers in the land. Orpheus eventually became a member of the Argonauts, led by the famous hero Jason. While on their journey for the Golden Fleece, the Argonauts encountered the islands of the infamous Sirens. These Sirens were known to sing in such a way that would drag the sailors towards them, forcing them to crash into the rocks were they resided. Orpheus sounded great music with his lyre, drowning the song of the Siren and allowing the Argonauts to sail through the rocks without trouble.

The modern day movie adaption of Aeschylus’s tragedy, Oresteia, which is renamed as Voices, is set in present day New York. Similar to Agamemnon who was away from his family at war in Oresteia, in Voices, he is once again deployed to the Middle East for the War on Terror after the September 11th attacks. Although Agamemnon knows he is not obligated to fight, he feels it is his duty. Being away for a long period of time created tensions between Agamemnon and his wife, Clytemnestra, especially after losing their daughter to illness a short time prior to his deployment. In this modern-day version, the idea of having a family torn apart by war is still present. In addition, the rise of neurological disorders present in the 21st century serve as the underlining cause as to why Orestes murders his mother and her lover. Instead of being empowered by the Gods like in ancient times, Orestes has auditory hallucinations and believes them to be the voices of Gods.

Orpheus was an extremely talented musician who used his gifted talent of playing the lyre to sooth and empower everyone that heard. But after all of this time making others happy he was missing something in his life, in which he found out what that was when he met the wood nymph Eurydice. Hymen the god of marriage came to bless the wedding, but even he and the omens opposed the marriage. These signs came out true as Eurydice was stuck in the leg by a viper and banished the underworld. Orpheus couldn’t stand not having her and set out on a quest to go to the underworld and try to bring her back. He played his lyre soothing all of the horrible acts and beasts in his way. He sung with all his heart and got hades to allow him another chance to

Although Orpheus was just a musician, he still went on life threatening quests. He first joined Jason and the Argonauts on a quest to find the golden fleece. While others brought weapons, preparing for the future, Orpheus brought his lyre. Without his help the Argonauts would have been lost at sea. When the Sirens sang their irresistible song tempting them, Orpheus sang and was able to drown the birds (Lee). Due to the rapid waves and the harsh wind the boat was driven on to the sand. Orpheus sang a song which pressure the sand to let go of its grip (Lee). Shortly after the return from the journey Orpheus fell deeply in love with Eurydice or otherwise known as Agriope. She was a beautiful nymph who was soon to be married to Orpheus. They loved

The return constitutes a complex yet fruitful analytic that plays a central role in Ovidian myths, especially that of Orpheus and Eurydice. Among the various receptions of this particular tale, Mary Zimmerman’s play Metamorphoses offers a particularly intriguing retelling. The play alters the typical ending for the myth, when Orpheus’ choice to look back initiates a metamorphosis, underscoring that in order to return to a place or to an original state of being, one must undergo transformation. Change, as a broad concept, often coincides with trauma and emerges in various ways: physically, mentally, emotionally, or spiritually. Christopher Nolan’s film Inception (2010) retells the Orpheus and Eurydice myth while examining the intersection of

Another brave man who travelled to the underworld was Orpheus the son of Apollo, although in some versions he is said to be the son of Oiagros. Just like his father Apollo, Orpheus was very good at music and poetry. His music could melt the hearts of mortals, gods and beats alike. His music could even trees and stones. His talent brought him fame and he was well known by many. One day, there was a gathering between humans and beats where Orpheus spotted Eurydice, they fell in love and got married. Unfortunately, according to Buxton, their marriage did not last because Orpheus lost his wife to a snake bite. Orpheus was so heartbroken; he mourned his wife for days. He later devised a plan to travel to the underworld in order to bring his wife

Orpheus, who played the lyre amazingly, could charm anyone with his wonderful music. He could charm man, and beast. Orpheus got married to his love Eurydice, but after the wedding Eurydice got struck by a viper and died. Then, Orpheus dared to follow her into the underworld, with his lyre in hand, unlike any other man had done before. No one could refuse him when he played his songs. Pluto was convinced, and Hell granted what Orpheus was seeking, and summoned Eurydice. They then gave her to Orpheus, but under one condition, he was not allowed to look back at her. Eventually, Orpheus and Eurydice made their way through the great doors of Hades, taking a path that would lead them out of the darkness. As they made their way into the light, upon

The play starts off at the temple of Apollo at Delphi, the home of the famous Oracle of Delphi. Orestes find himself there for temporary shelter from the Furies that have been torturing him ever since the murder of his mother. Orestes pleads the gods for help against the Furies. Apollo cannot help him, but with a sleeping curse he slows down the Furies and their evil works against Orestes for a little while. As the Furies surround Orestes again, he begs Athena to save him.