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  1. Apr 2022
    1. Dulcinea del Toboso

      Dulcinea del Toboso is a fictional entity that lives in Don Quixote's mind. Don Quixote finds her as a Spanish peasant girl named Aldonza Lorenzo, a real girl, but renames her when selects her to be his lady. Don Quixote perceives her as a beautiful young lady with golden hair that serves as his motivation and inspiration throughout the excerpt. She represents a vital component to Don Quixote's character.

      Shmoop.com. 2022. Dulcinea del Toboso in Don Quixote | Shmoop. [online] Available at: https://www.shmoop.com/study-guides/literature/don-quixote/dulcinea-del-toboso [Accessed 15 April 2022].

    1. steeple-pillar of St. Mark

      When creating the simile describing the greatness and size of the mare. He compares the mares tail to the steeple pillar of St. Mark. The tower is about ninety nine meters high and is made mainly of brick. This allows you to better envisions the great Mares enormous size.

      citation:Hotel Bucintoro - Venice. 2022. The Saint Mark's Tower Venice - Hotel Bucintoro - Venice.

    2. When describing the notable Greek figures characteristics at birth he mentions numerous figures. Minerva was the goddess of wisdom. He also refers to Adonis who was born at the bark of a Myrrh tree which is known for its costly toiletries and notable reputation. Adonis is noted for being the god of immense beauty. Castor and Pollux were twin brothers born of goddess Leda and the pair are notable for hetero paternal super fecundation. Which means they have different dads.

      citation: Encyclopedia Britannica. 2022. Dioscuri | Greco-Roman deities.

  2. Mar 2022
    1. The hue which cowardice on my face did paint When I beheld my guide return again,

      Dante describes his expression upon entering.Dante the character is sympathetic, fearful, and shaken by his experience in Hell. He goes through moral and intellectual conundrums about some of the situations in which he finds himself on his journey. The site staes "Dante fears danger but shows much courage".

      Citation:Sparknotes, SparkNotes, https://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/inferno/character/dante-alighieri/.

    1. The knight was thus gaily dressed in green, his hair falling around his shoulders; on his breast hung a beard, as thick and green as a bush, and the beard and the hair of his head were clipped all round above his elbows.

      The Green Knight's enormous build, wild appearance, and green complexion set him apart from the beardless knights and beautiful ladies of Arthur's Camelot. He is an ambiguous figure: he says that he comes in friendship, not wanting to fight, but the friendly game he proposes is quite deadly. The site states that the Knight is seen as "supernatural being" when he arrives.

      Citation:Sparknotes, SparkNotes, https://www.sparknotes.com/lit/gawain/characters/#:~:text=The%20Green%20Knight's%20huge%20stature,he%20proposes%20is%20quite%20deadly.

  3. Feb 2022
    1. Killing these Must breed but anguish, Krishna! If they be Guilty, we shall grow guilty by their deaths; Their sins will light on us, if we shall slay Those sons of Dhritirashtra, and our kin; What peace could come of that, O Madhava?

      As Krishna rides Arjuna’s chariot into the middle of the battlefield, Arjuna realizes that he cannot bear to kill his kinfolk, which include his cousins and. Krishna believes would destroy the dharma, or moral standing, of his entire family and poison any pleasure he might derive from victory. He questions what good would come of it. equivalent to natural law and conscience. d brother Arjuna loses his will to fight and has a discussion with his charioteer Krishna , about duty, action, and renunciation. This is important because it shows the pity he feels for his brethren and how he questions his reality. Citation: LitCharts. 2022. The Bhagavad Gita by Anonymous Plot Summary | LitCharts. [online] Available at: https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-bhagavad-gita/summary [Accessed 4 February 2022].

    1. We must refrain from every depth of love

      This is Lysistrata insisting that the women refrain from any sexual action with there husband. Lysistrata suggests that they ought to withhold sex from their husbands in order to convince them to stop fighting, but none of the women want to do it.With her determination she is able to convince them to.

      Citation:LitCharts. 2022. The Bhagavad Gita by Anonymous Plot Summary | LitCharts. [online] Available at: https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-bhagavad-gita/summary [Accessed 4 February 2022].