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 Ovid's metamorphosis clearly picturizes different themes of life. Revenge is one of the recurring themes that is seen in Book III. This can be observed for the first time with Actaeon. Actaeon was walking amidst the woods after a day of hunting. The grandson of Cadmus was wandering through the woods which he had never seen before. Acteon suddenly reached the spot where Goddess Diana was bathing along with several other nymphs. When Actaeon accidentally caught a glance of their naked bodies, the nymphs cried in shame and tried to hide Diana's body with their own. But, since Diana was much taller than them, her body was clearly visible to Actaeon. Even though it was an accident, Diana cursed Actaeon and turned him into a deer seeking her revenge. as Actaeon was running away, his hunting dogs ripped him into pieces. The theme of revenge can be observed numerous times in book III. similarly, when Juno learnt that Semele was pregnant with her husband's child, she orchestrated a...

 The characters of Narcissus and Echo are found in the book titled "Metamorphoses"  which is authored by the famous Roman poet Ovid. The story of Narcissus and Echo is constructed in Book III of Metamorphoses. Echo was a beautiful river nymph who lived amidst the beautiful woods. Echo had the habit of chattering ceaselessly about different topics for long. However, this very habit of her later proved to be a curse.  Jupiter, the God of Gods often visited the riverside where he enjoyed his time with the beautiful river nymphs, far away from his court and his wife Juno. His wife was well aware of her husbands philandering personality and hence   one day when he was visiting the river nymphs, Juno followed him to catch him red-handed. When Echo learnt that Juno had seen the nymphs lying with Jupiter, she tried to engage Juno with her endless flow of talks. She kept prattling continuously to Juno until the nymphs could flee from the spot. Juno, being furious with Ec...

  Plautus’s Pot of Gold carries an amazing characterization along with the plot. The play revolves around the central character of Euclio. Euclio is a miserly, old man, whose greed and avarice for wealth has turned him aggressive. It seems that Euclio has inherited all the mentioned traits from his fathers and forefathers. None of them had earlier taken care of the house deity Lar Familiaris. However, Euclio’s daughter proved put to be extraordinary as she remembered to worship the God with offerings. Satisfied with her, the Deity revealed the location of the pot of gold to Euclio, so that it can be used in Phaedria’s marriage. However, we know that money is capable of turning anybody blind. Euclio becomes greedy for the treasure and hides it in the hearth of his empty house. He confines himself to the house, guarding the pot of gold. His greed makes him suspect each and every person that he comes in contact with. He even accuses his trustworthy housemaid Staphyla of leaking infor...