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Jealousy In The Story 'Birth Of Dionysus'

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In the story “Birth of Dionysus” the author develops the idea that jealousy could potentially drive someone to enact without thinking of the possible effects it could carry out and how someone would have to pay for their actions and may suffer many consequences. The story of Dionysus carries out the rhetorical device of narrative structures a way of telling this story from the beginning all the way to the end. The story starts off by introducing its characters who are acquainted with Greek mythology and culture. The narrative commences with introducing Princess Semele daughter of Cadmus, she was well known for her beauty and grace. Zeus acknowledged the beauty of Semele and fell deeply in love with her despite the fact that he was married to …show more content…

Hera planted seeds of doubt in Semele’s mind to get back at Zues for being unfaithful to her but this had an outcome of suspicions in Zues’ divine nature. Imagery is also presented in this story by providing a visual representation in someone’s mind of the dreadful events that took place after Hera planted seeds of doubt into Semele’s mind as we learn about the effects of Hera’s actions upon Semele. Candidly Zeus wanted to please Semele in any way possible and bring all her wishes to life so he swore upon the sacred river of the gods, though that wasn’t enough for Semele, she demanded Zues’s dignity under the power of his lightning and flashes. The birth of Dionysus reveals “ so he revealed himself immediately, lightning appeared and everything Zues’ lightning touched shocked and moved, enveloped in the fire without a doubt, Zeus was the supreme god of Mount Olympus”. This is very descriptive in the way that it also visually impairs someone to think about the scene and envision the fire and how powerful Zues’ lightning strikes must be and the motion they were struck

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