Main Characters In Shakespeare's Daedalus And Icarus

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The story “Daedalus and Icarus” came from Greek Mythology, that uses natural events and explore the nature of the universe in order to define their place in the world. Greek Mythology is oral tradition stories that have been dated back 2,500 years ago. The two main characters in Daedalus are comparing and contrast through their inner thoughts and feelings. The son of Daedalus brings an important role in the story, and brings Daedalus into dynamic character. The story brings a great message to the reader’s and helps remind the readers why it is important to listen. Daedalus is the name derives from the Greek verb “daedalo” that means “work with skill” and he himself is a famous architect, inventor and master craftsman in the story, which it relate to the Greek verb “daedalo”. When the Daedalus king Minos put him prison, he is inventing a way out of the prison and the country by making wings for man to fly. The author describes, “He wrought feathers together, beginning with the smallest and adding larger so as to form an increasing surface” (Daedalus and Icarus 1). Daedalus as a character is a very smart person and always thinking ideas of ways to solve the problem. He may be a smart person, but he is also a loving and caring father to Icarus; “Icarus, my son, I charge you to keep at a moderate height, for if you fly too low the damp will clog your wings, and if too high the heat will melt them. Keep near me and you will be safe.”(Daedalus and Icarus 1). The words that