Symbolism and Allusion
Transcript of Symbolism and Allusion
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Abraham offered a prayer of Thanksgiving ina field near his home in Bethsheeba, countinghis blessings- his land, life, children. He toldGod of his delighted son, Isaac.
God summoned an angel and told the angelthat he intended to test the steadfastness ofAbraham by asking him to sacrifice Isaac.
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Abraham was ready to obey, but wasconfused since God had promised that Isaacssons would become a great nation ( withIsaac being sacrificed, this would not be
possible unless God raised him from thedead)
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Abraham goes to the top of a mountain andprepares his son to be killed. Just as he israising his knife to kill him, an angel shoutsto stop him. The angel says that she knows
he loves God more than his son and hasnothing left to prove.
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Relieved, Abraham offered a ram to God andnamed the place which the alter was made
Jehovah-jireh, meaning The Lord willprovide
This showed Abraham that God did not wishfor human sacrifices. Therefore, for years tocome ram and sheep were made as offerings
to God.
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Abraham and Isaac
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The third son of the King of Israel Considered the most beautiful man in the
kingdom
When his sister was raped by their oldestbrother, Amnon, he waited two yrs. And thenhad his servants kill him at a feast held by theKing.
He then fled to his grandfathers house, who wasthe King of Geshur
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In Samuel II, Absalom (Davids son) was killedin battle when Joab thrusted three spears intohis heart while attempting to usurp hisfathers throne.
His father had a monument built. He grieved:O my son Absalom, my son, my son
The term Absalom alludes to paternal grief, and toa lost and faithless son.
Faulkner used the word as a title
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Greek hero of the Trojan War Most important warrior in the Illiad
Most handsome and quickest amongst the
warriors in the Battle of Troy
He was half god, half mortal
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As an infant, his mother, Thetis attempted tomake him mortal by bathing him in the river,Styx, however, his heel was the only part ofhim that didnt get wet, and so it became his
only vulnerable spot.
He was slain by Paris who shot an arrow into
his heel. Achilles heel: refers to a vulnerable part of
ones character or ones weakness
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The king of Mycenae or Argos ( both havebeen recorded)
Commander of the Achaeans in the TrojanWar
Sacrificed his daughter, Iphigenia, during thewar with Troy in order to win the godsapproval
Later murdered by his wife, Clytemnestra, forbeing unfaithful
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Daughter of King Oedipusand Jocasta ( they weremother and son)
Antigone attempts to give aproper burial for herbrother, Polynices, who was
a traitor to Creon andtherefore was not to begiven a burial upon hisdeath.
Symbolic of Justice vs. the Law Who wins? God and tradition(respect) or the Law?
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The site of the final battle between God andSatan ( good and evil) Literature: apocalyptic event or time of judgment
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When she was born, her father (Iasion) lefther in the woods to die because she was notthe male he wanted. She was raised by a hunter
Later her father wanted to reclaim her and chooseher husband.
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Atlanta valued her freedom. She had a malefriend that loved her but she did not returnthe affection. ( they were boar hunting pals)
Atlanta said she would only marry a man thatcould outrun her. Her father decided any manthat lost would be killed.
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She was defeated by Hippomenes.Hippomenes went to Aphrodite for help. Hewas given three golden apples to drop duringthe race so that Atlanta would pause to pickthem up and he would win- they were
married
Archetype of speed, strength and trickery
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A titan who rebelled against Zeus
Forced to hold the weight of the world on hisshoulders
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Matthew 15 and Luke 6 Blindness represents a lack of spirituality,
according to the Bible
This quote literally means that one can notlearn the teachings of God from someonethat is not spiritually enlightened.
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Exodus: to get Moses attention Where God told Moses to lead the Israelites
out of Egypt
The bush burns but doesnt burn in the fire
Symbolic of initial reluctance followed bytruth and proof of divinity.
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Matthew 4 :4 : Man shall not live by breadalone, but by every word that comes from themouth of God
Found again in Luke 4:4
Meaning:
Not all of our needs are met by food- faith canprovide spiritual sustenance.
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Brother in Genesis- sons of Adam and Eve Cain became jealous when God did not accept
his offering but accepted Abels so hedecided to murder his brother out of
jealousy.
Archetype for: Innocent blood/ brother v.sbrother
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Matthew 19:24 Mark 10: 25
Luke 18: 25
Easier for a camel to pass through the eye ofa needle than for a rich man to get to heaven
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The daughter of Priam, king of Troy Possessed the gift of prophecy but was fated
by Apollo top never be believed: When she was a young girl,she spent the night at
the temple of Thymbraean Apollo with her twinbrother, Helenus.
When their parents looked on them the nextmorning they were entwined with serpents, which
flicked their tongues into the childrens ears
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When she had grown up, she spend the nightat Apollos temple again but he tried to forcehimself upon her.
She refused his advances and he cursed herso that no one would believe her ( althoughthey would be true
She represents an accurate but unheeded
prophet of doom.
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John 8:7 A woman caught in adultery was to be
publicly stoned
But Jesus said: He that is without sin amongyou, let him first cast a stone at her
Meaning: warning against hypocrisy
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Ecclesiastes 11: 1-6 Share your wealth with those who need it and
it shall be returned to you.
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Acts 22: 6-11 Saul, Roman citizen, persecuted Christian
believers
On his way to Damascus, he was blinded bya light from heaven and heard the words ofGod
3 days later, he accepted baptism. He is
known as St. Paul- major figure in earlyChristian church
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The death of Christ on the cross Sacrifice that redeemed fallen humankind
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Daedalus-great architect Icarus- son of Daedalus
They were imprisoned due to creating thelabrinth that held captive the Minotaur ofCrete
They designed wings of wax and feathers thatwould allow them to escape.
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Warned not to fly too high, Icarus went toclose to the sun god Apollo- wax on hiswings melted, and he died
Symbolic of danger to enter the realm ofgods James Joyce uses the character in A Portrait of the
Artist that dared to question the strict teachings
of his catholic upbringing
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The story is based on a legend about theSyracusan tyrant Dionysius II and the fawningDamocles, who called Dionysius the mostfortunate person ever. Dionysius offered him
the opportunity to try out his lucky life, andDamocles readily agreed. Amid all the goldand luxuries that Damocles could enjoy, therewas a sharp sword hanging from a slenderthread (and in imminent danger of dropping)above Damocles' head. Damocles quicklywished to go back to his less fortunate life.
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This is a symbol of impending peril.
Modern: impending disaster
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two inseparable friends Would lay down their lives for each other
Symbolize lasting friendship
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Biblical hero Cast into the lions den to punish him for
fidelity to God
He was delivered divinely
Representative of extreme bravery andunwavering faith
Also interpreted Nebuchadnezzars dream
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adulterous relationship with Bathsheba Bathsheba became pregnant, David sent her
husbands, Uriah, into battle where he waskilled.
They married
The child of their affair died, but Bathshebalater gave birth to Solomon
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The battle and victory became symbolic ofthe just defeating the unjust, despite thelatters superior strength.
Modern Example: Jack and the Beanstalk
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God of wine, revelry, power of nature,fertility, emotional ecstasy
Representative of the creative-intuitiveprinciple
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Biblical parable explaining the time ofjudgment, when the faithful ( saved) would beseparated from the unfaithful
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Leviticus Exacting specific and equal punishment
Revised in Matthew
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RevelationJohn prophesies the end of the world.
Uses a metaphor of four enormously powerfulhorsemen as the ultimate destructive forcesof : War
Death
Plague
Famine
Symbolic of powerful destructive forces
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Outside of Jerusalem where the agony andbetrayal of Jesus took place
Symbolic: a great physical or psychologicalsuffering
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Despite the long-standing mutual hatredbetween Jews and Samaritans- a Samaritanstopped to help a Jew who had been waylaidby thieves
Prototype for the good neighbor
Helping a stranger in need
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Chalice ( cup) that caught the blood fromChrists side and which he had used at theLast Supper
Holy Grail brings health and sustenance tothose who hold it and may found only by thepure of heart
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Proverbs Treat your enemy with kindness. It will sting
as though the person had heaps of coal onhim
Be kind to your enemy
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King of Jews who ruled Judea at the time ofJesus birth
Ordered massacre of male children inBethlehem born within a year of Christs birth
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Christ assured Peter that his fathers house(heaven) has room for all who believe
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Eldest child of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra Sacrificed by her father in exchange for a
guarantee of fair winds for the Greek fleet onits way to Troy
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His son was the recipient of the promise orcovenant with God
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12 sons were the founders of the 12 tribes ofIsrael
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Twin sons of Isaac and Rebekah. Esau- stronger than his brother
Jacob- more clever
Esau sold Jacob his birthright in a moment ofweakness
Jacob received his fathers blessing, originallymeant for Esau
Politics of borthright
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Dream of a ladder from Earth to heaven Symbolic of the path to God and to heaven
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Judges Fathers sacrifice to keep a vow for victory
over the Ammonites
Daughter is the model Christian who died to
protect
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Kings Phoenician princess who married Ahab and
urged him to sin
Became enemy of Elijah
Revelation
Jezebel is the name of the false prophet
Refers to a seductive woman who leads thehero astray
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Prepared his cousin Jesus as Messiah Beheaded by Herod at request of Salome
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