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Lamia background
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- 1CHARECTERS: LamiaGreek Mythology, Serpent woman
- 2CHARECTERS: HermesMessenger of gods, god of healing
- 3CHARECTERS: Lyciusyoung Corinthian Philosopher
- 4CHARECTERS: ApolloniusPhilosopher, Lycius tutor
(keats' villains are always clever) - 5SETTINGof the shores of Crete
- 6BACKGROUND:- Lamia was queen of Libya, she had an affair with Zeus
- Zeus' wife Hera found out and robbed Lamias children
-Lamia went insane and started killing children, this turned her monstrous
- Zeus gave Lamia the power to take out her eyes. Hera cursed her with insomnia. - 7STORYLINE: 1Hermes travels from Olympus to find a nymph, he hears a voice complaining of being trapped a serpent
- 8STORYLINE 2She tells him she knows what he wants and offers to make a nymph, but she also gives her the power of invisibility
- 9STORYLINE 3:He offers to make her human in return
- 10STORYLINE 4Lycius finds Lamia and instantly falls in love
- 11STORYLINE 5They went to Cornith and live together
- 12STORYLINE 6They have a wedding and Apollonius, Lycius' tutor, comes uninvited.
- 13STORYLINE 7He then tells Lycius that Lamia is a serpent
- 14STORYLINE 8She instantly disappears
- 15STORYLINE 9Lycius dies of heartbreaks
- 16lamias longing: WMISB A!MM!AH! MISERABLE ME!
(LAMIA)
self pity, alliteration tightens effect
WHEN MOVE IN SWEET BODY
(LAMIA)
Lamia is in desperate need of a human body in order to be with Lycius - 17synesthisia: CWSP D HCONVULSED WITH SCARLET PAIN
this synaesthesia implies something so unnatural shouldn't happen, its painful
DAZZLING HUE
Use of colour - 18lamia description: SLAZ, FLAP SWAGSODH SHAWM, WAPC FS,SFLAFSTRIPED LIKE A ZEBRA FRECKLED LIKE A PRAD
zoomporchic description
SHE WAS A GORDIAN SHAPE OF DAZZLING HUE
Gordian = intricate (unravel)
colour seen again
SHE HAD A WOMANS MOUTH WITH ALL PEARLS COMPLETE
'pearls' like serpents tongue
FEARFUL SOBS SELF FOLDING LIKE A FLOWER'
flower description - 19Lycius attitude: BH LSC LTHSIAURBUBBLING HONEY
la belle 'honey wild' (women like food)
LYCIUS SHRANK CLOSER
'lulled me to sleep' childlike juxtaposing
LIKE THE HID SENT IN AN UNBUDDED ROSE
flowers, thorns too - 20Apollonius section: OAT THBWOF ADDERS TOUNGE
he shows truth
THE HEAVY BODY WOUND
images of weightlessness 'from high Olympus'
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