ENG311H1 Study Guide - Final Guide: Sir Orfeo, List Of Civilisations In The Culture Series, Wild Beasts
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Ties into the opening of the poem. Presenting orfeo as a figure out the poet in the complex way. You have a poet who say that poet"s were king"s in the past and orfeo is both poet and king. H is a symbol of beauty to be rescued. O describes her mainly for her fair features. Naive scene of h chilling under the tree suddenly inverted by her using her nails (a symbol of. Priss pure femininity to scratch up her face) Tool to highlight male chivalry, individuality, etc. Has no voice of her own really. She is crucial in obtaining the fleece. When jason is on his mission there is repetition that he does what she taught him. When he breaks his word she punishes him. Maintains role of victim" in story > jason wronged her. Harms done to women by men who lie. Jasons betrayal is 5 lines- he abandons her in 5 lines.
