You have read "Orpheus and Eurydice" and "Orpheus (1)." Write an essay that analyzes how
the poem "Orpheus (1)" draws on and transforms the original myth presented in "Orpheus and
Eurydice. Be sure to use details from both the passage and the poem to support your
response.
Write a well-organized, text-dependent response. Be sure to save time to edit and review your
work for complete sentences, spelling, punctuation, and appropriate language.

Explanation:

Orpheus and Eurydice is a myth, that talks about love, loss, and the power of art/music. The myth starts with a man that was given power by the gods; to play the most wonderful music that the world had ever heard.

    After this adventure with Jason and Argonauts is when he would find his true love, Eurydice. On the day that Orpheus and Eurydice were to be wed the young bride was bitten by a snake in the grass. So Orpheus made his way through a cave to get to the underworld. While there he made his way to Hades himself to plead and sing for him, so that he may have his only true love back. After listening to Orpheus's song Hades was crying. From that tear, Hades calls out her name. She then appeared. Orpheus was allowed to take her with him as long as while on their journey back that he must never look back to see if she was still following him. If he did look back she would once again she would be taken from him. Then on their trip out of the underworld.  

    In the poem, "Orpheus (1)" we are viewing this story from Eurydice's point of view. She is talking about how Orpheus was always in control of Eurydice. By saying things like, "the return to time was not my choice.", and, "You had your old leash with you, love you might call it."  

  This point of view changes the story because, while the original explains love and affection as being a driving motive for saving Eurydice, The poem, however, suggests that Orpheus was being selfish and controlling. Eurydice seemingly does not love Orpheus.

what: when quoting a source, use the author’s words verbatim, or word-for-word. this means you shouldn’t change any grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc. put quotations around the words to tell your reader where the quote begins and where it ends.

you also need to acknowledge the author. for example, if using mla format for your research paper, you should have in-text citations with the author’s name and page number listed at the end of each quote.

when: use quotations to provide concrete examples to support your claims. using direct quotations is a great way to build your credibility on the subject. it’s also a good idea to quote your source when the author states things in a powerful way. if you think he or she said it best, then use the exact words to share the ideas.

example: in the short story “a jury of her peers”, mrs. hale compares mrs. wright to her caged bird, saying “she—come to think of it, she was kind of like a bird herself. real sweet and pretty, but kind of timid and—fluttery. how—she—did—change” (glaspell).

paraphrasing

what: paraphrasing differs from quoting because you restate the passage in your own words. since you don’t use the author’s words, you don’t need to use quotation marks. however, you still need to acknowledge the author for his or her ideas.

when paraphrasing a text, you should communicate the full meaning of the text; don’t change the meaning. it can be a condensed version of the text, or it could end up being longer than the source it’s paraphrasing.

when: you use paraphrasing when you take notes, or explain a chart or diagram to someone. paraphrasing highlight the important parts of a larger text. it also allows you to simplify the ideas for your readers.

example:

original: “it was no ordinary thing that called her away–it was probably further from ordinary than anything that had ever happened in dickson county. but what her eye took in was that her kitchen was in no shape for leaving: her bread all ready for mixing, half the flour sifted and half unsifted” (glaspell).

paraphrase: as mrs. hales walks around mrs. wright’s home, she notices that the kitchen is in disarray as if she was in the middle of baking bread (glaspell).