Introduction
Whatever the poem or the paint looks like it tells what it should say to the people. Both of these literal aspects deal with the matters affecting a human being. Some use direct illustration while the others are indirect, they use the literal devices to hide the message. The “Penelope” written by Dorothy Parker is an example of the poem that illustration of the theme directly. Similarly, in the paint “Penelope and The Suitors” by John Williams Waterhouse several themes have been illustrated. Therefore in this paper, we are going to illustrate how the theme love is shared between the paint and the poem.
Poetry analysis
The “Penelope” is a reflection of the dominance and subjugation of the great deeds of the woman. If the woman can’t fight the battle, it doesn’t mean she is unable or weak; in fact, she has other tasks including keeping the house safe, etc. Thus, the poem of Penelope is the pathetic illustration of the wife whose efforts have been ignored, but that of King Odysseus has been portrayed as being a nobleman, and the bravery is personalized. Homer Odyssey gives the story of the way chieftains of the Ithaca, and the nearby islands wanted to be her suitors at the moment her husband was in a long absence in the Trojan War. To spare the importunities for herself, she insisted that they should wait until the moment she has woven the shroud for Laertes, the father of the Odysseus. Each night she unraveled a piece which she had woven within the day for her not to give up with the hope of the return of the beloved husband and then marry again. The secret was revealed by the maids, but after a long moment of wait, Odysseus makes his return, and he proved the identity, and finally, he accepts him for the marriage. The poem has a rhyme scheme of “ababaccdde,” and the closest type of the stanza is a sonnet
The Home’s account is considered to be dominant in the ancient world when there were a lot of stories. One of them includes Telegonus, the son of Odysseus and the Circe, sets forth in finding the father but by mistake he kills him. Then Telegonus returns to the mother Island with the Penelope for marriage and Circe married Telemachus. Penelope and Telegonus had the son Italus who is the considered the Italian hero.
Research about the poet (Dorothy Parker)
Dorothy Parker was born on 22nd August 1893 in West End near Long Beach, and she died in 1967. She is known to be an American writer, poet and for her witty remarks. She was educated in the school of Miss Dana in Morristown and also in the school of the Blessed Sacrament Convent in New York. She later joined an edition staff of the vague magazine in the mid-1916 and later moved to the Vanity Fair to do drama critic. She married Edwin Parker whom she divorced but retained the surname for the professional career.
After she was discharged from the “Vanity Fair in 1920” due to the acerbity of the drama she became the writer of freelance. The first book she wrote was Enough Rope which she used a lot of light, her wit, and the cynical verses became the bestseller the moment it appeared to the market in 1926. She also wrote two books “Sunset Gun” and “Death and Taxes” with a poem “Not so deep as a well.” She became a book reviewer called “Constant Reader” in 1927 for the New Yorkers, and she was also associated with the magazine as one of the staff writers.
Dorothy became one of the founder members of the “Algonquin Round Table In the Manhattan in which by no means measures she was in the least of the dazzling group wit which included “Benchley R., Sherwood and also James Thurber. It was from that conversation that Parker made an establishment to be one of the “brilliant conversationalists found in New York”. Her wit was widely renowned and the “quips and mots” were mostly used for the attribution of her strength of reputation. She led to the liberation of the women in 1920s.
She won Henry Award in 1929 of the best short stories with the “Big Blond” which is a compassionate account of the aging party girl. The other short stories she wrote comprise of the ‘Lament for the Living and also After Such Pleasures.” in 1933 they received an Academic Award with her new husband Alan Campbell after they went to the Hollywood for the celebration of the film writers. She was also an activist in the “Left-wing politics” where she disdained the initial role of the smart woman in the town. She also wrote book reviews for the “Esquire magazine” and made collaboration in two plays “The Coast of Illyria” and “The Ladies of the Corridor.” On the other hand, the witty remarks of Parker are legendary. For instance, she is responsible for the couplet “Men seldom make passes / at girls who wear glasses.” She died while in the Hollywood.
Painting Analysis
In the work of painting J.W. Waterhouse made an impression of the poetic imagination of the Pre-Raphaelites. To bring the poetic picture, he used the bread handling and the loose brushes which were credited by the influence of the French Painter like Bastien-Lepage. The poem of the Homer epic was used to record the legendary marital fidelity, Penelope. For a lot of years, the husband was absent in the siege of the Troy. She was pressed to make the second marriage, but she requested for time illustrating to the crows of the suitors that they should wait until she finishes weaving the shroud for the father in law. On the day she makes the weaving, and during the night she remains convinced that Odysseus could return and she continues with the daily work.
Research about the artist/painter
James William Waterhouse also called Nino is the English painter from the Victorian era, and he is known for his large-scale painting of the mythical subjects. He is linked with the predecessor “Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood” basing on their interests in their literary subjects, the contemporaries and the impressionists that have been exemplified by the sketchy or bushy way that he always applied to canvas painting.
He started his studies at the Royal Academy in London by perusing sculpture. By 1874 he switched to the painting as seen in the paintwork which he exhibited to the royal academy in the summer. The paintings of the Waterhouse were distinct, rich and glowing in color. Like his predecessor, he depicted a lot of the beautiful, dramatic women that were a damsel in the stress, femmes’ fatales and also enchantresses. He turned the tragic figure of Ophelia as the subject three times, and he captured her in three different moments when she was coming to death. He also painted many figures of the Tennyson’s poem “The Lady of Shalott” which is a subject that was prized by his predecessor in 1888. He depicted the seat in the floating boat in the stream for the imminent death. He continued to produce the work of literary theme and mythological throughout his exhibition in Royal Academy before his death where he is honored as the associate member.
Theme connecting the poem and painting
The theme that has been illustrated in the poem and the paint concerns love. In “the painting Penelope & the Suitors, Waterhouse J.W. uses the idea of Penelope” weaving her thread while Odysseus is out to sea to show that even though your loved one is gone for many years still stay faith and don’t be put to pressure to marry someone else just because they think your husband is dead. “While in the poem, Penelope, Dorothy Parker uses the same scene to show that even though someone you love has been gone for a very long time doesn’t mean they are dead and that you should stay faithful.”
Conclusion
From the paper, we can conclude that love is true when there is an element of faithfulness even when there is destruction over time. A person can’t know what the other is passing through until when they have experienced by themselves.
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