GREEK MYTHOLOGY ORIGINAL ROLE FUNCTION IN THE TEXT

ALLUSION

Penelope was the famous Penelope symbolizes

PENELOPE wife of Odysseus who was faithfulness.
the King of Ithaca. She waited
for more than 20 years for
her husband to come back
and remained faithful
through the years when her
husband was away from her.

Medusa is a one of the Medusa’s eyes symbolizes

MEDUSA’S EYE famous villains in Greek temptation in which that
Mythology. She is one of the temptation can cause you
gorgon’s sisters was cursed great harm.
by Athena which in turn gave
her a power to turn anything
into stones whenever
someone looked into her
eyes.
Hercules is the son of Zeus Herculean strength means
HERCULEAN STRENGHT who had done different having an enormous strength
labors that measured his to accomplish any task.
strength. He is a demigod
who is one of the famous
Greek heroes.
Pandora was the first woman Pandora’s box symbolizes
PANDORA’S BOX on Earth created to revenge temptation. It also shows
for Prometheus’ stealing of that curiosity will somehow
fire. She was given a box that harm us.
was told not to open.
Pandora was tempted to
open the box that caused all
manner of evils to escape
and damage the mankind.
Argus had one hundred eyes It refers to watchfulness
ARGUS- EYED that was used by Hera for because of jealousness to
spying her unfaithful someone.
husband Zeus.

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 LITERARY ALLUSION ORIGINAL ROLE FUNCTION IN THE TEXT

Two weavers who promise an emperor a A story about human vanity

The Emperor’s new new suit of clothes that they say is and the fear of truth, wisdom,
clothes invisible to those who are unfit for their and incompetence.
positions, stupid, or incompetent. While
in reality, they make no clothes at all,
making everyone believe the new clothes
are invisible to them.

Focusing on the plight of African American To retaining a small piece of

Uncle Tom’s Cabin slaves in Antebellum USA. Uncle Tom an hope for change, it explores
irresistibly loveable through his trials and one of the greatest evils of
torments under different slave owners humanity.
and the intertwining lives of various
slaves.
An epic tradition of starting in the midst The temptation of Adam and
Paradise Lost ( Milton) of things. Eve by the fallen angel Satan
and their expulsion from the
Garden of Eve.
A two young star-crossed lovers whose The purpose of this is, if
Romeo & Juliet deaths ultimately reconcile their feuding people saw what could be
families. worst they would appreciate
their own relationship. The
author based it on parts of real
life, based on emotions and
feelings of people.
Ruled an Ancient Egypt as first with her
Cleopatra two younger brother and then with her It symbolizes royalty to
son for almost three decades. She became Egyptians. By allowing the asp
the last dynasty of Ptolemy, who served to bite her and said to become
as general. Well- educated and clever, immortal.
Cleopatra could speak various languages
and served as the dominant ruler in all
three of her co-regencies. Her romantic
liaisons and military alliances with the
Roman leaders, as well as her supposed
exotic beauty and powers of seduction.

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 BIBLICAL ALLUSION ORIGINAL ROLE FUNCTION IN THE TEXT

GENESIS This book of the Bible covers It is the beginning, usually

the beginning of time. one that is monumental or
life-changing.

Adam and Eve The first man and woman on Refers to situations or traits,
Earth. that a person is part of or
possesses.

Trees of Knowledge The two trees in the Garden The trees are used to refer to
of Eden, one forbidden, and anything that contains great
the other permitted to use. knowledge, but harbors a
coalescence of good and bad.

Tower of Babel Story of how the Tower of Babel causes a

descendants of Noah commotion, or a situation
scramble to build a tower, in where there is verbal
order to reach heaven, and perplexity.
ultimately be like God. He
stops them from achieving
this feat by giving them
different languages to speak
in, thus confusing everyone
in the process amidst the
attempt.
Good Samaritan The story of how a Samaritan In spite of the hatred
helps a Jew who was between the Jews and
attacked by thieves. Samaritans, a traveling
Samaritan stops to aid a Jew.
This phrase is used to refer to
those who do good, in spite
of being confronted by a bad
situation or person.

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 Historical Allusion ORIGINAL ROLE FUNCTION IN THE TEXT

A Roman Catholic religious A self-sacrificing servant,

Mother Teresa sister and missionary who
lived almost of her life in
India. Her selfless acts of
charity to the poor of that
country made her symbol of
sacrificial love.
caretaker of the helpless.
Being like Mother Teresa
could reference charity or
selflessness.

Giacomo Girolamo Casanova A man who is focuses in

Casanova was an Italian adventurer and romancing women.
writer who romanced one
hundred women during the
early 1700s. Calling someone
a Casanova could be a
compliment or an insult.
Benedict Arnold An American general during It is someone who changes
the American Revolutionary sides.
War before switching sides
and fighting for the British.
The Great Depression The economic depression A prolonged period of
occurring in many countries despair or decline.
preceding World War II. It
spanned almost a decade.
Waterloo A battle fought where the It is a final defeat.
French Army, under
Napoleon’s command, was
defeated resulting in
Napoleon’s abdication.

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