MEDUSA

Sherree Ann Barbero BEEd 3A

Representative
(Character Interpretation)

Silence!
You are under my spell!
But no! The curse not only fell on me
When I count one to three, but also on my two dear sisters
My eyes open will be the last to see. We all became monsters!
I shall turn you into stone. Once so desired by men, now haunted
by them.
1… 2… 3…
You’ll die in front of me!
But I’m sorry to take my anger upon
you my public
I am Medusa!
Is that, I’m always in a bad humor
A gorgon as you can see because I’ve had this curse over
millennia
Do you see these snakes on my hair?
And I can’t even look myself in the
Well, they replace the scalp full of
mirror to take a little pretty because if I
lustrous hair.
do,
Do you see this horrible claws?
I will turn myself into stone.
They replaced elegant hands.
Nothing can break this horrible curse.
Do you see this fangs?
They replaced the perfect set of teeth.
Now, Shall I remove my spell from your
soul?
I was once a beautiful young damsel You will no longer be made of stone
Envied by all the goddesses and desired Thank you my public for hearing my
by all the gods sorrows
But once came a faithful day, Now, I say, goodbye to you all.
When Athena got so jealous, she
bestowed upon this horrible curse---
Athena’s curse.