西洋文學概論 week ten
(week nine- mid-term)
1. Prometheus —theft of fire
—Creation of man from clay
2. Malicious —evil intention
3. Malignant tumor 惡性腫瘤
4. Malign —causing or intended to cause harm
5. Malevolent gossip 惡意的八卦
6. Obstacle —something that makes it difficult to do something
—an object that you have to go around or over : something that blocks your path
7. Obscene —relating to sex in an indecent or offensive way
—very offensive in usually a shocking way
—so large an amount or size as to be very shocking or unfair
8. Obesity —a condition characterized by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body
9. Ob- : something negative
10. Tragedy —goat-song
—drama
—human suffering
—catharsis( purification, cleansing) is the purification and purgation of emotion
—renewal and restoration
—Aristotle in the Poetics
—Aeschylus is the creator of tragedy
11. Dandy —a man who cares too much about his clothing and personal appearance
—something that is very good or impressive : a very good example of something
12. Innovation v.s. renovation
13. Dionysus —son of Zeus and the mortal Semele
—the god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine
—god of fertility
14. The Dionysia 戲劇節 (lasted for four or five days, in an open-air theater)
15. Spec- : to look
Ideal spectator
16. Di- : 一分為二
Ex. dilemma 兩難
Ex. divorce
Ex. different
17. Trilogy 三部曲
18. Ab- : 負面
Ex. abduct —to take (someone) away from a place by force
19. predator —an animal that lives by killing and eating other animals : an animal that preys on other animals
—a person who looks for other people in order to use, control, or harm them in some way
20. prey —an animal that is hunted or killed by another animal for food
—someone who is easily harmed or affected in a bad way by someone or something
21. net —Zeus’s justice
22. There’s your signal clear and true, my queen! — Clytemnastra
23. soaked in dew 餐風露宿
24. beacon烽火
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