Gratuitous violence
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| - | :''[[carnography]], [[aestheticization of violence]], [[Pyramus and Thisbe]], [[art as an excuse for depicting prurient interests]]'' | + | :''[[carnography]], [[gratuitous]], [[violence]], [[aestheticization of violence]], [[Pyramus and Thisbe]], [[art as an excuse for depicting prurient interests]], [[graphic violence]]'' |
| Roman versions of mythological events are riddled with [[gratuitous]] [[violence]], often to the point of absurdity. In ''[[Pyramus and Thisbe]]'' however, Ovid actually uses the violence to his own advantage, allying it with the dark tone of the overall story. The extent of pain that [[Pyramus]] expresses when he [[suicide|kills himself]] serves a dual purpose - it upholds the ideal of the Roman man as well as showing that he is willing to die graphically for the woman he loves. By contrast, [[Thisbe]]'s death is described in much less detail to portray the end of the darkness and the conclusion of the story. | Roman versions of mythological events are riddled with [[gratuitous]] [[violence]], often to the point of absurdity. In ''[[Pyramus and Thisbe]]'' however, Ovid actually uses the violence to his own advantage, allying it with the dark tone of the overall story. The extent of pain that [[Pyramus]] expresses when he [[suicide|kills himself]] serves a dual purpose - it upholds the ideal of the Roman man as well as showing that he is willing to die graphically for the woman he loves. By contrast, [[Thisbe]]'s death is described in much less detail to portray the end of the darkness and the conclusion of the story. | ||
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Roman versions of mythological events are riddled with gratuitous violence, often to the point of absurdity. In Pyramus and Thisbe however, Ovid actually uses the violence to his own advantage, allying it with the dark tone of the overall story. The extent of pain that Pyramus expresses when he kills himself serves a dual purpose - it upholds the ideal of the Roman man as well as showing that he is willing to die graphically for the woman he loves. By contrast, Thisbe's death is described in much less detail to portray the end of the darkness and the conclusion of the story.
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