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Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Mythology/ Fairy-tales/ Folk-tales/Legends



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One of Chinese mythology describes the love of the Weaver and the Cowherd. It is a story about a Weaver who came down from Heaven to Earth and met the Cowherd. She falls in love with him. They soon get married, but then her mom found out and only allowed her to see him once a year. This expresses Star-Crossed Lover because the Weaver is an immortal and the Cowherd is a mortal and they weren't meant to be. They are from two different worlds and their differences led them to only meet each other once a year.



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Hagbard and Signy, a Scandinavian legend talks about the love of Hagbard and Signy. Hagbard slain many of Signy's brothers and suitors causing him to be unwelcome in the hall of Signy's father, Sigar. So then, he cross-dressed and became one of Signy's brother shield maidens. One of the head maidens deceives him by telling Sigar his true identity and this caused him to be arrested. Hagbard was hanged and Signy committed suicide. This shows Star-Crossed Lovers because Hagbard killed Signy's brothers and was never allowed to see her again, but he does and this leads to his death. The death of Hagbard and Signy ends their star-crossed lovers relationship.

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