Amoret In The Garden Of Adonis

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Sadye Litsko Racheal Forlow Seminar in Composition 29, January, 2010 Trouble in Paradise An incomplete piece is always more intriguing to us. It’s like reading an entire novel with a missing last page. It leaves you in suspense and seems as though the author worked his whole story up, to just end it with the absence of a clear closure. It leaves us wondering and we catch ourselves trying to draw our own conclusions. We’re used to stories having endings, and when it’s changed up, it becomes more appealing to us. It grabs our attention because it’s unique. Edmund Spenser, an English poet, did this very thing to an epic poem, “The Faerie Queene.” This poem is known for its form and is the longest poem in the English language. “Amoret in the Garden of Adonis,” was painted by a British painter named John Dickson Batten in 1887 and was based off of this poem. Coming from a young female’s perspective, I viewed “Amoret in the Garden of Adonis,” as a depiction of somebody exhausting over their problems. The painting reassures me that I’m not alone. I’m not the only one with problems and stress weighing on my mind. It’s not only me. Most of the time, people believe that they can’t connect with anybody; that nobody understands them. But seeing the beautiful Amoret in the picture illustrated to me that even beauty has its sadness. It comforts me knowing that even something as beautiful, pure, and calming as Amoret, can relate to me and my own difficulties in life. Trouble in paradise would be a perfect phrase to describe this painting. I was originally attracted to it by the bright coloring of the flowers that Amoret was holding. The red rose, without question, symbolizes a romantic love and enduring passion. The white rose symbolizes purity and innocence. It could also be associated with young love. I feel like the beauty of them symbolizes a sense of passion
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