ovid love + desire (+ others) Flashcards
love + desire, men + women, marriage, society + values
How does Ovid view love?
Love is a game + skill which can be taught
What’s the important thing in love?
Knowing how to play the game to your advantage
What is the reported quote Ovid receives from Venus?
“An unarmed crowd betrayed to well-armed men”
What does Venus referring to love as warfare tell us?
Shes the goddess of love; endures that both sides strive their hardest to win
What does Ovid show about love + desire? Where?
“A bare shoulder suits you pale skinned girls” - Desire is an important part of love + useful in stringing men along
How does Ovid portray women + men?
They’re at war
What does Ovid claim to teach?
He claims to teach women but presents lessons of benefit to men
What does Ovid do in ‘and so to bed’?
Instructs women on sex
What does Ovid say in ‘and so to bed’ that indicates love?
“Women, feel love, melted to your very bones” - he mixes love + desire
How does Ovid end ‘and so to bed’?
Suggests that girls will want payment for their favours + that they’re better left unseen
What quote shows misogyny in the end of ‘and so to bed’? What does this mean?
“Dont let light into the room: its fitting for much of your body to be concealed” - the women are better hidden
What were Augustan laws around marriage at the time?
Moral legalisation was strict on sex outside of marriage
What does Ovid say at the start of the poem? What does this do?
“Principles + your rules follow”
Augustan laws will be satisfied
What does Ovid tell the women in ‘play cloak + dagger’?
Advice for freedwomen on how to avoid protection + vigilance put in place by their husbands
