Week 7 Inside of class

Brainstorming for Stop Motion

Medusa: One of the things that I find interesting about the medusa story is all of the mixed feelings about her. Some don't understand all of the negative feelings towards her and others think that she is simply cold-hearted. Most people don't know that she was not always considered a monster. She was once a very beautiful woman. She remained a fateful woman in order to be a practice of Athena. Men from all over were struck by medusas beauty and were traveling from all over to see her beauty. Posiden then saw medusa and wanted her, since she was seen as an attribute to Athena. He got tired of waiting and decided to take her by force. Athena then appeared and decided to punished medusa. she turned her hair into venomous snakes, which would turn all men into stone. I think that this would be an interesting story to follow since she is a very misunderstood character. Most people don't understand the rape that she ensued which turned her into this monster. She only had the purest intentions and ultimately had to face her death 

 

Cleopatra: My main idea for this one would be to determine who she was. and how she died. Cleopatra was one of the smartest women that ruled Egypt. at the age of 21 she spoke 8 languages. many people considered her to be promiscuous since she had relationships with Marc Anthony and Julius Ceaser. She considered herself a goddess and had a firm rule over Egypt. So if she was now this successful why did she take her own life at the age of 38. Many say that she committed suicide in order to avoid being humiliated and paraded after her defeat. 

Puss in Boots: I think that this is a more serious folk tale that I think I could put a cute twist on. Most people associate puss in boots as the Shrek, character but there was actually a whole story to this tricky little cat. When the cat Is passed down to the youngest brother, he thinks that he has now received the burdening task of taking care of this cat. but then it turns out that the cat becomes friends with the king of the land, and lands his owner a bunch of fortune. The cat essentially sets up the king and lands his owner a marriage with the king's wife. and after the king dies the cat's owner now has the role of the king.