Chapter 2 Question 4

Pysche's funeral marrage is a time of great loss. A gloom hangs over all as they wail over Psyche's fate. All are really unsure of what to do as they leave her their alone to die. The saddness of the situation is underlined by the constant repition of words conveying the same meaning. This repition really drives home the piont the Apuleius is trying to make. For example, the parents mourned, cryed and wept. These all have closely related meanings but when place together aplify the message.

Chapter 1 Question 1

On the basis of the first few lines of the chapter, one can tell that this story will follow a traditional format of a Roman tale. Once you learn that she is being whorshipped like a god, one can already assume that the Gods will intervene because of there jealousy. When Venus it is involved, you can tell that the girl will siffer for a mistake that was not her fault. It is a traditional Roman structure where the Gods Jealusy causes them to intervene in mortal affairs.