"These violent delights have violent ends AND AT THEIR TRIUMPH, DIE (like fire and powder) which as they kiss consume." -Shakespeare
Yes the famous words from Shakespeare translated and recaptured by me:
I am so inspired by this Shakespeare's neo-classic fairytale/dramatic/altering story/novel play lol :p
That is has gotten to the point where all my stories are inspired by it.
Meaning all my stories talk about forbidden love, taboo subjects that the mere mortal reading them not to mention my mom would faint.
It has gotten to the point that even my Facebook page under About Me section says "These Violent Delights, Have Violent Ends." Okay Okay I'm not THAT Obsessed it just the sheer thought of Shakespeare enlightens my thoughts and feelings.
So anyways moving on to this section. So I bet you guys have heard or had known about a classic love story that broke all barriers changed the fate of history or became immortalized. Well I got so inspired this morning and I decided..."Well Heck..I can write about those stories..that left me thinking,..and left me inspired in love, of course."
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Yes these named AND PICTURED ABOVE may sound unpronounceable but the reality of the matter is that it is a wonderful love story. Such as the star-crossed lovers In Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet, Popcatepl and Izta shared the same fate but in a different twist. It’s primarily based on Mexican folklore and obviously Aztec mythology (Not only Greeks had MYTHOLOGY you know!!) And yes folks Popocatepl is a real volcano in Mexico. And to this day Popocatepetl still smokes today. Some say it is with inner torment of a warrior who lost his only love. Believe it or not someone a long time ago once read this story to me and ever since I have been hooked to this mythological/non-fiction/fiction love story. *SIGH* AHHHHHHH…….
"Many years before Cortés came to Mexico, the Aztecs lived in Tenochtitlán, today's Mexico City. The chief of the Aztecs was a famous Emperor, who was loved by all the natives. The Emperor and his wife, the Empress, were very worried because they had no children. One day the Empress said to the Emperor that she was going to give birth to a child. A baby girl was born and she was as beautiful as her mother. They called her Iztaccíhuatl, which in Náhuatl means "white lady".
All the natives loved Izta and her parents prepared her to be the Empress of the Aztecs. When she grew up, she fell in love with a captain of a tribe, his name was Popoca. One day, a war broke out and the warriors had to go south to fight the enemy. The Emperor told Popoca that he had to bring the head of the enemy chief back from the war, so he could marry his daughter.
After several months of combat, a warrior who hated Popoca sent a false message to the Emperor. The message said that his army had won the war, but that Popoca had died in battle. The Emperor was very sad when he heard the news, and when Izta heard she could not stop crying. She refused to go out and did not eat any more. A few days later, she became ill and she died of sadness. When the Emperor was preparing Izta's funeral, Popoca and his warriors arrived victorious from war. The Emperor was taken aback when he saw Popoca, and he told him that other warriors had announced his death. Then, he told him that Izta had died. Popoca was very sad. He took Izta's body and left the town. He walked a long way until he arrived at some mountains where he ordered his warriors to build a funeral table with flowers and he put Izta lying on top. Then he kneeled down to watch over Izta and died of sadness too. The Gods were touched by Popoca's sacrifice and turned the tables and the bodies into great volcanoes. The biggest volcano is Popocatépetl, which in Náhuatl means "smoking mountain". He sometimes throws out smoke, showing that he is still watching over Iztaccíhuatl, who sleeps by his side."
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So I was going over classic love stories in YouTube since I’m a die-hard romantic-comedy chick kind of girl. So then…EYES BEHOLD...I see James Franco and I just had to watch it, I never expected it to be a mythological/tale/of all accounts historic story. At the basis of the first clip I was already hooked and it still plays in mind from time to time. Love no matter how powerful how great finds its end in inexplicable ways.
Editor’s Note: Obviously many would disagree with this story because there is the movie version of it. I loved the Tristan & Isolde movie version so much (that it far-reached my expectations) Movie has notable actors, which stars James Franco YUM!! Go watch it!!!
"The tragic love story of Tristan and Isolde has been told and retold through various stories and manuscripts. It takes place during medieval times during the reign of King Arthur.
Isolde of Ireland, also known as Isolt, Isold, Iseult, or Ysolde, was the daughter of Angwish, King of Ireland. She was betrothed to King Mark of Cornwall. King Mark sent his nephew, Tristan, to Ireland to escort Isolde back to Cornwall.
Tristan (Tristram) whose name means "sorrow", given to him because of the loss of his mother at his birth, was a noble knight.
Before leaving Ireland, Isolde's mother gave a love potion to Isolde's handmaiden, Brangraine, with strict instructions to keep it safe until they reached Cornwall. It was then to be given to Isolde on her wedding night. Sometime during the voyage, Isolde and Tristan drank the potion by accident and fell forever in love.
Isolde did marry Mark of Cornwall, but could not help but love Tristan. The love affair continued after the marriage. When King Mark finally learned of the affair, he forgave Isolde, but Tristan was banned from Cornwall. Tristan moved to King Arthur's court and later went to Brittany. There he met Iseult of Brittany (also known as Iseult of White Hands). He was attracted to her because of the similarity of her name to his true love. He married her, but did not consummate the marriage because of his love for the "true" Isolde. After falling ill, he sent for Isolde in hopes that she would be able to cure him. If she agreed to come, the returning ship's sails would be white, or the sails would be black if she did not agree. Iseult, seeing the white sails, lied to Tristan and told him that the sails were black. He died of grief before Isolde could reach him. Isolde died soon after of a broken heart. Iseult regretted her actions after she saw the love that the two had for each other."
Apollo And Daphne
I know this is not by any means a love story alternation of the most enchanting love story of all creation. But its close seconds because it deals with a subject that hits home: unrequited love. I remember seeing this mythology video in history class. I was utterly bored not to mention exhausted by the repeating and monotone voice of these unpronounceable locations and very formal wording the narrator used to narrate Mythology. Don’t get me wrong I LOVE <3 mythology, it was just the movie that was the problem. So anyways around comes this clip the story of cupid, and all of a sudden I woke up. It then went talking about Apollo and Daphne, and just there and just then I have been mesmerized and still am enamoured with this enchanting mythological story.
"The story of Daphne is an example of an etiological myth, one that is strongly explanatory of why certain things in their culture were a certain way.
There are many examples of Greek myths that explain why certain religious rituals were performed, why some peoples may be named what they are, or even why varying objects, plants and animals were symbols of their gods.
The gods were known for punishing mortals for offending them, but occasionally they punished each other. The gods were a vengeful folk, and they did not take kindly to being insulted, by mortal or god. Apollo made the mistake of insulting one of his fellow immortal.
Apollo was a great archer, but sometimes he was a little full of himself. One day he caught sight of Eros (aka Cupid), the son of Aphrodite. Eros(Cupid) was also an archer, and his arrows were responsible for instilling the twists and turns of love and lust in a person's heart. Apollo teased young Eros(Cupid), putting down his abilities as an archer, claiming that one so small could make no difference with his arrows.
Angry at this insult, Eros(Cupid) shot two arrows, one tipped in gold, one blunted and tipped with lead. The arrow dipped in gold had the power to create insatiable lust in a person, while the other created absolute abhorrence towards all things romantic and passionate. The unfortunate soul who was struck with that arrow would have no desire to love anyone. The arrow dipped in gold struck Apollo, but the arrow dipped in lead struck fair Daphne.
Daphne was the daughter of the river god Peneus. Apollo chased down the maiden, desperate for her love, but she wanted nothing to do with him, and she ran from him endlessly. Soon, she grew weary in her running and that Apollo would ultimately catch her. Fearful, she called out to her father for help. As all gods of water posses the ability of transformation, Peneus transformed his daughter into a laurel tree. Suddenly her legs took root, and her arms grew into long and slender branches.
Apollo reached the laurel tree, and, still enamored with Daphne, held the tree in a special place in his heart. He claimed the tree the as his special tree, and adorned himself with some of it's leaves. And that is why the laurel was, and still is, a symbol of the god Apollo."
P.S. So do any of you know any stories that where inspired by love forbidden love or simply as enchanting as the ones previously mentioned above?? I would love to hear them. Story time will not appear again I promise, it’s just these stories keep coming out of nowhere and I feel that it’s my mission to share them. Until Next Time…I have to keep on writing, writing writing, writing. LOL
