Summary:
Jupiter, (disguised as Amphitryon) approaches the joyful Alcmena, who missed him very much.
Grammar:
There were no new grammar topics in this chapter.
Vocabulary:
There was not any difficult vocabulary in this section.
This is my Honors Latin III Blog for the book Lingua Latina.
Friday, May 24, 2013
Plauti Amphitryo Comoedia Summary (Act I, Lines 288-460)
Summary:
Mercury approaches Sosia and punches him during an argument; eventually, he convinces Sosia that Mercury himself is the actual Sosia, causing a massive identity crisis for the confused slave.
Grammar:
There was no new grammar in this section.
Vocabulary:
There was not any difficult vocabulary in this section.
Mercury approaches Sosia and punches him during an argument; eventually, he convinces Sosia that Mercury himself is the actual Sosia, causing a massive identity crisis for the confused slave.
Grammar:
There was no new grammar in this section.
Vocabulary:
There was not any difficult vocabulary in this section.
Plauti Amphitryo Comoedia Summary (Act I, Lines 1-288)
Summary:
Mercury disguises himself as Sosia so that he can distract the real Sosia from discovering that Jupiter is sleeping with Alcemena while he is disgused as Amphitryon. Sosia describes how he fled from the war and does not know anything that actually happened.
Grammar:
There were no new grammar topics.
Vocabulary:
Mercury disguises himself as Sosia so that he can distract the real Sosia from discovering that Jupiter is sleeping with Alcemena while he is disgused as Amphitryon. Sosia describes how he fled from the war and does not know anything that actually happened.
Grammar:
There were no new grammar topics.
Vocabulary:
- inspicere -to sharpen to a point
- contemplare - to observe/note
- statura - height/stature
- infortunium - misfortune/punishment
Plauti Amphitryo Comoedia Prologue Summary
Summary:
In this section, Mercury introduces the play with the joke that it is a tragedy. Then, he explains that he will use the same words but make it a comedy. Mercury then explains that Jupiter takes the form of Amphitryon to be with Alcmena.
Grammar:
There were no new grammar topics in this section.
Vocabulary:
In this section, Mercury introduces the play with the joke that it is a tragedy. Then, he explains that he will use the same words but make it a comedy. Mercury then explains that Jupiter takes the form of Amphitryon to be with Alcmena.
Grammar:
There were no new grammar topics in this section.
Vocabulary:
- commutare = to change entirely
- nupta = wife
- incessus = walking, pace
- credere = to give as a loan
Lingua Latina: Cap. XXXV Summary
Summary:
This chapter follows a format of a teacher questioning a student about all the concepts presented in the book. The teacher questions the student about Latin concepts as review.
Grammar:
I found no new grammar topics in this chapter.
Vocabulary:
This chapter follows a format of a teacher questioning a student about all the concepts presented in the book. The teacher questions the student about Latin concepts as review.
Grammar:
I found no new grammar topics in this chapter.
Vocabulary:
- explanare: to explain
- quapropter: why
- demere: to take
- tantumdem: to give of such size
Fabulae Syrae XXXIV Summary
Summary: (one of the stories)
Hyacinths:
Apollo visits the beautiful mortal boy Hyacinths, and they decide to throw discs together. Apollo throws a disk and it goes into the clouds. Hyacinths attempts to catch it, but Zephyrus, another God who was hiding in the clouds, is jealous of Hyacinths’ admiration for Apollo. Zephyrus changes the course of the disk and makes it hit Hyacinths in the head, killing him. Apollo mourns his loss and consequently names a flower after him.
Vocabulary:
There was no new vocabulary when I read these stories.
Grammar:
There were no new grammar topics when I read these stories.
Hyacinths:
Apollo visits the beautiful mortal boy Hyacinths, and they decide to throw discs together. Apollo throws a disk and it goes into the clouds. Hyacinths attempts to catch it, but Zephyrus, another God who was hiding in the clouds, is jealous of Hyacinths’ admiration for Apollo. Zephyrus changes the course of the disk and makes it hit Hyacinths in the head, killing him. Apollo mourns his loss and consequently names a flower after him.
Vocabulary:
There was no new vocabulary when I read these stories.
Grammar:
There were no new grammar topics when I read these stories.
Lingua Latina: Cap. XXXIV Summary (Redo)
Summary:
Cornelius quotes a famous and comical poem about a love affair at the Circus Maximus.
Grammar:
There were no new grammar topics.
Vocabulary:
There was no new vocabulary.
Cornelius quotes a famous and comical poem about a love affair at the Circus Maximus.
Grammar:
There were no new grammar topics.
Vocabulary:
There was no new vocabulary.
Lingua Latina: Cap. XXXIV Summary
Summary:
Cornelius quotes a famous Latin love poet-indicating the type of poetry in this chapter. It discusses how a small love affair plays out at the Circus Maximus. The man discusses the do’s and don’ts on his date, almost making it comical.
Grammar:
There were no new grammar topics. Some things to note about poetry:
Cornelius quotes a famous Latin love poet-indicating the type of poetry in this chapter. It discusses how a small love affair plays out at the Circus Maximus. The man discusses the do’s and don’ts on his date, almost making it comical.
Grammar:
There were no new grammar topics. Some things to note about poetry:
- Meter: normally pentameter or hexameter, shown by number of feet per line
- Scansion: follow specific feet, notably dactyl, spondee, iamb, trochee, anapest, and pyric
- auriga- driver
- lucerna- lamp
- basium- kiss
- cachinnus- laugh
- gremium- lap
- odium- hatred
- open- wealth
- ratio- reason
- testis- witness
- sinus- toga
- fatum- fate
- ocellus- little eye
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