... function which is at the core of Platonic love. If the object of love is to have the good forever, the function of love is "giving birth in beauty both in body and in mind." (206b) Diotima begins her explanation of how "all human beings are pregnant in body and in mind" ... is given to be the labor of the pregnant mind as it attempts to bring forth "what it is suitable for a mind to bear and bring to birth," (209a) namely wisdom and other virtues. Chief among the kinds of wisdom, according to Diotima, is moderation and justice "connected with the organization of cities ... love by fath...

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... Klaus point out that the parents" bond to their child may be the strongest of all human ties. This relationship has two main characteristics: before birth the infant gestates within a part of the mother's body and after birth she ensures his survival while he is utterly dependent on her and until he becomes a separate individual. "The power of this attachment is so ... ...

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... to view him as the "good spirit" and overlook his obvious abnormality (105). The De Lacey's rejection of the Creature is the second rejection he experiences, (Victor's [as the Creature's birth mother] rejection of him being the first); a primal wound, which mirrors the rejection Victor experiences from his own mother. Ice is a symbol of rigidity, frigidity, the waters of the earth ... as opposed to the fresh and living water. Water can be associated with birth; it can symbolize purification of the soul. Victor continually attempts to purify his soul, the boat symbolizes the femininity a...

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... crimes herself. Similarly, Macbeth states that the Lady's "undaunted mettle should compose nothing but males" (Act 1, Scene 7, 74-75), as though her unfeminine hostility could only manifest itself in the birth of boys rather than daughters. The ideal of manhood then, is seen as that of action rather than reflection, further illustrated in Act 5, Scene 1, when Malcolm advises MacDuff not to ... like most men, but rather "was from his mother's womb untimely ripped" (Act 5, Scene 10, 15-16). This suggests that MacDuff's masculinity is greater than that of others of natural birth, as he eme...

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... accentuates her femininity to accomplish her goals. The story presents various profiles of Hera: the powerful goddess, the queen of Olympos, the Trojan antagonist, the stubborn and conniving wife. Hera's birth not only granted her powers of marriage, prophecy and negotiation with other gods for other temporary powers. However, perhaps her most distinguishing powers are those which she is entitled to ... ...

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... midst of his dream he is unable to see the reality of the situation. A world in which Daisy has moved on from their past relationship, gotten married, and even given birth to a daughter. However, Gatsby is so obsessively tangled in his hopes of love that he fails to see Daisy for the corrupted person she really is. Both Shakespeare and Fitzgerald ... ...

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... love is sought only when motherly love is not satisfactory for a child anymore and they wish to give love as well as receive it. Since this occurs well after a child's birth, the father teaches his child how to cope with situations that arise within his surrounding environment, thus teaching reason and judgement, two of the most important things a child brings away ... ...

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