... did not matter in the end. In a retold Orpheus and Eurydice by Peter Friedman and Amy Friedman, they portray a good understanding of the outcome of the consequences Orpheus faced when Eurydice was sucked back into the Underworld. As the original version told how torn up and depressed Orpheus was, Friedman illustrates how sympathetic the beasts in the upper world were for the great musician. "'His songs turn everything to tears ... ,' wept the serpents. 'He cannot live this way,' cried the tigers. 'We must find a way to ... ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
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• Grade Level: High School