Question

How might a modern writer interpret a myth about two people who fall in love even though their families are mortal enemies?

A. Remove all the conflict and just describe two people in perfect love.
B. Make the language simpler, but keep everything else exactly the same.
C. Keep the theme of forbidden love, but change the structure of the story.
D. Change the story completely to make it about a hero who saves society.

Answer 1

The correct choice would be B)

Step-by-step explanation:

It's not use removing all the conflict. Conflicts make good writing material. They give the writer already made inputs that help him build the tension, explore the suspense chapter after chapter. Because when a human mind sees a problem, its immediate response is to also seek it's answer or solutions.

Thus if the myth is written in a difficult to understand language, the modern writer only needs to simplify to enable contemporary readers relate with the story.

Please see the story of Cupid (Eros) and Psyche an example of mythological love stories with an interesting twist.

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Answer 2

A modern writer might interpret a myth about two people who fall in love even though their families are mortal enemies: B. Making the language simpler, but keep everything else exactly the same.

'Romeo and Juliet' was written at the end of the 16th century, and has been adapted several times, for the present times, for a better understanding of the modern public.