Question

In what way is Shakespeare's Hermione most like Galatea from Ovid's story?

A.
Both have mourned the loss of a child.
B.
Both apparently come to life, surprising other characters.
C.
Both are accused of misdeeds, though they are innocent.
D.
Both receive the help of a goddess.

Answer 1

B. Both apparently come to life, surprising other characters.

Step-by-step explanation:

Hermione:

1. Shakespeare's The Winter's tale

2. mother of Mamillius and Perdita.

3. Queen of Sicily

4. unfairly accused of cheating on her husband King Leontes

5. thrown into prison

6. gives birth to a daughter Perdita

7. Hermione dies

8. Perdita and Leontes reunite sixteen years later

9. a statue of Hermione magically comes to life.

Ovid's Metamorphoses

1. Pygmalion is a sculptor

2. Pygmalion makes an ivory statue

2. Sculpture represents his ideal of womanhood

3. Pygmalion falls in love with the statue

4. Pygmalion names the statue Galatea

5. Goddess Venus brings the statue to life in answer to his prayer

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