Q. What is the main idea of the passage Arachne?
At its heart, Arachne is a story about pride and human limitation. An incredibly talented Weaver, Arachne is a young girl who feeds on the praise of her patrons. Eventually, youth and inexperience, coupled with consciousness of her superb gifts, causes Arachne to boast that her weaving is better even than Athena’s.
Q. What design does Athena weave?
Athena’s weaving represented four separate contests between mortals and the gods in which the gods punished mortals for setting themselves as equals of the gods. Arachne’s weaving depicted ways that the gods, particularly Zeus, had misled and abused mortals, tricking and seducing many women.
Q. What is the theme of Arachne and Athena?
As it is heard, Arachne is a story about Pride and Human Limitations. An incredibly talented weaver. Arachne is a young girl who feeds on the praise of her patrons. Eventually, youth and inexperience, coupled with consciousness of her superb gifts, causes Arachne to boast that her weaving is better then Athena’s.
Q. Who are the characters of the story Arachne?
The characters in the story of Arachne are: Arachne herself and Athena. The story revolves around Arachne, a famous and skillful weaver. She is so well-known that people from other cities travel just to buy her tapestries. The story of Arachne is also said to be the myth where spiders were originated from.7
Q. What is the falling action of the story of Arachne?
Falling Action: Arachne lost to the Goddess and therefore declared the loser of the contest. And ths, Arachne wasn’t allowed to touch any spindle ever again. Resolution: By the Goddess’ pity she turned Arachne into a creature that’ll have the ability to weave without a spindle.27
Q. What caused Arachne fears and failures?
Arachne’s fears and failures were caused because of Athena’s presence. In a contest where she challenged Athena. Arachne had the fear of losing her skill and talent in spinning or weaving. She fears on that thought that she might lose her talent and people’s appraisal because that is all that matters to her.
Q. How does the setting contribute to the total effect of the story?
Setting is the time and place where a scene occurs. It can help set the mood, influence the way characters behave, affect the dialog, foreshadow events, invoke an emotional response, reflect the society in which the characters live, and sometimes even plays a part in the story.13
Q. Why is the climax so important?
A climax, when used as a plot device, helps readers understand the significance of the previously rising action to the point in the plot where the conflict reaches its peak. The climax of the story makes readers mentally prepared for the resolution of the conflict.
