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Love and Death Humanities Presentation

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  • Euripides writes "The Suppliants" (Theater)
    416 BCE

    Euripides writes "The Suppliants" (Theater)

    A Greek tragedy about mothers begging for the return of their dead sons' bodies. A story centered on grief, honor, and a mother's love in the face of death.
  • The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Architecture)
    350 BCE

    The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus (Architecture)

    A monumental tomb built by Queen Artemisia for her husband, Mausolus, whom she loved deeply. It became one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and symbolizes devotion after death.
  • Aristotle's Idea ode to "Tragic Catharsis" (Philosophy)
    330 BCE

    Aristotle's Idea ode to "Tragic Catharsis" (Philosophy)

    Aristotle explained why humans feel emotional release when they watch tragic love and death in stories. This idea became the foundation of how we understand dramatic emotion.
  • Virgil - The Aeneid (Literature)
    19 BCE

    Virgil - The Aeneid (Literature)

    A philosophical dialogue exploring how human love reaches toward immortality and trancends death through beuty, memory, and spiritual connection.
  • The "Lovers of Pompeii" (History)
    79

    The "Lovers of Pompeii" (History)

    Two bodies preserved in volcanic ash were found embracing after Mt. Vesuvius erupted. Their posture symbolizes love frozen forever at the moment of death.
  • Bayeux Tapestry (History)
    1100

    Bayeux Tapestry (History)

    Mainly about war, but it shows loyalty, betrayal, and deaths that change kingdoms and families. It is a visual record of how love and loss shape history.
  • Giotto's "The Lamentation" (Art History)
    1305

    Giotto's "The Lamentation" (Art History)

    A piece of art showing Mary grieving over Christ's body. It was one of the first artworks to show raw, human emotion about love and death.
  • John Donne's "Death Be Not Proud" (Literature)

    John Donne's "Death Be Not Proud" (Literature)

    A poem telling Death that it has no real power. Donne connects spiritual love with challenging the fear of dying.
  • Mary Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (Philosophy)

    Mary Wollstonecraft's "A Vindication of the Rights of Woman" (Philosophy)

    A text written to blend grief with the belief that women deserve respect and equality.
  • Goya's "The Third of May" (Art History)

    Goya's "The Third of May" (Art History)

    A powerful painting of innocent people being executed. It shows how death, fear, and sacrifice shape the human condition and impact love.
  • Billie Holiday's "Gloomy Sunday" (Music)

    Billie Holiday's "Gloomy Sunday" (Music)

    Nicknamed the “Hungarian Suicide Song,” it is about a lover choosing death after heartbreak. Several legends claim suicides were connected to the song.
  • "The Falling Soldier" by Robert Capa (Photography)

    "The Falling Soldier" by Robert Capa (Photography)

    It blends human vulnerability, the violence of war, and the emotional impact of a life ending in an instant. It’s one of the rawest images connecting love, loyalty, and death in modern photography.
  • The Gateway Arch (Architecture)

    The Gateway Arch (Architecture)

    Represents expansion and new beginnings but also memorializes those who died in the process of creating the nation’s “westward dream.” It blends love of country with its darker historical cost.
  • Francis Ford Coppola’s "Bram Stoker’s Dracula" (Film History)

    Francis Ford Coppola’s "Bram Stoker’s Dracula" (Film History)

    A Gothic romance where Dracula’s violence comes from eternal grief for his lost wife. The film intertwines forbidden love and death across centuries.
  • Sarah Kane's "Blasted" (Theater)

    Sarah Kane's "Blasted" (Theater)

    A brutal modern play that shows how love breaks under violence, war, and death. It is intense but fits your theme perfectly.