In Joseph campbell's "The power of myth", he talks about the hero and the hero adventure. One of my favorite passages posted below speaks of the hero and who he is, how he developed. It is not only about the hero himself, but the adventure that follows- i think many of us can make Various connections to shakespeare and the real which is why i am posting this.
“The usual hero adventure begins with someone from whom something has been taken, or who feels there’s something lacking in the normal experiences available or permitted to the members of his society. This person then takes off on a series of adventures beyond the ordinary, either to recover what has been lost or to discover some life-giving elixir. It’s usually a cycle, a going and a returning... There are both kinds of heroes, some that choose to undertake the journey and some that don’t... In one kind of adventure, the hero sets out responsibly and intentionally to perform the deed... Then there are adventures into which you are thrown... You didn’t intend it, but you’re in now.”
I enjoyed reading through Campbell's works because similar to keats, he talks about the different stages that the hero must venture through. I have always been a visual learner and find that staters, steps, chambers...whatever you choose makes it easier and extremely imaginative for learners.
I also found some fabulous quotes from Joseph Campbell that I could use when thinking about anything really all the way from myth to Shakespeare to our present lives.
"Find a place inside where there's joy, and the joy will burn out the pain." another process in soul making
"I don't believe people are looking for the meaning of life as much as they are looking for the experience of being alive."
"It is by going down into the abyss that we recover the treasures of life. Where you stumble, there lies your treasure." stumbling...tragedies...therefore tragedy can become our treasure.
"myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths"
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