A. Directions: Fill in the blanks with your personal views and explanations.

 
My favorite Filipino film / television series (teleserye) is “Through Night and Day ”. The main
characters are Alessandra de Rossi and Paolo Contis . The setting is in Iceland. I like how
the events of the movie/ teleserye were presented because. The plot is very realistic and
definitely not your typical rom-com . The conflict of the story is Jen’s inconsistent
decision, her insensitivity and changeable mind. It was resolved when Ben is about to
marry, he found out that Jen had a brain tumor . I think that the writer's purpose was
achieved for the reason that many people got hurt at the ending and many people learn
that no matter how much a person loves you, they also get tired too .

B. Directions: READING TIME! You will be reading a famous Greek myth. Be sure to do
the tasks needed to be done. 
Knowing the following words will help you as you read Orpheus. Remember to define
these words using the dictionary:

1. Inspiration - a person, place, experience, etc., that makes someone want to do or

create something
2. Lyre - a stringed instrument of the harp class having an approximately U-shaped frame
and used by the ancient Greeks especially to accompany song and recitation
3. Entranced - the means or place of entry
4. Condemned - pronounced guilty and sentenced to punishment
5. Summoned - to call upon for specified action

What I thought…  I thought that the story is

boring and it doesn’t have a
moral lesson.
What I want to remember…  I want to remember that
Orpheus immortalizes
Eurydice through his music
insuring that her story is still
told today.
What I have learned…  We must have trust in order
to love. None of us will be in
Orpheus' shoes for a journey
to the genuine afterlife, but
most of us will have to
confront a "hell" when our
love is challenged and only
trust can keep us alive.
 Orpheus
By Alice Low
Characters:
Mnemosyne – a titan
Calliope – mother of Orpheus and the
inspiration of poets and musicians
Orpheus -  played his lyre so sweetly that
he charmed all things on earth
Eurydice- a young woman Thracian Singer
Hades – a stern
Persephone – is cold Eurydice dies and Orpheus goes to
the Underworld to get her.
Beginning
A guy named Orpheus that played the lyre very well that he
charms and entrances anything he comes across with.
Orpheus loved a woman named Eurydice, and was expecting
to live a life full of happiness with her. But then she suddenly
died after stepping on a snake. Overcome by grief, Orpheus
decided that he’ll head to the underworld to enchant Hades
and Persephone to take Eurydice back to the land of the living
with him.
Middle
On his journey to the palace of Hades, his lyre
made people felt what he felt about his loss and
made them weep. Upon his arrival at Hades’
palace, he was about to get ordered to leave but
then he started playing his lyre and instantly made
Hades weep and Persephone’s heart melt.
Persephone said to Hades that “let Eurydice be
reunited with Orpheus” and Hades also agreed, but
Settings:
Earth
Underworld
Palace of Hades and River Styx
Conflict
Theme
Trust, both in the gods and in love, is
necessary. Pay attention and to let your
head rule your heart.
Love is stronger than death itself.
End
On their way back to earth, Orpheus said
something to Eurydice but she did not hear
him and didn’t respond to Orpheus. It made
him wonder if she was really there, and due
to his curiosity, he looked back and caught
one glimpse of her arms before disappearing
with her final words, “farewell” before she
disappeared and was pulled back to the
underworld swallowed by darkness. Orpheus
tried to follow her, but this time the gods
would not allow it. And so he wandered the
earth alone. He sang his sad songs to the
trees and longed for the time when he, too,
would die and be reunited with his beloved
Eurydice in the underworld.
  What
        I thought…  I thought that