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Romeo is the Titan in ancient Greek mythology. He created man, imitated the god of sound at the same time, and finally made man sound, and taught him knowledge and technical methods. At the same time, he challenged Zeus, the king of gods, and his hegemony over mankind. This article is about Prometheus who, in order to relieve the human suffering without fire, dares to steal the fire of heaven at the expense of breaking the laws of heaven. Zeus asked Vulcan to lock Prometheus on the cliff and let him be beaten by the wind and rain day and night, but Prometheus did not give in. Zeus sent fierce vultures to peck at Prometheus' liver, which caused him a long period of eclipse and endless pain. Prometheus was tortured for many years until he was rescued by Hercules, but he still didn't give in.

Three knowable endings of Prometheus:

I, Hercules, untied the chain and took Prometheus away.

Kay Long Xing voluntarily gave up immortality, not Prometheus.

In order to maintain the verdict, Zeus made Prometheus wear an iron ring forever.

Three knowable identities of Prometheus:

Descendants of my older generation of gods.

Ⅱ Athena's friend.

Three. Defenders of mankind.

Prometheus' three knowable languages;

The gods should not make mankind bear too heavy an obligation because they have the responsibility to protect.

II Noble Zeus, the greatest of the eternal gods, please choose your favorite!

Don't accept Zeus's gift on Mount Olympus, lest mankind suffer disaster.

Prometheus said:

"As long as a person is aware of the inevitable and irresistible forces, he will certainly endure everything that is doomed."

Prometheus predicted:

"The new marriage will corrupt and destroy the masters of the gods."

Introduction to Roman Roland

Romain rolland (1866- 1900) is a French thinker, writer and humanist. In addition to enjoying an immortal position in the literary world, romain rolland is also the most serious expert in studying Beethoven, and John Christophe, adapted from Beethoven's biography, is a classic in world literature.

1886 1 29, romain rolland was born in a small town in central France. Because my parents have been lawyers for three generations, this is a very prestigious family in the local area. His loving father named his sons Roman and Paul Emil, hoping that he would have strong spirit and extraordinary talent like the Roman heroes written by the ancient Roman writer Plutarch.

At this point, the future Roman Roland did not let his father's wishes fail. However, Roman Roland was not healthy when he was a child. On one occasion, due to the negligence of the servant, romain rolland, who was less than one year old, was left alone in the cold outdoor and almost froze to death.

Young Roman Roland has always been sickly. And the best way to protect his parents who have been spoiling him is to ban little Roman Roland at home. And this has a fierce conflict with the nature of little Roman Roland's longing for nature. When he recalled this childhood, he used the word "rat cage" to describe the scene at that time.

The biggest drawback of this "rat cage" is that it stifles the "spiritual freedom" of little Roman Roland. He can't herd cattle and sheep in the fields like other children, nor can he play in the vast nature. This led to the young Roman Roland's confusion and fear of life and death.

Unfortunately, when romain rolland was five years old, his sister, who was two years younger than him, was suddenly killed by diphtheria. The direct consequence of this incident is that parents' "protection" for romulan is more severe, and the death of younger sister virtually increases the fear and confusion of young romulan.

Because Roman Roland's family was a respectable middle class at that time, his parents attached great importance to their children's education. So when romain rolland was fourteen years old, his family moved to Paris, the capital of art, in order to give him a good education.

This move is a major turning point in romain rolland's life. In Paris, in this big city, the young Roman Roland was extremely uncomfortable at first. In his view, "big cities are formidable organisms, where intelligent microorganisms will multiply as fast as all chronic molds." If newcomers can't obey immediately, their blood needs a long and painful period to adapt to these toxins. "Among them, the most important thing is that for the introverted and fantasy-loving Roman Roland, he lost his home of faith. The crazy rhythm of the city and the chaotic situation in the school made him full of contradictions and confusion.

At this time, Roman Roland began to contact the works of Shakespeare, Voltaire and other masters, which revived his barren spiritual realm again. Fortunately for him, he met Hugo, a great writer at that time, on his way to visit his friends. And this meeting obviously gave Roman Roland a very deep impression.

There are many great artists in life who have had a great influence on romain rolland. Only his own biographies of these great men can be counted as Beethoven, Goethe and Beethoven, Tolstoy and Michelangelo. ...

Let's start with Roman Roland and music.

Before romain rolland was sixteen, his musical influence mainly came from Haydn and Mozart. After he came into contact with the music of Wagner and Beethoven, those beautiful melodies occupied the most beautiful position in his mind and became an important spiritual sustenance and a haven for his soul in his life.

For Wagner, romain rolland once commented that "Wagner is a strict classical musician. For him, everything is subject to a supreme truth, which dominates the drama, directs the theme and persistently develops ideas. "

From 65438 to 0887, due to the deterioration of the relationship between France and Germany, some French musicians stopped Wagner from performing in Paris on the grounds of national pride. At this time, Roman Roland, who has always flaunted harmony, severely criticized this. "A powerful nation will not be afraid of being spiritually conquered by another nation." (Think about the globalization we are facing now, and some arguments that the so-called "Korean Wave" and "Europeanization" have impacted our own culture. ) This is not so much romain rolland's defense of Wagner as his own declaration of international art that transcends national boundaries.

Beethoven's music is closely related to romain rolland's life.

Romain rolland studied Beethoven deeply when he was in college in Rome. He thought Beethoven was "the most spiritual of all musicians". Romain rolland studied Beethoven from that moment until the end of his life. This is enough to prove how important Beethoven's music and spirit are to Roman Roland's enlightenment! Beethoven's life is a process in which a talented artist struggles with an ill-fated fate. Roman Roland was obviously impressed by Beethoven's powerful spiritual system. He thinks Beethoven belongs to the kind of person who yearns for happiness from the heart. "Beethoven is simply a force of nature. He refused to compromise everything he disagreed with. He has been struggling all his life! " The spirit and prototype expressed in John Christophe, the greatest masterpiece of romain rolland's life, is the epitome of Beethoven's life.

Roman Roland and the master of literature.

Romain rolland has met countless great writers in his life, such as Hugo, Goethe, Gandhi, Rilke, Spinoza ... and many masters have been his spiritual mentors, which have influenced his life. Here I will focus on the influence of Shakespeare and Tolstoy on him.

As mentioned above, romain rolland came into contact with Shakespeare's works during his most distressing days in Paris. These views influenced his life.

"Action, production, creation ... I understand that this is the purpose and law of life, and I am willing to do so".

It can be said that because of Shakespeare, Roman Roland was reborn. And this has become the most important feature he will show to the world in the future: thinking and action.

The young Roman Roland was fascinated by Shakespeare's famous plays. At that time, he always watched the classic plays such as Hamlet, King Lear, Othello and Romeo and Juliet with great interest over and over again. This also played a subtle role in Roman Roland's future drama creation.

Tolstoy is the most admired master of Roman Roland. He regarded Tuo Weng as a lifelong spiritual mentor and was infatuated with his works.

Reading Tolstoy can help us find ourselves, which is an inspiration to our lives and a door to the vast universe.

What moved Roman Roland most was the sincere correspondence between them.

That was after Tolstoy published his new book "So What Should We Do". Facing Tolstoy's disdain for Shakespeare and Beethoven and their modern artistic achievements, the young Roman Roland was a little confused. He doesn't know why Tolstoy attacked him so strongly as the art of life, and he can't understand the meaning of his spiritual mentor. Young romain rolland couldn't control his anxiety and impulse, so he picked up a pen and wrote a letter to Tolstoy, who was far away in Russia, to express his incomprehension and confusion. ...

And one day after half a year, romain rolland, who had forgotten all about it, was very surprised to receive a personal letter from Tolstoy, the master. This is a long letter written in French. Tolstoy elaborated his understanding of modern art in detail in his letter, and the excerpt is as follows: "In our society, what people say about science and art is just a big lie. Once we get rid of traditional superstitions, we often fall into advanced superstitions about science and art. In order to see clearly the way we are going, we must start from scratch ... The real achievements of science and art come from sacrifice, not from some superior material conditions. Think about people's extensive understanding of science and art and their evaluation of success today. This sentence is a blow. Tolstoy finally concluded that "the whole history is not someone else's, but the gestation process of the principle of the unity of all mankind. This idea has been proved by historical experience and personal experience. The happiest and freest moment of mankind is the time to carry forward the spirit of selfless love. Reason has found the only way to happiness in people, and feelings have played a role in promoting it. "

This passage has unparalleled instructions and vigilance to the future "harmony" spirit that Roman Roland yearns for. Therefore, Tolstoy is a key figure in the spiritual system of romain rolland's life. It is also in the communication with such a literary master that his spiritual life is full of joy and his whole soul is full of incomparable enrichment.

Tolstoy's life is a life of struggle against suffering. Born in an aristocratic environment, he realized at the age of five that "life is not a pleasure, but a very heavy job" (each of us will shout for happiness now). Tolstoy, who is almost a teenager, wants to sell his car to the poor just because he thinks that "they are people like me" (Tolstoy will never agree with the praise of "philanthropists" at this time).

Tolstoy was born in the upper class, but he despised this luxurious and decadent life. The most distressing thing in his life is that he cannot live with those poor people. Because he has many relatives, he can't leave them. So he was forced to live a luxurious life all day.

Finally, one day, Tolstoy could no longer face his own condemnation. He left home on a stormy night. He was old and weak, but unfortunately he fell ill. When he was taken care of by everyone, he cried and said, "There are thousands of creatures suffering on the earth. Why do you all take care of only one Tolstoy here? "

Such stories can infect every pure soul. Roman Roland followed this attitude all his life and made contributions to the happiness and peace of all mankind.

Romain rolland's love life.

Roman Roland met a pair of beautiful Italian sisters when he was in college in Rome. Young Roman Roland is full of admiration for them, and he doesn't know which one he likes at the moment. In his own one-man show like guessing boxing, I secretly feel the distress of love. And when he got up the courage to try to confess, he found that the two sisters didn't mean that to him at all. So this drama of self-writing and self-acting came to an end. In the memory of this first love, romain rolland wrote in his memoirs, "I still don't know how to think independently, but I am intoxicated with the sad song of emotional emptiness."

And his first novel was born, a novel called "Spring in Rome".

Romain rolland's first wife was a Jewish girl. Her father is a linguist and has a high prestige in the academic circles in Paris.

In his own memoirs, he once described the married life at that time like this: "There were a little happy, disappointed, funny, or strange and sometimes sad days when we talked to each other like brother and sister." We also criticize this society with the same eyes. My wife has a gift for observing and analyzing psychology, which is consistent with me and complementary ... My wife is a musician, just like me; Music plays an important role in our love ... "

It can be seen that the initial marriage life is wave-free. Very harmonious and happy.

But then things changed.

Roman Roland wrote a lot during this period. However, these plays or novels are difficult to be put on the stage and published. Because Paris is too big, Rome Roland, a mainlander, can't stand here on his own microwave power. I need my wife's help every time to get some opportunities for performance. The wife always thinks that "only what is recognized by others is useful, or that any purpose of creation should have the pursuit of getting ahead with practical interests (probably every woman persuades her partner in this way, and then calls it" the performance of self-motivation "). And all this makes Roman Roland feel more and more indebted to others. He would rather give up real interests for dignity. In several worthless discussions, Roman Roland never reached an understanding with his wife. Finally ended their eight-year marriage.

However, after the divorce, the life of hitting the wall everywhere and those hard experiences just became the real experience and inspiration brought by his later creation.

Later, romain rolland wrote the world-famous masterpiece "John Christophe". And at the moment when the First World War broke out, he was able to transcend the border with the country, racial contradictions and other issues, and wrote Beyond Chaos, which was sometimes praised by many people. Although the French authorities at that time sneered at him. But he still believes that his views are correct and fair.

19 16, the Swedish Academy Literature Award announced that this year's Nobel Prize in Literature winner was romain rolland. The man who had been abandoned by France at that time, after learning that he had won the prize, replied: "This honor is not mine, but belongs to all French people. If this honor helps to spread the idea that France is loved by the whole world, I am happy. "

This broad mind is just as described in John Christophe. "He didn't know that his full love was shining around, and it was at this time that when he thought he would be lonely forever, he got more love than the happiest person in the world."

1August 24, 944, Paris was liberated.

A month later, 65438+February 30th. Romain rolland completed his life journey.