At the beginning, how does the setting of the Underworld connect to the theme?

A/It proves that once love is lost you cannot get it back no mater how far you travel.

B / It shows that Orpheus is willing to risk his life in a dangerous place to save Eurdyice

C/It shows that even love has a dark, shadowy, untrustworthy side.

D/It shows that even love can't open the gates to the Underworld

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Alessandra Ellison

26 April, 21:12

At the beginning, how does the setting of the Underworld connect to the theme?

A/It proves that once love is lost you cannot get it back no mater how far you travel.

B / It shows that Orpheus is willing to risk his life in a dangerous place to save Eurdyice

C/It shows that even love has a dark, shadowy, untrustworthy side.

D/It shows that even love can't open the gates to the Underworld

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Victoria Parks · Answer 1

It shows that Orpheus is willing to risk his life in a dangerous place to retrieve Eurydice

Janessa Estes · Answer 2

The correct answer is: B) It shows that Orpheus is willing to risk his life in a dangerous place to save Eurydice.

Explanation:

At the beginning of the Myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, the setting of the Underworld as a dark and terrible place filled with death and despair served as a connection to one of the themes of the myth: the strength of Orpheus love for his wife and his will to retrieve her. Unfortunately for them, even after his efforts, Orpheus couldn't save his dead wife and she had to remain in the Underworld.