Bibliography:
1. Ovid's Metamorphoses (Books 1-10) translated by Tony Kline. Web source: Mythology and Folklore Un-textbook
2. Nemesis (mythology) by unknown. Web source: Wikipedia
Possible Styles:
Third-person Anthology: I think this is the most sensible style for this type of story. Generally, tales of Greek mythology are told from the third-person point of view. Many of the stories are told as anthologies, but many of them go together as well. I think the anthology style would be a better choice for this topic though. That would allow me to tell a few stories of revenge that do not have anything to do with each other, rather than trying to make all of the stories go together.
First-person: Another style that may be interesting is a first-person account of the stories. I could possibly make all of the stories revolve around a certain character. All of the stories could follow that character and they could all be pieced together to tell a single story of revenge.
Courthouse setting: Having a judge hearing these stories from the characters involved during a trial could be an interesting style. I feel that writing the story that way would give me a chance to express the characters feelings about the situation and explain why the person sought revenge.
Zeus telling the stories: With this style, I could have Zeus telling these tales of revenge to his children. I think that would work really well and it would be a unique way to write about Greek mythology, but it would also present some problems. If Zeus was telling these stories to his children, I wouldn't be able to include stories about Zeus's children in my storybook. There are plenty of other stories of revenge, though, so this would still be possible.
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(Painting of Nemesis by Alfred Rethel. Source: Wikipedia) |
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