Is the use of poetic justice ( a happy ending where a virtue is rewarded and the vice/wrong doing is punished) as a literary device effective in
Arachne? Explain.


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The poetic justice found in the story in Arachne is effective as it made the story more fitting in the lines of Greek Mythology, and it emphasizes what the message of the story is trying to say. It also helps in developing the plot and the theme of the story. Therefore, the use of poetic justice as a literary device has been effective in the story of Arachne.

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What is Poetic Justice?

  • Poetic Justice is a literary device that pertains to the principle that virtue is rewarded while vice is punished.

Poetic Justice in Greek Mythology

Poetic Justice is not only evident in the story of Arachne. It is also commonly found in other stories in Greek Mythology. Here are some of the examples:

  1. Icarus' death because he did not follow his father's advise in not getting too close to the sun
  2. King Minos' wife fell in love with a white bull because he refused to sacrifice the creature to Poseidon
  3. Medusa turned into a hideous monster whose hair are snakes because she made love with Poseidon in the temple of Athena