In the story, it said, “Daphne flew on, even more frightened than before. If Apollo was indeed following her, the case was hopeless, but she was determined to struggle until the very end” (p 120 Daphne). The fact that she was so desperate to escape means that she truly wants to have nothing to do with love and be by herself. Because of the way she feels, she goes as far as to ask her father, Peneus, the river god, to help her. Peneus heard Daphne’s plea and turned her into a Laurel tree. Despite her turning into a tree, Apollo’s love for her does not dissupate. He says, “O fairest if maidens, you are lost to me… but at least you shall be my tree. With your leaves my victors shall wreathe their brows. You shall have your part in all my triumphs” (Daphne p120). This is another example of how love is a powerful force and that Apollo can’t just leave Daphne; Daphne had turned into a tree but instead of leaving her, Apollo claims the tree as his own, and says that he would make her part of every battle that he wins. At the end of the story it says, “The beautiful shinning-leaved tree seemed to nod its waving head as if in happy consent” (Daphne p120). This final part indicates that Daphne is happy as long as she does not have to do anything that is related to
In the story, it said, “Daphne flew on, even more frightened than before. If Apollo was indeed following her, the case was hopeless, but she was determined to struggle until the very end” (p 120 Daphne). The fact that she was so desperate to escape means that she truly wants to have nothing to do with love and be by herself. Because of the way she feels, she goes as far as to ask her father, Peneus, the river god, to help her. Peneus heard Daphne’s plea and turned her into a Laurel tree. Despite her turning into a tree, Apollo’s love for her does not dissupate. He says, “O fairest if maidens, you are lost to me… but at least you shall be my tree. With your leaves my victors shall wreathe their brows. You shall have your part in all my triumphs” (Daphne p120). This is another example of how love is a powerful force and that Apollo can’t just leave Daphne; Daphne had turned into a tree but instead of leaving her, Apollo claims the tree as his own, and says that he would make her part of every battle that he wins. At the end of the story it says, “The beautiful shinning-leaved tree seemed to nod its waving head as if in happy consent” (Daphne p120). This final part indicates that Daphne is happy as long as she does not have to do anything that is related to