Other texts

Here, we also discuss four other texts that have that discuss the same topics as “After Caravaggio's Sacrifice of Isaac” by Rachel Cusk.Here, we also discuss four other texts that have that discuss the same topics as “After Caravaggio's Sacrifice of Isaac” by Rachel Cusk.

Sacrifice of Isaac

The first text is an excerpt from the Bible which describes the Biblical episode when God asked Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac. Obedient to God, Abraham is willing to kill his son, but an angel stops him at the last moment.

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Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence

The second text is an excerpt from the novel Women in Love by D. H. Lawrence. In the excerpt, two of the characters (who form a couple in the novel) discuss the topic of love.

Rupert Birkin argues that love is a bond that gives people direction and meaning, that it is something total which includes both freedom and chaos.

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Mother by John Lennon

The third text represents the lyrics of the song Mother by John Lennon. The lyrics describe a son’s feeling of abandonment. The son in the song loves and needs his parents but they reject him, so he gives them up as well.

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The Judgement of King Solomon

Finally, your assignment also includes the painting The Judgement of King Solomon by Gray. The painting illustrates the Biblical tale of King Solomon deciding who of two women is the mother of a child. In the tale, both women claimed to be the mother of the child.

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