The first small scene on these scenes was the Narcissus one, in which a man looks at himself in a lake and is so awestruck by the reflection that he is paralyzed. Personally, that was one of the Greek myths that I had heard the most, so I am actually very surprised that they didn't really make it a complete scene but only an interlude in another scene. I thought it was more important and relevant than that.
The next scene that comes up is Pomona and Vertumnus. This, I think, is the prettiest scene of all. I liked it more than the rest, and it was the one which made the greatest impression on me after I watched it as a school play. It is such a pretty story of love, passion, perseverance, and at the end it is very nice how it has a lesson: "When at last the god revealed himself just as he was, much to his surprise, he had no need of words. Little Pomona was happy with what she saw, unadorned and undisguised. (p. 62)"
However, before the end of the story, a scene in the middle is told by Vertumnus dressed as an old lady, to make Pomona fall for him. He tells how a girl falls for her father, and they unite every night, until one day the father sees her, and she flees far away, and then dissolves into tears. This scene was sad, and I thought the father would react better than trying to drown his daughter when he found out.
It is also very nice until what extent Vertumnus can flirt with Pomona. It can be compared to all that modern boys will do to have the girl they want, but doing other things. I liked these scenes a lot, and now that I look back to the presentation made by the school, I really like their representation of the text also.
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