The Art of Love.

The hunter knows where to spread his net in order to snare the stage.... And thou who seekest out the abject of a lasting love learn to know the place which the fair one most do haunt" (Ovid, 37-40). I am some one who thinks of him self as a lover. I have always told my self that one of the jobs of men is to know women, if you ever wish to have any luck with the one your heart desire most. Reading the Art of Love, I can't help but to notice some similarities between me and Ovid. He must have though the something when it comes to women. Men can’t truly be men if he can not comprehend the nature of the very thing that he loves to be consumed by, which are, women.
"First of all, be quite sure that there isn’t a woman who can not be won. And make up your mind that you will win her". In other word he is saying, the key to winning women is to be confident, when you are confident it will show and she, although she might deny it, will be impressed. The Art of Love is a literature that I have come to love, because of the way it is written. "I have been appointed by Venus a tutor to tender love". "Venus has made her seat of empire the city of her beloved Aeneas". Through out the whole essay Ovid made reference to mythical characters, which I happen to find really good in term of writing style. I also like it because I am like reading mystical thing such as Hercules and mount Olympic or Zeus. These mythical stories always have two things in common, one the always about love, two, they always about heroism. And in his essay, Ovid talks about these two things. One: finding love and how to keep it and two: being your lover’s knight in shining armor. I absolutely love this story and I do believe any one who is looking for love should take some of Ovid advice and make it you own.