Metamorphoses Scene 5- Orpheus and Eurydice

       Questions and Answers

       Who are Hades, Fates, Tantalus and Sisyphus?
      Hades is the God of death.
      The Fates are the three old woman who all share one eye and complete the process of death. What they do is cut the strings of someone and they are sent to the underworld.
      Tantalus is one of the character present to hear Orpheus song. Tantalus was punished for stealing foods from the Gods.
      Sisyphus is also a character present that hears Orpheus song. Along with Tantalus he is also punished in the underworld.

    How can Orpheus get Eurydice back?
Hades makes a deal with Orpheus and tells him that he can get Eurydice back if he doesn't look back he can keep her. 
    List the ways we are invited to interpret the story.
"Is this story a story of love and how it always goes

      away?"

"    "Is this a story of how time can move only in one    

      direction?"

      "Is this story a story of an artist, and the loss that
     comes from sudden self-consciousness or impatience?"

 Which interpretation do you most agree with?
I think that even though Orpheus is motivated by love, his mistake lies within his lack of discipline. He is impatient but most of all he is distrustful. His voice convinces the Gods, but his lack of trust and his impatience are what make his lover go away.
Is this a love story?  Why?  Why not? If so, what kind of love does this seem to be?
I believe this is not a love story, or if it is; it is one that  focuses more on the moral of the story instead of focusing on the love between the two. The fact that they love each other is the motivation but not the point or outcome of the story.