Every day, we hear the term ‘love’ in several different situations. So, what is love? According to Shakespeare, in sonnet 116 - The first quatrain describes love as an unchangeable force in the lines “Love is not love / Which alters when it alteration find, / Or bends with the remover to remove: / O no! it is an ever-fixed mark.” Shakespeare enforces how true love always perseveres, no matter what it’s up against by using the metaphor, “That looks on tempests and is never shaken” in the second quatrain. In the third quatrain, he asserts that love doesn’t care for outer beauty that fades with time because true love goes beyond such boundaries. So, it’s a tale as old as time - everyone has perpetually described love as an emotion that can completely
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This incident proves Gatsby’s commitment to Daisy because he immediately says he’ll take the blame for Myrtle’s death to protect Daisy. In fact, he does take the blame for her when he is killed by Myrtle’s husband who believes it was Gatsby’s fault. Therefore, Gatsby yearningly built his whole life around her. He sacrificed everything for her but she didn’t take responsibility for her actions even after Gatsby’s death. His life ended in vain, as she continued to live her pretentious and luxurious life with Tom. His love was not worth the …show more content…
For example, if a couple has been together for over 10 years and their ‘spark’ has faded but they’re still together – are they together because they believe they have to be? I believe the spark fades because they get into a rut. They’re no longer putting in effort in the little things, such as romantic date nights or trying to impress each other. Instead, they lose their emotional connection because they may be living together but they’re no longer emotionally connected. However, this is not always true, several couples stay happily married and still enjoy the little things together – saying ‘I love you’, appreciating each other and remembering important dates. They still have everyday life things to do such as chores, going to work and sending the kids to school but this doesn’t mean they don’t enjoy each other’s company or support while doing
This incident proves Gatsby’s commitment to Daisy because he immediately says he’ll take the blame for Myrtle’s death to protect Daisy. In fact, he does take the blame for her when he is killed by Myrtle’s husband who believes it was Gatsby’s fault. Therefore, Gatsby yearningly built his whole life around her. He sacrificed everything for her but she didn’t take responsibility for her actions even after Gatsby’s death. His life ended in vain, as she continued to live her pretentious and luxurious life with Tom. His love was not worth the …show more content…
For example, if a couple has been together for over 10 years and their ‘spark’ has faded but they’re still together – are they together because they believe they have to be? I believe the spark fades because they get into a rut. They’re no longer putting in effort in the little things, such as romantic date nights or trying to impress each other. Instead, they lose their emotional connection because they may be living together but they’re no longer emotionally connected. However, this is not always true, several couples stay happily married and still enjoy the little things together – saying ‘I love you’, appreciating each other and remembering important dates. They still have everyday life things to do such as chores, going to work and sending the kids to school but this doesn’t mean they don’t enjoy each other’s company or support while doing