An Essay About Love

Love. The one single, powerful emotion that has the ability to change everything. Love is many things. It is patient and kind. It is unpredictable and unconditional. Love is like walking down a road and coming upon two paths; both will change your life forever, but you have to decide which one is good, which one is bad, which one is right, and which one is wrong. It is like riding on a roller coaster and knowing there is going to be many twists, turns, drops, and sometimes, a moment of peace,…

several examples of different types of love between characters. Throughout the story, there is proof of unrequited love, romantic love, the love of family loyalty, parental love, and friendship. Each form of love having it’s own traits that are similar and different from another’s. One of the main types of love most expressed in Romeo and Juliet is romantic love. This is expressed between Romeo and Juliet themselves, as the chorus says “now Romeo is beloved and loves again” (2.Prologue.5). The…

ideas are professed about love and what is acceptable to do while in love with someone. Similarly, around the time period when knights were prominent, there were a group of thirty-one rules that were referred to the rules of courtly love. The rules of courtly love were used as a general guideline to love, determining whether ones love was true or even permitted according to the standards of the time period. Although these rules were considered to exemplify the proper way to love, many characters…

In book four, Dido’s love for Aeneas was growing more passionate than ever. She longed to be near him to hear his voice, to be able to touch his skin. She wanted to tell him how she felt but was afraid her voice would crack mid-sentence. She had ordered a feast to be held for Aeneas and his men. After the feast, everyone had gone to bed leaving her feeling lonely and distraught. She sat in the sofa where Aeneas had been sitting only to reminisce the memories of him that had only happened moments…

ridicules life and love, but while he criticizes the religious and philosophical leaders of his time, the Frenchman overemphasizes and makes fun of the idea of romance. Through the characters Candide and the breathtaking Miss Cunogonde, he gives very different outlooks on the concept of intimacy and admiration. In the dramatic quest to marry the irresistible Miss Cunogonde, Voltaire effortlessly uses satire and various characters to display the diverse concept of romantic love. Through the use…

Love is an intense feeling endured by many individuals, for it unleashes a great deal of hormones and chemicals that cannot be resisted. At its zenith, love seems to control the mind like a drug. When we fall head over heels for someone, our brain signals feelings of pleasure, closeness, and comfort. According to an online article, it states that that complex organ inside our head is hardwired to want love and keep love at all costs—a response that has been crucial to the survival of our…

Sight There is a thin line when it comes to lust and love. Love and lust are often confused because they seem to be alike. In reality Lust and Love are two completely different relationships. The relationship between these words certainly vary in interpretation. A person that lusts desires sexual and sensual pleasure while a person in love sees beyond physical appearance and simply takes the person for who they are underneath. Lust and Love tend to develop several ways to compare them with the…

Furthermore, perfect love is for both relationships between individuals and relationships between aspirations. I agree with Aristophanes’ eulogy that love is for a relationship between humans, both of body and mind, as we all search for our other halves in order to become complete once again and thereby regaining their prized possession of love (Plato 27). Though I believe that Aristophanes’ concept lacks because it fails to include another important aspect of love’s purpose: aspirations.…

Romeo and Juliet is by far the most famous love story in English stories. Love in the story, is the most dominant theme. William Shakespeare has an interesting view toward philosophy about young love. In Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare's persona about young love consists of the forcefulness of love, love as a cause of violence, and fickle love or as we call it, puppy love. In the timeline of the play, the young couple constantly defy the social aspects of the world. For example, families:…

Is Gatsby in love with the girl or the dream? In the novel, The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald, Gatsby’s and Daisy’s life intertwined for a brief time five years ago. Gatsby’s love for Daisy never died out but instead magnified greatly into a mix of love and obsession. This addictive love drove into Gatsby’s adult life until his ultimate death. All he wanted was for Daisy to be his; he wanted his dream girl. Since youth, Gatsby’s goal is to obtain the American Dream. Gatsby has said to…