Courtly love

the young age of 17, Henrietta got married to a man named John who was 20 years her senior. This means the wedding took place in the month of November in the year 1952. Even though he was a number of years older, she did not care. They were truly in love because she lit up every time we would talk about him. He was from Indonesia, but was living in the Netherlands (due to the Dutch rule in Indonesia). He was twenty years older than her but that did not seem to bother her discourage her family…

restorative kinds of love. Their characters and movement can be fully described only as mixtures of the loves that drive and goad and of the love that calls and summons.” (Hoffman 503) Their actions and their tales should be thought about in context, who they are, their age, their professions and their interactions with each other. One assumes they all have their own maistrie.…

What is the definition of a good friend? Are Austin and Saul good friends? What about them makes them good friends? Friendship is known to be a mutual affection between two or more people. The relationship between individuals is usually built on common interests. Many people have different ideas on how friendship works and what it takes to be a good friend. Everyone sees it differently. In fact, there is no particular criterion for an efficient friendship. On the other hand, looking at the…

plays both the dominant and submissive which in the case is the empowered and overpowered. She can be defined as a woman who is loving, caring, and self-willed. However, her power gets taken away from her from people who judge her and those who she loves dearly. Sometimes her being overpowered highly outweighs her being empowered. Janie was forced into her first marriage, received everything as far as materials but struggles to truly find herself because he was controlling. But her third and…

decision. She had traveled 4,821 miles from her home in Farmington, Utah to Poole, England all for love. At least a hope of love. Steve McGill knew the moment he saw Cathy at the Heathrow airport in London she was the woman for him. He had known it for months through letters, tapes, pictures, and phone calls. He asked her to come stay with him for one week all for love. At least a hope of love. That love would go undeveloped if Cathy and Steve had not decided to go the extra thousand miles and…

Self-knowledge or “understanding of oneself, one 's character, abilities or, motives” is seen in Shakespeare’s King Lear (dictionary.com). Both King Lear and Gloucester place their trust in the wrong child, and it ultimately leads to their downfall. Both Cordelia who is the daughter of King Lear, and Kent who is a nobleman under Gloucester remain true to themselves and retain self-knowledge. Cordelia and Kent continuously speak the truth and fight to remain honest and loyal even though it bodes…

I remember each of them as if they were yesterday, the polar plunge Jack, Flynn, and I did barely a week after I made the list. Being the first week of March in the Midwest we froze our assess off. I immediately regretted showing Jack my list at that point. He saw polar plunge and immediately signed us up for the senior plunge. I swear, who ever thought jumping into a lake in freezing temperatures was absolutely positively insane, and the fact that we have kept this tradition for so many years…

listener not only belongs with the person they are connected to on a spiritual level but additionally belongs to God. It speaks of the unconditional love that is given, of when we are accepted for who and what we are no matter how windblown. The love spoken of in the bible, from the ancient Greek, agape love, defined as a selfless, sacrificial, unconditional love, the highest form of…

Medieval Times, marriage was defined only as an alliance between families, a trade of property, which included the wife (Inside the Medieval Mind: Sex). Once a woman married, all her goods became the husband’s estate as well. No one really married for love as today’s people do. That is until the Reformation of the Church began. Marriage, family, and even sex life had been altered. To begin, in this time period women were not respected nor understood. Many writers who were clerics described…

How does the separation of love affect the body? Think about how you would feel if you are deeply in love with your significant other and they get ripped out of your life just like that. I know that sounds like a movie and well it is but just think how that would feel. In Perfect Chemistry By Simone Elkeles, Brittany and Alex are from different sides of town, Britney is from the “good” and “rich” side and Alex who is from the “poor” side. Nobody would have ever guessed that they would be…