In the Mood for Love

Love is a difficult tale to tell. It is the one thing on this planet that could either make or break a person. The story “Federigo’s Falcon” tells of a young man, Federigo, who falls into poverty while trying to win the heart of a girl named Monna. Monna and her son move away to their country estate near the farm in which Federigo lives because of her husband’s passing. Monna’s son becomes friends with Federigo and his prized falcon. Later on, the son becomes sick and requests that his…

Everlasting Love "My bounty is as boundless as the sea, my love as deep; the more I give to thee the more I have, for both are infinite" (Shakespeare). True love is infinite. Though Robert Burn's poem "A Red, Red Rose" focuses on the joy of being in love and Edgar Allan Poe's poem "Annabel Lee" addresses the disconsolateness of losing the one whom he loves, both poems utilize diction to clearly illustrate that love lasts beyond a lifetime. First, Robert Burns delineates the longevity of love…

Research Paper Mood Love, life and death, the key fundamentals of humanity. All affiliated to religion, yet detached by it. In “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”, William Shakespeare is comparing his lover’s eyes to the natural beauty in a mocking way, yet always making nature’s elegance fascinating. Throughout this sonnet, William Shakespeare subdues his lover’s charm by portraying her as crowded with imperfections showing frankness and simplicity. Furthermore, In “Twas…

Romeo & Juliet had 6 deaths, teenagers, feud and love. On The Mysterious Workings Of The Adolescent Brain are the studies of the brain (MRI), teenage brain that is still developing. Sarah’s thesis on adolescent development sheds light on some of the nonesencial decision making in Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, as characters certainly face the mood swings, self consciousness, and impulse control issues she describes. In the beginning, Romeo had many mood swings that made him so…

different moods about and towards the same person. McCourt feels cautious, confused and afraid. The literary piece involves those three moods that are integrated into the book. The moods are all different but connected back to the character and the passage. The change of mood in this passage was through it’s language and it's detailed to reveal a dominant effect. In Angela’s Ashes, the boys warn Frank that “[P]eople like Theresa know there’s little time left and that makes them mad for love…

Sacrifice comes from selflessness, compassion, and extraordinary love. This matter is demonstrated in the book Mockingjay, written by Suzanne Collins. Before the book Mockingjay, Katniss Everdeen volunteers as a tribute for her sister Primrose, so that Prim will not have to go into “The Hunger Games”, a deadly war of innocent people. Soon, Katniss knows she has a job to do, once she realizes that their world is being taken over by President Snow. In Suzanne Collins’s book Mockingjay, it is…

Jonathan Harker as he travels to Castle Dracula where he is imprisoned. When Dracula is not satisfied with simply Jonathan, he pursues Jonathan’s love interest, Mina, in a quest for love, but most importantly blood. This production explored the theme of love utilising the gothic conventions of isolation and the ‘Other’. The dramatic elements of space and mood further enhance the dramatic meaning and helped to establish the overall meaning of the performance. Dramatic meaning was constructed…

sounds can evoke their nostalgia, besides, an audience can feel 1960’s sensation. There are many non-diegetic sounds too. Many of music is played in the movie. Especially, the music play during no conversation between Mr. Chow and Mrs. Su which engender mood. “nondiegetic sounds also enhance the visceral effect of the intensified continu­ity style.” (Richardson, Gorman and Vernallis 342) I agree with this statement, because, the first half, Wong plays Yemeni’s theme which is composed by Shigeru…

"(1). The mood John displays here is determination which is a good trait to have. In "The Yellow Wall-paper" the husband, John, is much more arrogant to his wife and his mood is always optimistic despite her failing mental health, "Of course if you were in danger, I could and would, but you really are better, dear, whether you can see it or not. I am a doctor, dear, and I know. You are gaining flesh and color, your appetite is better, I feel really much easier about you." (6). John loves his…

that people have to wait until a certain time in their life where it gets easier. It shows this in the poem, it says, “We will all just have to hang on for awhile,” Ashbery doesn’t want people to give up just because it is tough and difficult. The mood in this poem is happy. It is happy because it uses positive words like a while and optimal. Additionally, it is happy and hopeful because it looks to the future. It creates emotion by focusing on what is favorable and not the things that are…