It Must Have Been Love

demonstrate the themes of love. The theme of love is one of the main aspects this tragic play, as they help tell the story of two star crossed lovers. The story tells of two families, the Montagues and Capulets, who hold a grudge against each other. When the son and daughter from both houses meet for the first time and fall in love, it leads to nothing but tragedy and death. Juliet is speaking with great happiness about her love for Romeo, but after hearing the news from Nurse that love turns…

Everyone in their lifetime have experienced love, whether it is family love, friendship love, romantic love, or conceptual love. In the poem, "Most Like an Arch This Marriage" by John Ciardi defines love through showing commitment, trust, and respect to built a healthy and strong relationship for one another. Love is everlasting and unconditionally satisfying to be with a person or thing you cherish deeply. We all search for love, we are all dedicated to find what completes our lonely hearts in…

Love can be presented very differently in literature, depending on the context and time that the text is set in. Across the three extracts, taken from ‘The Merchant of Venice’ by William Shakespeare, ‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen and ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ by Margaret Atwood, love is seen to be interpreted in various ways. It is portrayed that whilst love is strong, lovers must be patient, dedicated and selfless for their relationships to be functional. It can also be seen that love is a…

My Dear Oedipus, you are the love of my life. From the moment I laid eyes on you I knew that we were bound to each other in some way. These past years, we have done so much in both of our lives. We began a family, built a relationship, ruled Thebes with another, and more. In your eyes, it is anything a Son, Husband and a Father could ever hope for in life. Something dark and twisted has been culmulating since I bore you, has now come to light. I remember the day when we met each other You…

PRE-CLASS ASSIGNMENT #1 In describing the social context of Jesus through Thurman’s eyes, I must first go back to my being in business for many years. A boldness within me emerged in my later years. The boldness came from success and my knowing that my business had made a very real shift. The shift was in security. Call it the comfort which comes from financial success. My livelihood no longer rested on every sale. Just like the man in a card game that is dealt all aces never asks for a re-deal…

The love any person has for their country is not only identifiable, but easily measurable. This barometer of patriotism is defined by how willing one is to eagerly study and attend to the laws set down by previous generations. Conscientious citizens aim ever to ensure that the most fundamental rights natural law provides are being extended to every individual who maintains their citizenship; that the laws set forth by government entities do not overextend the bounds these natural rights have in…

along with faithfulness to the marriage bond, and behavior that is chaste and honorable and upright” (Augustine 3). Only when these virtues are copious among the citizens can a city call itself “flourishing” (Augustine 3). For Aristotle, a regime must hope for leaders and citizens who embody the traits of a good man, such as those mentioned in Book III and Book IV of the Nicomachean Ethics: courage, moderation, gentleness, truthfulness, and the like. The thriving city “is happy and acts nobly”…

greatest and tragic love stories of all time. The couple came from families, the Montagues and the Capulets, that were both extremely well off, however, the families had been feuding for many years for a reason that is unknown to the audience, therefore no matter how much they longed to be with one another it was forbidden. In Act 2 Scene 2 lines 176-185 in the edition of the play that was edited by James N. Loehlin, we learn a lot about the type of couple Romeo and Juliet would have ended up…

is holy through love for God. Because the church is holy, the church has the duty to love and take care of all people. Holiness is a dedication to God. The People of God, who are the church, individually aim to dedicate themselves to holiness. Particularly, to dedicate oneself to holiness means to love God. God loves and protects us, so we should fully commit to loving Him back. James Martin claims in his book, My Life with the Saints, “I knew that I couldn’t expect anyone’s love. It had to be…

Literature 30 November 2015 Love Wins People are greatly influenced by love. It sways them in how they feel about certain situations and decisions they must make. Love can make people cross boundaries and do things they normally would not do, such as in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet. All together love makes people do incredible things. These incredible things can be seen in the stories Night and The House on Mango Street. A common theme between the stories is how love for one's family can give…