Love Conquers All

recognized her and told her his name which she knew of him. They were able to talk easily to each other. Io told him that Zeus was the reason she changed from a princess to a beast. Zeus’s wife, Hera, had been jealous when she realized Zeus was in love with Io. To punish Io, Hera gave her to Argus who changed Io into a beast. Zeus went to his son, Hermes and asked him to kill Argus which he did. Zeus hope this would end Io’s misery, but Hera sent a gad-fly to plague her. The gad-fly chased her.…

Love is only a four letter word, however, this four letter word is powerful enough to change the world. This four letter word plays an enormous role in our life, and love is the one thing that we all humans share in common. It could be our love for family, friends or a special someone. What makes love differ or unique from others is that it is neither positive nor negative; at some point it has its own ups and downs. By the time we are born we are already loved, yet at some point in our lives we…

wants, and like an oracle it hides behind a riddle.” (28; 192D) Love is a concept familiar to all and yet it is one of the most, if not, the most difficult term to define. Of all the notions that evolve over time, such as the revelation of the divisibility of the atom, love has been a concept of relative consistency. This is not to say that there is a definitive explanation of love, in fact, the spectrum ranges so extreme that condensing all beliefs into one would be utterly impossible. However,…

When Love Turns to Death Love has the ability to conquer huge obstacles, although, love can also have the opposite effect on a person and lead to great misfortune. Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare, represents the effects of love on different people. Juliet, the main female character, struggles with not wanting to be in a forced relationship, and thinking that she is not ready for a relationship. On the other hand, Romeo, the main male character, is immature, which prevents him from…

Humans are easily influenced by what they feel and see. In “Roman Fever” by Edith Wharton, two of the most intense emotions explored are jealousy and love. Through two distinct characters and through descriptive setting, the idea that jealousy and love are polar emotions is evident throughout the story. The tale depicts an image in which, where love perseveres, jealousy fails. Roman Fever begins by introducing the two women from which the story revolves around. The first is Alida…

She felt that the money belonged to the all of his workers because he “refuse[d] to recognize unions of workers in his Bethlehem Steel Corporation.” Religion enabled Day to come to terms with what Charles Schwab had done. Although he may have been unfair and unjust religion gave her peace within…

different doors. You may choose which door to enter. One is labelled love and the other is labelled hate. The obvious choice may be love, but choosing it may be difficult depending on the situation. The book “Daniel’s Story,” written by Carol Matas displays a great example of choosing love over hate. At first, Daniel believes that the whole human race should be exterminated due to their brutal acts. However, Erika convinces him that with love, you can overcome difficult obstacles, make positive…

And so began my love affair with Spanish. Meeting and falling for a boy from Puerto Rico just enhanced this devotion to another culture and another language. Fast forward our story a little further and the two are vacationing in Puerto Rico. This is where the part of globalization really begins to form. The language was developed and so the country introduced new ideas about politics and religion, as well as how to lead a healthy lifestyle. Of course this burning desire to travel across the…

Romeo and Juliet’s love ends in death might lead some to question whether flaws in their love doom Romeo and Juliet from the start. Romeo and Juliet’s love “fails” to conquer all, however, due to factors outside of their control. Despite their engaging in a powerful and genuine love, the enmity between their families, a lack of societal understanding and accommodation for romantic love, and accidents of fate lead to their death. Romeo and Juliet feel a deep and authentic love for each other in…

Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare through the use of characterization is able to portray different themes throughout all of his work. In Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare uses the characters Juliet, Romeo and Balthasar to display the themes of chance versus choice, love versus hate and the individual versus society. Romeo and Juliet is about two teenagers falling in love from two feuding families. They have to fight with society and find a way to spend their lives together. Shakespeare wrote Romeo…