Platonic love

themes of love, marriage, and affection (of both the platonic and sensual matter). This is especially evident in both “Twelfth Night” and “Othello”, one being his “farewell to wit” and the other being a tragedy. Since both plays contain elements of tragedy, it is possible to examine love as a tragedy of sorts. In “Twelfth Night”, there are marriages without love (Sebastian and Olivia), love without marriages (Sebastian and Antonio), and love used to hurt (Malvolio). In “Othello”, love is first…

CONCLUSSION The development of a love poet, can be traced easily by subtle analysis of various strains that define different moods and shades of love. The great metaphysical poet, John Donne provides a great instance of this kind of analysis of the poem. The first phase of Donne's love poems are conspicuous for exasparation and eccentricity that owes its genesis to peculiar notion that woman is essentially unfaithful and the object of sexual pleasure only. The second phase begins with the…

undoubtedly the well-known poet in 13th centre. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 is one of his most famous, yet poignant sonnets that had been written. The main poem explores on the theme of love, religion nature, love being the central aspect, but the poet does not address the poem to any speaker, rather it explores on the reasoning of love as a concept. Shakespeare was not only an English poet but he was also a play writer in Elizabethan era. Sonnet 116. In this essay I will be exploring the ways…

character finding the love of his life or a juicy love triangle, a television series nowadays needs a romance to feel complete. Shows like Scandal, Grey’s Anatomy and True Blood capitalizes on the average television viewer’s love for romantic plots. Human’s want love and affection, and we want to see our favorite characters receive that from each other. Romantic dramas as a genre provide the excitement we want to see but may not get to experience ourselves. Who doesn’t want a great love with…

genre of text that glorifies the platonic love of a friend. Friendship is a powerful and essential aspect to understanding the connection writers have to their community and the way that society affects their work. In particular, Katherine Philips devotes herself to her friends through her writing and often creates Neoplatonic pieces specifically for female writers in the Society of Friendship. Philips is adamant that sexual love is not the absolute expression of love, but that true friendship…

3.1.2 Gatsby——ego Ego is separated from id. And it suffered realistic cultivation so that it can be sensitive generally. It can gain the satisfaction and prevent from pain according to the “reality principle”. The name of “Gatsby”, which also can be explained as “by gate”. He is near the gate, but he can’t enter. This name can also symbolize that Gatsby wants to realize his American dream, but failed eventually. During the 1920s in America, Pursuing fortune and enjoyment became people’s fashion.…

Love is a beautiful chaos that ranges anywhere from being completely platonic, to being exceptionally romantic. Sometimes, the feelings people have for others can build up their relationship. Other times, they can emotionally and mentally drain one or more of the people involved due to lack of understanding, compatibility, or just naturally drifting apart over time. The poem "The Bagel", by David Ignatow, depicts a bagel being personified to represent the inamorata or inamorato that the speaker…

hardwired to search for love. Love is something that is said to be one of the most sought-after things in life. Love comes in the form of lovers, family, friends, and even self-love. To some, love is the saving grace by which people can find redemption. To others, love is a prison, something that creates weaknesses in people. Love is a critical theme in Toni Morrison’s Beloved. When we take a close look at the motivations behind the characters inside the text, we can see that love is central to…

You can't expect other people to love you if you haven't first taken responsibility for loving yourself. It's difficult to promote emotional intimacy when you haven't taken the time to identify your emotional needs. Your emotional needs could be to be touched or held, you may need forgiveness or acceptance, it may be about feeling included, engaged, considered, seen, heard, nurtured, held or understood. Regardless of your emotional needs, you need to know what they are if you expect the need…

Ann Landers once said “Love is friendship that has caught on fire, It settles less than perfection and makes allowances for human weakness.” In The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins’,the overarching theme is teenage love. The main character is Katniss Everdeen. Katniss and Peeta both fall for each other. Peeta told Katniss that he had a crush on her on the 1st day of school. They both work together on the games. Teenage love can be complicated for some people and by the relationship that Katniss…