Romance

Valentine’s Day is the celebration of romance. 14th of February is always a spectacular day in the year, when boys and girls, married and unmarried share love in various forms. Valentine’s Day is characterized with red color, exchange of gifts, parties and much of promiscuity among youths. More harm is done than good in the lives of youths on Valentine’s Day of this generation. Why? And, is Valentine’s day celebration an instruction from the Lord? Who originated Valentine’s day and for what…

a broader analysis of the Gothic genre. This is unsurprising given how expansive the genre has become, including famous works of literature, like Jane Eyre, Dracula and The Bloody Chamber and branching off into sub-genres that include historical, romance, detective and science fiction. Therefore, it is perhaps understandable that current critical attitudes often see Otranto as a precursor; a novel whose deficiencies are evidence that Walpole pales in comparison…

The 1990s were arguably the best time for Romantic Comedies and also the birth era of the popular “chick-flick.” The ‘90s brought us directors like Gary Marshall and Nora Ephron whose feel good films left our hearts warm and stars like Julia Roberts with her clumsy relatability and Richard Grere with his suave demeanor. The ‘90s also brought Kathy Maio, feminist film critic. Maio’s 1991 book Popcorn and Sexual Politics is a collection of analysis of popular ‘90s films—especially Romantic…

the live of a man who diagnosed with Multiple Personality Disorder was the popularity of this drama. Many viewer appreciated this drama as a must-watch list and I though it won’t be too painful if I tried this one – even though it’s classified as romance genre which not my favorite. The drama which I’ll to share entitled “Kill Me Heal Me”. With the theme that covering about Multiple Personality Disorder which also known as Dissociative Identity Disorder (D.I.D), this drama manages to be…

The new method of romantic love is played out; as a result, the old method of romantically in love is healthier and more real, here is why. The up-to-date view on how individuals see as romantic love is typical, I’ll date you, you date, and we will see where it will go type of relationship, with pleasurable moment throughout the relationship. It consists of knowing and doing the ABCs, so buying flowers, candy, and gifts are ways to show that someone you are romantically in love with them.…

Throughout his novel, A Hero of Our Time, Mikhail Lermontov reveals his protagonist’s journey through the stages of enchantment, disenchantment, and re enchantment though his relationships with the three main females in the novel, Bela, Princess Mary, and Vera. During his relationship with Vera Pechoin was enchanted, but after they split he becomes disenchanted, as demonstrated by Lermontov though Pechorin’s relationship with Princess Mary, and lastly Pechoin attempts re enchantment with Bela,…

Screwball comedies set a new trend portraying romance in the early cinema. There was a combination of fast-paced dialogues, witty behavior and most importantly the economical differences present between the main characters. The female protagonist often had a stubborn character to play and the narrative…

Much Ado About Nothing has trickery and deceit as central themes. In a very peculiar way, Shakespeare discovers how to have trickery and deceit lead to love and romance. A good amount of characters uses deception as ways to get what they desire and to make other characters rue the day. Throughout this play there is a significant amount of scenes that show this deception. It seems that in this play by using deceit, it will have a great turnout for themselves or other characters in this play and…

In pieces of literature, romance is often used in order to create a plot in which one or more characters must follow a path of actions in order to find their true love. A character’s discovery of his or her true love may occur early on or later in their journey. An author may elongate or stress the “journey” in order to create a climax where the tension between two characters reach a peak. An example of such a technique used by an author is the novel Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton. Although it…

In Charles Bukowski's poem, "A Definition" he pushes the limits on the conventional definition of love by acknowledging the harsh reality, that it isn't all hearts and butterflies. When describing love, we tend to quickly jump into a world where problems cease to exist and revel in complete and total infatuation with our partner. This may be so, but as you and I both know love isn't as one-sided as just that. It doesn't come out of the blue, it's a desired commodity that comes with a world of…