Romance

Would you rather be single or be with the wrong person? In the novel The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux, the Swedish singer Christine Daae is torn in a weird love triangle between two men: the handsome, rich, yet controlling and jealous Raoul, the Viscount of Chagny and the mysterious, talented, yet ugly and violent Erik, the Opera Ghost. Raoul was Christine’s childhood sweetheart and he wants to win her back. Erik is a masked man that slowly falls in love with Christine, while he hides…

Throughout “Araby” the boy experiences obstacles that most people would doubt while attempting to go to the bazaar to buy Mangan’s sister a gift. These hindrances should have caused the boy to question his quest, but instead of doubting himself, and his adoration towards Mangan’s sister, he perseveres through his quest single-mindedly. In “Araby”, James Joyce reveals the ignorance of the boy through his journey to the bazaar by demonstrating his unwillingness to doubt his quest and his adoration…

In Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet the characters Tybalt and Benvolio are presented as personalities opposing each other throughout the play.Tybalt is staged as a character who prefers to take action and fight to be patriotic to his family. On the other hand Benvolio who is Romeo's best friend chooses to keep peace between him and Tybalt, but likewise between the two families - Montagues and Capulets. And Shakespeare has given both Tybalt and Benvolio the necessity to be loyal to their…

Have you ever fallen in love with someone? Poetry is an understandable language that expresses feelings and reading poetries make people feel better. Love is the person’s heart who get warmth and it’s the deepest feelings that mostly everyone fell in love with. I decided to use the topic of “Love” because it’s romantic and understanding poems. “ I Love You Except Because I Do Not Love You” by Pablo Neruda was explaining the feelings of anyone could possibly feels. “ Remember Me” by Macia A.…

Juliet’s evolvement of independence Similar to a parasite, Juliet, the daughter of Capulet and Lady Capulet in the play Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, is a character who is very dependent and doesn’t formulate her own opinion. So, throughout the course of the story, Juliet develops her own thoughts and continuously becomes more independent according to the experiences she faces, consisting of disobeying her parents, falling deeply in love with Romeo and finally accomplishing her…

Friendship is perhaps the most documented human bond in English literature and betrayal has for long been frowned upon and disapproved of, by the public at large. Yet there is an undeniable interdependence between the two; their existence seems to be somehow dependent on one other. When the distinction between friendship and betrayal starts to lessen, the scenario becomes much more complex. For instance, friendship punctuated with intermittent betrayals typically spell doom for any friendship.…

In “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, William Shakespeare makes effective use of scenery to illustrate the recurring themes and motifs expressed throughout his play. The two biggest contrasts employed within this literary work are those of Athens and the forest. Athens, during the day, expresses the rationality and stability that is not seen elsewhere expressed throughout “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. On the other hand, the forest, especially at night, expresses the more mystical and magical side of…

For many centuries love has been defined as many things like as the worst thing you can ever experience or the best thing that can ever happen to a human being depending on the experience and can be defined by different people this is one of the definitions of love: true love is putting someone else's needs before your own and to want what is best for them. The story of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet are two starcrossed-lovers both their families are similar in dignity…

"A rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” This quote is used to say that the names of things do not affect what they really are, yet in the case of Juliet, it does. As soon as anyone hears the words “Romeo and Juliet” they always connect it to the two lovebirds that killed themselves over love.The identity of each character help proves why they are called the lovebird. From Romeo being love obsessed to Juliet the innocent and obedient young lady that kills herself over a guy. The author…

Characteristics: The Lady: "The Lady" or the beloved who regularly appears in Donne's poetry is normally a delightful lady who is bashful around an enthusiastic or physical connection to the speaker. Donne for the most part spends the greater part of the ballad participating in a contention to charm her yet from time to time with a resolution. In his later verse, the woman tended to is a perfect lady who cherishes the speaker with a profound love mixed together with physical energy. In these…