Romance

Happiness is a story, a fantastic story that begins at birth and ends at death. It may be a tale of lost love, with the protagonist searching for what was once his. It may be a coming-of-age story, where the main character discovers what was inside all along. It may be a fantasy, a comedy, but most importantly, happiness is whatever the writer makes it. Like any story, happiness draws on from the author’s own ideals and values. What would The Lord of the Flies be without Golding’s view of human…

The word heartthrob is derived from the two words, heart and throb (Harper, 2014). In 1928, it was described as a person who prompts romantic feelings. Overtime, its definition has morphed and multiple meanings have stemmed up from the word. More often than not, the word heartthrob is widely known today as a male entertainer who exudes massive sex appeal. An average person would pale in comparison to this male entertainer. Heartthrob can also refer to the throbbing of a heart. This is the…

Shakespeare is one of the most famous play writers in history. Although he has written many different genre plays, one can see how it may be easy to compare and also contrast certain characters from each of his plays. For instance, Romeo & Juliet written by Shakespeare is a love story between two young individuals Romeo, and Juliet, who are from the Capulet and the Montague family. Since Juliet is a Capulet, and Romeo is a Montague, they both have to fight to be together because their families…

Relationship Problems Can a relationship give you doubt? In the stories I chosen to as my primary sources are “Jove an Io” which was by Ovid who is also known as Publius Ovidius Naso. It written between 43 B.C.E- 17 C.E and is classified as a short story. “The Nightingale” is the other story I decided to do my research on and was written by Marie De France there is not a set time period but it was around 1150-1200. The reason behind why I chose to write about “Jove and Io” is the plot of the…

Introduction God’s relationship with humanity has always been difficult to conceptualize. The Bible provides us with a plethora of stories that reassure us of God’s love for humanity, yet at other times bring us to question whether that is actually true. The Books of Genesis and Exodus, but more specifically the covenants that God makes with his people, offer great insight into the evolution of God’s relationship with humanity. By analyzing the varying terms of the Edenic Covenant, the Noahic…

Love is a hard and complicated feeling. You can’t always have what you want nor who you want. And although a love potion just like the one in Midsummer Nights Dream may seem like a solution to your problems, it is not the right way to go; It is a cruel and mischievous action, the formed relationship is not based on true feelings and you wouldn't like to be in the same situation. To begin, nobody likes to be constantly told what to do, how to do it and especially who to love. In the same way,…

In the play Much Ado About Nothing, written by William Shakespeare, it is thought to have a little bit of everything for everyone. It has the overly romantic couple of Claudio and Hero, that would be considered the predictable Shakspeaean couple and the couple that cannot stand each other of Beatrice and Benedick, that people see as their opposites. Claudio is an example of typical man in Elizabethan times and wanted to settle down, while Benedick was a player and had no intention of getting…

Lomov’s heart becomes a residing image over the course of the play. When Natalia agrees to marry Lomov, he describes his emotional and physical state with the image of his heart sparking (512). Emotionally, Lomov soars as a result of this sudden shift. Physically, Lomov’s heart undergoes strain, because all of the spats upset his heart’s rhythm. In general, Lomov’s depicts his heart palpitations in great detail every time, and they drive the crises of the play. The image of what someone should…

The Faces of Love William Shakespeare’s “A Mid-Summer Night’s Dream” is, like many of his works, a play whose theme is centralized around love. In this particular play Shakespeare approaches love from several different angles or different types of love. There is a paternal love like that of Egeus and his daughter Hermia or even between Titania and the changeling child she cares so much for. The reader also experiences marital love as between Theseus and Hippolyta as well as the love of Oberon…

some people believe that deceit in the play much ado about nothing does not led to a happy ending. While others agree that deceit does led to happy outcomes in the end. In Shakespeare’s play, Much ado about nothing, deceit was used as sometimes necessary tool to build a happy ending, for three examples are: the weeding of Hero and Claudio, the confession of love between Beatrice and Benedick, and the friendship of Claudio, Don Pedro, and Benedick. The first example where deceit led to a…