The Four Loves

Love me, Love me not (An analysis of messages about love in Midsummer Night’s Dream) The play of sex, drugs, and rock and roll; what are the bets it is focused on the topic of love? Indeed it is, for A Midsummer Night’s Dream, a play by Shakespeare is a story of the interwoven lives of four sets of lovers on one night in particular. The modern world is infatuated with love, completely obsessed. Kids are dating at earlier and earlier ages, and new texts teach that you must have ‘the one’…

for four things; health, wealth, love and happiness, this is the story of a man who searches for these things and finds out there importance. This is the tale called Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse. In this book we follow a man’s journey from a rich teen to a poor man all the while he is searching for something more than what he had before, eventually he discovers what he believes to be love and then realizes what true love really is. There is a difference between infatuation and love, but love can…

During the Golden Age, it was not uncommon for a single comic book issue to sell over one million copies. A popularity spike of comic books started mostly during World War II. Marvel and DC comics were the most favored. Marvel was created in 1939, and was known as Timely Comics by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Spider-Man and Wolverine are the most well-known heroes from Marvel. DC Comics also known as Detective Comics, were founded in 1935, by Malcolm Wheeler-Nicholson. Comic books impacted…

In many movies and books there has always been a love triangle, it's what makes a romantic story good. In MidSummer Night's Dream they had a love rectangle where you were fighting for who they love, which with four people took things to the next level. I think William Shakespeare is saying that love is great, deep, and amazing. But he also made it clear that it's not easy, and you have to fight for what you love no matter who's trying to stop you. Throughout the play many character,…

Love, a four letter word that defines itself as an intense feeling of deep affection. Love is an important aspect in the lives of many all around, causing it to be seen everywhere. In Much Ado About Nothing, a comedic play written by the great William Shakespeare, love finds itself within the characters Claudio and Hero...or so some may think. By the end of the story, it is clear to see that the two are not truly in love as they have no real trust or commitment towards each other. To begin,…

Wheel theory of love is presented by Reiss’s. There are two most crucial concepts of the underlying theory which include self-revelation and rapport. The effective communication has a direct relationship with the wheel theory of love. If there will be effective communication, both of the concepts of the wheel theory of love will be accomplished. Every type of communication whether it is verbal or written, there is a need that the communication must be effective (Knapp et.al, 2013). The gestures…

ever lived. He has lived among the wealthy, and poor which explains his masterful usage of both classes’ languages. He is recognized for writing classics such as Romeo and Juliet, Othello, The Merchant of Venice, etc. The play is essentially about four young Athenians who resolve…

different setting when people meet up for small talk and drinks. The author introduces to the reader the four characters. They are Mel McGinnis, a cardiologist, Terri, who is his wife, the author, but with the name Nick and his lady friend, Laura. The story starts with Terri and her ex-husband Ed, who tried to kill her. Nobody knows why the situation is taking place. It may be the display of love to a woman or something weird and unusual. Some things happened to Ed when he was a child.…

suggesting a positive representation of love and implying that love is light which you cannot live without. Another common device that the two poems use is imagery. Both Carol Ann Duffy and William Shakespeare use imagery to describe the appearance of each one’s lover. In Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 116”, he states that “though rosy lips and cheeks/ within his bending sickle’s compass come” (9-10). This line describes how time is love 's enemy and will one day reach love and age us, taking away our…

lovebirds have always been in love with each other, so much that they decided to elope one day and get married in the woods without anyone knowing. Lysander had a strong love for Hermia, but a love potion was accidentally placed on his eyes causing him to fall in love with Helena and started having a strong dislike towards Hermia. Hermia and Lysander’s relationship represents true love. The course of their love doesn’t run smooth, as stated by Lysander “The course of true love never did run…