Therapeutic relationship

“There are things so sad, they can never be washed away by tears.” - Obi Hajime Have you ever thought of how painful it would be to lose someone that has greatly impacted you and meant a lot to you? Have you thought of all the joyful memories you’ve been through with them? And all the miserable and distressing times when you both just wanted to give up? Both Walt Whitman and Edgar Allan Poe have gone through this traumatic experience and conveyed their feelings through writing. You may be…

which they kill. The men claim to love their other halves entirely, but why would they murder them? To readers, obsession comes to the mind first. In the two poems, both men perhaps kill their lovers out of jealousy and to gain power in their relationships; however, the man in My Last Duchess admits that he kills his wife, whereas the man in Porphyria’s Lover is in…

The short story “Federigo's Falcon” by Giovanni Boccaccio and the poem “How Do I Love Thee” by Elizabeth Barrett Browning both develop the theme of love in their own ways. “Federigo's Falcon” develops the theme of love by telling the story of a man who gave up his most prized possessions twice for the woman he loves. “How Do I Love Thee” develops the theme of love by having the narrator detail how much they love their partner and by describing their unconditional love. Both pieces of writing…

Whether someone is in adulthood, college, high school, middle school, elementary school, or even preschool, they should know that there is more than one type of friendship. Chances are, that everyone can say that in their life they've experienced more than one type of friend. Everyone has had friends who end up stabbing their back, just as much as everyone has all had those friends who have been there since day one, which goes to show the wide variety of friends, and all that is in between. For…

Have you ever came across two people who have opposite personalities but have so much in common? It does not seem possible, but it is. In S.E. Hinton’s novel, The Outsiders, two characters, Dallas Winston and Johnny Cade are very similar and also different at the same time. Dally and Johnny are very similar because both of their parents do not care about them, they ignore them, and they are are abusive and neglectful. Also, Dally and Johnny both place little value on their lives. They are…

evidence to support this statement is, “ Romeo, Romeo, Romeo, I drink to thee.” (IV , iii, 58). In this soliloquy spoken by Juliet, she drinks the mysterious liquid in the name of her love for Romeo. This shows that Juliet cares more about their relationship than herself, which shows a growth in maturity. Another detail that supports the statement above is, “ Will I set up my everlasting rest / And shake the yoke of inauspicious stars From this world-wearied flesh. Eyes, look your last! ” (V ,…

In this short story Faulkner uses symbolism which has a deeper meaning, some vague and some symbolism bold. For one example of symbolism in “A Rose for Emily” is the title itself, the rose is a symbol of love. Emily’s father was at one time the most respected man in town, Emily grew up with prestige, he left Emily practically penniless. The Grierson family home, passed down from Emily’s father to his daughter, was once a southern grand lively home. The house, the rose and Emily herself are all…

by Phyllida Lloyd and Script ‘Billy Elliot’ by Stephen Daldry. These texts introduce a range of sacrifice that can occur in family relationship; married couple, mother and child, father and child and between siblings. All of these texts are connected sacrificing their most valuable. The Gift of the Magi by O’ Henry shows the theme of sacrifice in family relationship through the action of a young couple took for thinking of each other. “The James Dillingham Young was proud of two things which…

and find someone else. Comparing the relationship Romeo and Juliet to relationships between others nowadays, being emotional is normal when freshly getting out of a relationship. The difference in Romeo and Juliet is, Romeo is said to be around eighteen, which is considered an adult. Juliet is said to be around fourteen. The time this is written, getting married at such a young age was common for girls, so this couple can still be compared to daily relationships between teenagers. Romeo's exact…

Imagine that you are reading a romance novel and never felt the sharp pang of love lost, how would readers like you react to the overall quality of the novel? Authors and directors utilise various literary devices and techniques in order to evoke emotional responses within their readers or viewers. The goal of evocation is to manipulate the audience’s emotion in order to evoke certain responses and reactions. Writers may utilise a character as a focal character who expresses feelings and…