Unrequited love

share one thing in common, love. Sometimes in stories, the love is simply romantic, but there are countless other examples throughout literature where the love is purely platonic. In life, there are all types of love, parental love, the love of family and friendship, and even more unpleasant types of love, such as unrequited love. One of the most famous love stories being Romeo and Juliet, a story written by William Shakespeare that incorporates not only the romantic love shared between Romeo…

basis.”(Vivian Leocadio) Not only was Shakespeare so well accomplished, but a majority of his work will endure the test of time Shakespeare’s ability to depict human emotions is simple yet also impactful. Shakespeare’s plays touch on themes such as love, betrayal, vengeance, and friendship. His work set a precedent for many modern forms of storytelling today. “She’s the Man” was inspired and a modern twist on Shakespeare’s “Twelfth Night”. “Lion King” was heavily influenced by Shakespeare’s…

No one can love him now because no one can endure the change that has occurred in him. His experiences with life have made him someone else, entirely different. He has become the lover while he was the beloved before. It is he who has taken his life in his own hands, and who is aware of his choices and his life. It is not possible to feel in the same way about him. He now understands that the love of his family was not something that they wished but it was simply there. There was no particular…

“I don’t care what you think as long as it’s about me” once again, connects to Olivia’s unrequited love for Cesario amazingly. And not only that but the thoughts that go through her head as well. She does not care how or what Cesario thinks of her, she just cares that he does. This is evident when Olivia confesses her love to Cesario to which he says “I pity you” and she replies with “That’s a degree to love.” [III.i.114-115]…

In the whole story, the most important theme is justice for a loved one. Ricardo Morales’ late wife, Liliana Colotto de Morales, a 23-year-old schoolteacher, was ruthlessly raped and murdered in their newlywed home in Buenos Aires, Argentina in May 30,1968. They were only a year married then. To make matters worse, according to the autopsy report Benjamin Chaparro, the detective in charge of the case, received, Liliana was “almost two months pregnant” at the time she was murdered, something…

Throughout the tale of the Miller in “The Canterbury Tales” he provides a reliable perspective of the lower class despite his confessed intoxication before the story. Even though his storytelling abilities may not be as refined as the Knight, who is considered to be in the upper class, he was able to prove that even commoners are capable of expressing a satisfying narrative. The Miller tone’s throughout the tale is very rough, but it fits very well in the story he is able to accurately set up…

Great Gatsby to convey the way that Jay Gatsby feels about his love for Daisy. Gatsby's character is built up by sadness due to unrequited love with Daisy. In the book there is a part where Gatsby opens up to his friends and tells them about his past feelings with Daisy. This is when Gatsby’s vulnerability is revealed. Fitzgerald also uses actions to show us Gatsby's anguish. Gatsby tells Nick Carraway “ Everything I do is for my love Daisy, I threw enormous parties hoping that one day I could…

Erotic love can be categorized as “two kinds of value [and] two kinds of knowledge” () from Plato’s Symposium; it’s content raises the decision between an abstract way of pursuing erotic love and the traditional pursuit of a soulmate. Aristophanes and Alcibiades share a common pursuit of wholeness through the physical form. Aristophanes uses a tale of traditional Greek mythology which teaches humans were once whole, but as punishment humans were separated into two beings and given the life…

Philosophy of life is an overall vision of or attitude toward life and the purpose of life (Merriam Webster). This point in my life I have taken a few values that I hold in high regards. These values include family, friendship, moral, love, education, optimist, happiness, and purpose. I will be describing in this essay my philosophy and why I hold these values of high regards in my life. Family Family is one of my top values and something I hold dear in my life. From the moment I was brought…

Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare presents the difference between love and infatuation. Characters such as Antonio and Viola are shown as deeply caring and selfless, exhibiting true love with their actions, while other characters, such as Olivia and Orsino, display the self-centeredness of infatuation. The play shows that infatuation is self-centered and often involves strong but short-lived passion and emotion, whereas love is focused not on the self but on the person who is loved, and it…