Unrequited love

In a state of indecision the speaker begins the poem, “In this strange labyrinth how shall I turn, / Ways are on all sides while the way I miss: / If to the right hand, there, in love I burn” (Wroth, lines 1-3). Here, she uses “strange labyrinth” as a metaphor for her life to represent the doubt she feels, for in a maze, one can never know which direction is the right way to go. Yet, she mentions “the right hand” first, as if it…

"I, ___, take you, ___, for my lawful wife/husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and health, until death do us part." These words used to hold a binding agreement between partners to solidify the sacredness of marriage. In today’s generation, almost half of those who utter these words will break this promise. To end this epidemic, we must ensure happier relationships from the start. Relationship values are learned from a…

Julia. But could it be possible that this is a one sided relationship? Throughout the novel Julia re-states that she loves Winston, but she actually loved one thing and one thing only about Winston. She is attracted to Winston because he is against the party. The simple truth is that Julia never loved Winston, she loved the notion of rebelling. It is evident that Julia did not love Winston because, the very base of their relationship is based off the concept of being against Big Brother, they…

After reading the past novels in English class and doing multiple theories of analysis, I have decided the theory that I best relate with is reader response. The reason behind me choosing reader response is that throughout reading all the novels assigned I always tended to make a comparison to my modern day teenage life. As multiple of my previous analysis and explication videos have shown I tend to relate to the character struggling or the character that is in the pressure situation. Reader…

Nobody. Everybody accepts there is one individual who is out there to love us. Gay individuals feel the same way. Parenthood is an advantage of marriage and gay couples can 't have youngsters independent from anyone else, without some sort of help, so they look to selection offices. Now and again gay couples are put on longer…

shown by her unconditional care for her children and her husband; although, this layer of affection is truly understood by Ian later on. Ian recognizes the significance of affection towards one another and shapes his view towards how/what it means to love someone. Ian’s affection towards Laura starts from their church meetings, eventually leading him to take up a job at the Dunn’s farm just to be closer to her. Ian thinks, “If he had thought about it properly, Ian would have realized that…

The novel Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen, is an unfolding love story in the midst of societal norms throughout history. Throughout the novel, Austen emphasizes the importance of marriage to the economic and social statuses of all her characters. Characters commonly tie marriage to happiness, but within each individual relationship marriage produces different amounts of love and happiness. Not only do the economic and social statuses of characters in the novel affect their eligibility for…

given some formal schooling and discovered a love for poetry. As writers do, Clare using his background and what he was familiar with developed his skill and went on to publish multiple volumes of poetry (Poetry Foundation, 2016). First Love by John Clare was written during the Romantic era, the late 1800’s, which primarily focused on emotions and nature (McAlpine, 2011). Clare 's theme in First Love is exactly what the title emphasizes; Love. Love is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary…

alone ever having a successful career. He must have an overwhelming love for the effects of drug use, to potentially destroy his…

pure and simple man to a powerful and demanding man. Lower class Esteban has a pure love for his fiancée. He loves Rosa at his first sight, and he wants to be a wealthy man before marrying his fiancée. Esteban grows up in a poor condition family. His birth “had simply been a regrettable accident in the life of Dona Ester, who was destined to marry someone of her own class, but she had fallen hopelessly in love with that good-for-nothing immigrant, a first-generation…