...For centuries, love has defined the actions of many and shaped the course of human history. William Shakespeare parallels history's pattern in his sorrow-filled play, Romeo and Juliet. Two youthful adolescents meet during a night of festivities and are quickly swept up in true love at first sight. They must fight to overcome their families conflict, so they can truly be with each other, but in their valiant effort, die due to a plan gone awry. William Shakespeare uses foreshadowing through this tumultuous play to convey how hasty love is fatal and clouds one's logical judgement. Before Romeo and Juliet’s fateful encounter, Shakespeare provides a strong sense of foreshadowing which supports the theme that hasty love is fatal. As early as the...
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...Some say love is a very powerful thing, others say it’s obsolete. However, for the two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet, in a play written by Shakespeare over four-hundred years ago, love meant everything. The young Capulet and Montague had a fated relationship, with love at its core. However, love played another role, which was equally as important and just as powerful – the fatal flaw. Juliet’s immaturity and passion showed up numerous times on account of her feelings for Romeo, one could say she was “blinded by love.” The interest between the two sparks at a masked ball held by Lord Capulet. Neither party knew who they were falling in love with. Juliet knew they were a forlorn attempt to be together, but it never stopped her. “My only...
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...The protagonists Romeo and Juliet take their lives because of the many characters involved in the journey that leads to their fatal end. Thus, ultimately it is other characters and the climate of animosity and hatred that the feud creates that leads the characters to act as they do.The meddlesome nurse wishes to see Juliet get married as part of an adventure for herself, but quickly changes her views once things turn upside down. Friar Lawrence wants to marry Romeo and Juliet because he thinks that this will end the incessant feud between the Montagues and Capulets. The fiery Tybalt wants nothing but to fight Romeo and to stand up for the Capulets, as Romeo is spotted at the ball. Troublesome Mercutio wants to fight the Capulets and be faithful to the Montagues. However, no matter what any of these characters do to contribute to the fiasco, Romeo and Juliet still take their dear lives and in this they assume some of the responsibility for the tragic climax. The feud between the Capulets and Montagues causes havoc on the streets of Verona. The play...
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...Keilah Jackson Professor Ellen Bluestone Literature 652 23 Feb 2014 Love in the Time of Cholera: A Magical Degenerated Love Story Love stories are usually filled with romanticism, unrequited love, as well as many scenes of forbidden loves resulting in lovers uniting. Gabriel Marquez took a different route within the novel Love in the Time of Cholera. The novel served readers a detested view of love as well as a supernatural view of human life by using degeneration and magical realism. Magical realism occurs throughout the novel giving readers an ‘out-of-this-world’ experience that exists within a normal setting. An example of this would be Marquez’s use of time within the novel. Time seems to change often by going between the present and the past within same time frames. "At the age of twenty-eight, Dr. Juvenal Urbino had been the most desirable of bachelors. He had returned from a long stay in Paris where he had completed advanced studies in medicine and surgery, and from the time he set foot on solid ground he gave overwhelming indications that he had not wasted a minute of his time.”(pg. 105) Within that passage, readers are placed in present moment experiencing Urbino’s return from Paris as though he is in a reminiscent state. However only a few lines down readers are placed elsewhere. “In Paris, strolling arm in arm with a causal sweetheart through a late autumn, it seemed impossible to imagine a purer happiness than those golden afternoons, with the woody...
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...lack of control over their lives make female emancipation a distant dream and it was due to the death of a loved one that much cherished independence of self could be attained. Kate Chopin lived life on her own terms and in her works allowed her support of women’s independence and sexual freedom to shine through which was shocking to the society still warped in long skirts and layers of petticoats. She focused her attention on love, sex, marriage, women, and independence and raged against the unjust world which viewed women as a lawful property. Her assertion that self matters above all love comes through brilliantly and the protagonists cry for freedom triumphs over her love for her husband.(Chopin) Plot overview: The story describes the one hour in the protagonists life where in she experiences heart wrenching grief, ecstasy of freedom and death. Louise Mallard is a typical housewife who is beset with the familiar problems awaiting the arrival of her husband. Her sister, Josephine at the beginning of the story breaks the story of her husband’s fatal accident gently and Louise cries in her arms with wild abandonment. The reader is introduced to the mysterious heart trouble which Mrs Mallard suffers from and this ailment keeps its date with Mallard’s destiny till the very end. After this one showing of grief, Louise moves in to her comfortable room with a stuffy and comfortable chair and watches out to the open world which lies before her. This is where her true feelings come...
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...Love in a man’s life is indispensable. To exclaim this in the words of Max Muller: just how a flower cannot blossom without sunshine, a man cannot live without love. However distressing love’s consequences and imminent conclusion may be, to have loved, suffered and endured is to have lived life to its truest and fullest sense. A life without love is like a flower without petals, a perfume without fragrance, a rainbow without colors. So when Sir Alfred Lord Tennyson writes -- Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all, he is correct. This assertion has best been validated in popular literature, ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ being a good example. Writer John Green’s global phenomenon ‘The Fault in Our Stars’ follows the poignant story of a young teenage girl named Hazel Grace who has been diagnosed with terminal Stage IV thyroid cancer which has spread to hers lungs. She lives a near-hopeless life idling away her hours waiting to die. But her forlorn life is about to change when one day, while reluctantly attending a support group to appease her much-loved parents, she meets Augustus Walters, a charming and confident teenage boy who is in remission from a rare form of osteosarcoma, a bone cancer, after a leg amputation. There is a spark between them and they instantly fall in love with each other. Augustus arranges for a Dutch themed picnic where he announces his plans to take Hazel to Amsterdam where she could meet her dearly esteemed author of The Imperial...
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...The Power of Love Everyone has felt it at least once in their lifetime, whether for a person, pet, or even a non-living thing; that thing is called love. Love has very different meanings to different people, for some love can be solely romantic or even solely sexual, for others real love is truly unconditional and is only really shared between family members or between people and religion. And for some people, love is ever-changing and everywhere, and is felt for friends, family, partners, pets, and even inanimate objects, dead artists, and fictional characters. No matter the relationship though, love is a sacrifice, for people do many things for love. None of these people are right or wrong though, but one thing is for sure: with the strength of parental and romantic relationships, love is the most powerful force in the entire world. Between partners of any kind, be it married, common law, girlfriend/boyfriend, young or old, and gay or straight, love is a relationship of mutual respect and understanding. Marriages or partnerships are often built on common ground that people discover when they first meet. This can be as simple as finding out you like the same movie, or as deep as sharing philosophical or religious beliefs. That kind of love often relies on some sort of chemistry shared between the two people: that weird feeling that you get at the pit of your stomach that nothing else is more important than being in each other’s company. It is that initial spark that transforms...
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...Love is a universal feeling or emotion and every human on this earth loves someone. It is not necessary that love exists only between opposite sexes but love is there between human kind, between brothers, between sisters, between brothers and sisters, between parents and children, between husband and wife, between neighbors, between nations, between all relations and love also exists between humans and other living beings such as animals. Therefore, nobody can deny the existence of love in this world. Sometimes you need to describe the love you have for someone in words. * A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved. * What is love but acceptance of the other, whatever he is. * Love is like a fever which comes and goes quite independently of the will. … there are no age limits for love * There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything, and your heart will certainly be wrung and possibly be broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact, you must give your heart to no one, not even to an animal. Wrap it carefully round with hobbies and little luxuries; avoid all entanglements; lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket — safe, dark, motionless, airless – it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. The alternative to tragedy, or at least to the risk of tragedy, is damnation. The only...
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...Marlon Christopher T. Cadungog October 1, 2014 BSIT – 1B Ms. Jo Janine Nikkie I. Tuna English 1 Soul Surfer Soul Surfer is the inspiring true story of teen surfer Bethany Hamilton, who lost her arm in a shark attack and courageously overcame all odds to become a champion again, inspiring millions worldwide through the love of her family, her sheer determination, and her unwavering faith in Jesus Christ. This essay will cover some questions and their answers through explanatory paragraphs. Compassion: Changing People’s Point of View Why does compassion change the way we view things? Let us first define it: It is the pity for suffering, with the desire to help or to spare. The definition itself explains the answer of the question. Compassion can be the natural instinct of a merciful individual who tends to help mostly those who are needy as of certain individuals - who are more likely Samaritans - being practiced. Compassion changes our viewpoint because of this, since it provides us the courage and will to change and to be open for new possibilities and opportunities, as Sarah told Bethany that it could move people to do great things and can also provide a new perspective. It could also be considered as a life changer, as it can greatly influence individuals that have gone through several trials and problems. It can also empower us to be prudent; being persistent enough to do good things with faith in God towards other people, especially our loved...
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...how society at the time had an impact on Romeo and Juliet’s relationship. I will explore how the norms and values within institutions in Verona such as ‘the family’ and ‘the church’ played a role the couple’s fate. A theme throughout the play was love. All the violence and hatred was a result of Romeo and Juliet’s unexpected relationship. The prologue was a sonnet; Shakespeare used the sonnet to remind the audience of romance. Lot’s of love poems at the time were in sonnet form. He was reminding the audience that ultimately what causes all the violence and betrayal is love. Religion and the Church had a massive impact and held a great power over people during the 16th Century. In some ways religion was more powerful than the law. When Romeo and Juliet first met they fell madly in love, ‘My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough tough with a tender kiss’. So to live by the moral rules set by the church they had to marry. Friar Lawrence’s role in the church gave him a lot of power and earned him a lot of respect and so the couple were over joyed when he agreed to wed them in the church ‘In one respect I’ll they assist be; For this alliance may so happy prove, to turn your households’ rancour to pure love.’ Religion is a powerful force within the play as a whole. During the 16th century people couldn’t live together before marriage and divorce was practically impossible. So when the couple wed they were aware that Juliet couldn’t be forced to marry...
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...Warrior of Love Have you ever been so in love? Every day there are butterflies on your stomach. Each and every day you dream of his face, how he looks, how perfect he is. His eyes that beguile you. His smile that makes your heart skip a beat. When he sings, it was all like an angelic lullaby. It’s like almost everything he does is perfection. Have you ever felt the rush, when he kisses you for the first time? When his lips say those three words that you’ve been fancying all your life, it’s ecstatic, right? I never knew the reason why I fell in love with him. It could be his brown eyes, his cute smile, his manly figure or his good voice. One day he just came and suddenly, all I know is I’m in love. Elated I was, indeed. It felt so perfect that I never thought if he’s feeling the same. I never knew if he’ll leave me. I never knew how long will he stay. Because it was forever in my eyes. All I see is him with me, infinitely. It was like a raging tornado. A tornado that could hit somewhere without a warning. An unexpected phenomenon that could be fatal. An occurrence that could happen instantly and leave a mark eternally. Once it stricken,in a snap, everything will be devastated. That is how I define it, after he left. My heart broke into fragments. Crushed, every single bit of it. Tears drowned me, pain distressed me. I don’t know how to perfectly describe the agony I felt. But I’m sure, it is the most damaging feeling I’ve felt in my life. When he left me for another girl...
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...Love nourishing the heart, warm my heart. Between animals and humans, especially love and hate are drops of warm humanity. - Inscription I remember I read "readers" in a touching little novel, although it has been published for a long time, can it still so vivid in my mind, I remember it well. This article has a unique name - especially prisoners of war. Prisoners of war, as the name suggests, is the enemy personnel caught in the war, but why it is so special it? It has God trieth sensible. It is silent in the noble; it is also equality of life care. This article describes in times of war, the German occupation of Belgium, just appointed Maj. Krupp received the command of General Liszt: his shot hit one of the generals right eye blind bull named "Knight may be Major shrink because of the Bulls sanity. The generals would let his guard dog "Wolf" and Bulls "get along", but they became the same boat brother. An animal people in general wisdom, will enjoy the special treatment of military personnel, will make everyone respected. Incredible! Who would have thought that a military dog was hit by the bull conquered? ! Perhaps because the Bulls that good and kind, he did not give the wolf the fatal blow. Who would have thought that the two animals actually desperate to care for each other. Moment the wolf will be hanged, bulls regardless of their own safety to rescue the wolf, bullets moment to go to the the Bulls "Ben" Wolf jumped up, sacrificed. The people were all shocked by...
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...It is the characterization of intense human relationships that continues to captivate audiences of Othello. Explore this statement with reference to one intense human relationship in the play In Shakespeare’s, Othello, it is the tragic downfall of the protagonist which intrigues audiences, exploring elements of the human condition through intricate human interactions. Utilizing the emotional depth of complex human relationships, Shakespeare discusses fundamental human characteristics in passion, desire and revenge, creating the primary drama of the play as audiences consider the relevant nature of Othello’s tragic downfall, as orchestrated by the duplicitous Iago. Othello’s tragic downfall captivates audiences through the intensity of his relationships with other characters. Within Othello, Shakespeare is able to involve the audience in the emotional conflict of the play, as the titular hero is manipulated by his symbiotic relationship with iago, leading to his self-destruction. Throughout the play, Iago relentlessly exploits Othello’s tragic flaw of absolutism through his devilish intellectual superiority, evoking a sense of sympathy as Iago is resolute in turning Othello’s power, reputation and relationships into chaos via human nature. Iago’s contempt for the “thick lips” subsequently leads to the revelation of his expedient and duplicitous character, as he feigns loyalty to the Moor only to, “serve his turn upon him” by “pouring pestilence into his hear”. Iago’s manipulation...
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...LOVE In Romeo and Juliet, love is definitely one of the dominant themes but it differs in its forms. There are various types of love throughout the play; such as in the beginning of the play where Romeo displays a more childish and superficial love for Rosaline. This changed very quickly as soon he became infatuated with this irrational love he felt for Juliet. The play is filled with intense passion and romantic gestures between the individuals and it focuses on the romantic love surrounding them. Throughout the play, love is portrayed as an overpowering and controlling emotion that's overtakes all other loyalties or values that they may have previously cared for. The love that Romeo and Juliet shared consumed them completely, but it was also very hasty and rushed. There were many different manifestations of love in this play; such as physical, passionate and spiritual. Family and friends were being pushed away as the two lovers became engulfed with one another and this was when problems arose. Juliet spoke ‘deny thy father and refuse thy name, or if thou wit not, be but sworn my love, and ill no longer be a Capulet’. Her undying devotion to Romeo soon became an overpowering force in which she began to ignore all common sense and rational thoughts. The love in this play was not a pretty, idealized emotion that always ended perfectly, though it was always intimate and passionate. But with that passion came new obstacles and problems for themselves and the people surrounding...
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...Star-crossed lovers is a phrase for the archetype of couples who are tragically separated by their socio-economic status, faith, culture, or family despite true love. The idea is that these relationships are already doomed from the start. Couple’s true instinct and love is pit against societal rules. The phrase “star-crossed lovers” was first coined by famous playwright William Shakespeare in Romeo and Juliet, “From forth the fatal loins of these two foes, A pair of star-cross'd lovers take their life.” (Shakespeare 1-6). However, Shakespeare is far from the only author with this concept. This same archetype is found in many traditional stories from all over the world and is still widespread in today’s culture. We feel for these characters,...
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