This is an example of the violent danger that is associated with Abelard’s love for his daughter, In Oscar’s journey to search of romantic love, he repetitively falls under the deadly “Let’s-Be-Friend Vortexes” (Diaz 41), which leads to him acting violently toward others and himself. Oscar’s first act of violence occurs while dating his first love, Ana. Ana, while “supposedly” dating Oscar, has a boyfriend named Manny. Manny is known to “[smack] her…[kick] her…[call] her a fat twat”( Diaz 45). Oscar, being madly and blindly in love with Ana, takes his uncle pistol and contemplates about killing Manny.
The trusting young are tricked into taking up arms believing that they are fighting for honour and glory. Family and politicians are responsible for this deceitful manipulation, which is successful because the young are unaware of the true horrors of war and death. War is ugly and futile. I will explore how these strong feelings about war are presented by three of Shakespeare’s tragedy and a selection of World War One poetry. War is honourable and as such particularly the young are persuaded to enlist.
However this may have been a subtext way of Shakespeare suggesting that Beatrice really does care about Benedick and was using this as a way of finding out if Benedick returned safely from the fighting without portraying to her friends that she does still have feelings for him. This may also be a way of Shakespeare suggesting to us that Beatrice and Benedick have met one another before. After Benedick is mocked the messenger tries to defend him. He claims that he ‘has done good service in these wars’ and is ‘a good soldier too, lady’. This shows that Benedick is talented at fighting and is a noble man.
The significance of the word ‘won’ objectifies Desdemona, as though she were a war that he had triumphed. Again, Shakespeare reinforces that Othello has blended his love life and work life by his frequent reference to battle language, even when speaking of his wife. Othello uses emotive language when he tells the story of how he wooed Desdemona in Act I, Scene III. The use of repetition in the line, ‘twas strange, ‘twas passing strange, ‘twas pitiful, ‘twas wondrous
Near the start of the novel Henry ignores Rinaldis claim on Catherine and starts to see her. While rather annoyed at this, Rinaldi sees that Catherine prefers Henry over him and accepts their relationship “insert quote”. This light hearted way of letting go is only possible as both men at this point of time were typical male chauvinist’s From early on we learn Catherine knows about the war and has experienced tragedy in it. Catherine, who once thought of war as a romantic idea, is suddenly hit by the reality of what war does to people when she loses her fiancée to an explosion. “I thought saber cut… blew him to bits instead” Henry begins his relationship with Catherine and sees it as a game”I did not love Catherine Barkley nor had any idea of loving her.
The idea of internal conflict and disguises in Twelfth Night is essentially the basis for the story. One key example for the significance of disguise is Viola. The first time the audience realizes the disguise is when Cesario (Viola) is sent out by her master Count Orsino to try to win the love of Olivia for him. This becomes extremely complicated because Viola likes Orsino and he is sending her to win over Olivia for him. This becomes an internal conflict because Cesario likes Orsino herself but she is currently disguised as a man for safety, and is trying to convince someone else to fall in love with the object of her affection.
Lear viewed love as a one way street, in which he believed that a family was there only to serve his needs. His excessive pride and sense of ego blinded him from recognizing true love. Putting his daughters into a love test proved Lear’s view on love. He turned the daughters against each other and made them compete for love. “Tell me, my daughters/ (Since now we will divest us both of rule, / Interest of territory, cares of state), / Which of you shall we say doth love us most, / That we our largest bounty may extend/ Where nature doth with merit challenge.” (I i 50-55) At this point Lear’s love towards his daughters was uncertain, he took advantage over the love he had and used it for his own pride.
Women would have to do everything they could to stop their husbands and sons from risking their lives by signing up for the war. At this time poetry was written to encourage men to go and fight, poets like jessie pope who wrote war poetry enforced this view. These poems were written about (and at the same time as), World War I, between 1914 to 1918. In these barbaric four years->killing spree 7 million men and leaving 17 million men injured, (physically-the war tactics resorted to the tortures of gas attacks, gun-shot wound, shell shock, starvation and exposure, to name a few...), the rest were scarred by memories never fading. World war one devastated lives and souls, time and space.
The main purpose of ‘Who’s for the Game?’ was to glamorise the war and to encourage people to sign up. Firstly the title of this poem shows this; it sounds as if it is a competition and men would have wanted to prove to their families that they were strong and heroic. It also suggests that it is a bit of a challenge, by the use of the question “Who’ll give his country a hand?” which makes men believe that they must join up to help and actually become a man. The main message in ‘Who’s for the Game?’ is if you join the army then you will feel a true champion and it will be glorious. She describes the war as being a triumphant responsibility; a duty, where you came out a hero, and although the journey there would be challenging it will be very rewarding.
The ultimate fate and destiny of Romeo and Juliet who would do anything to be together but the tragedy of death cannot be avoided because of their own actions,; young immature love and the barriers of a long standing family feud. Romeo and Juliet’s fate is caused by their poor decision making and immaturity. At the beginning of the play Romeo is madly in love with Rosaline, but when Romeo lays eyes on Juliet from afar he forgets Rosaline instantly and he falls in love with Juliet. Romeo’s love for Juliet is immediate and spontaneous, love at first sight. “O, she doth teach the torches to burn bright.