The novels Ethan Frome and Catcher in the Rye by Edith Wharton and J.D.Salinger, respectively, are two great works that depict two characters’ struggles in life. Three themes that both novels share are the need for companionship, regret over lost potential and immersion in a fantasy world. Ethan Frome and Holden Caulfield are both very lonely characters in desperate need for companionship and compassion. They both search for human contact of sorts to prevent the onset of loneliness. Frome marries Zenobia Pierce prematurely, only to obviate “the mortal silence of…long imprisonment.” (Wharton, page 61) He wanted “the sound of a …voice” to fill the void on his farm.
Why, one may be accepted. One usually is, I believe. Then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I’ll certainly try to forget the fact.” (Wilde 1.40) Referring to the essence of romance as uncertainty and denouncing the institution of marriage clearly emphasizes Algernon's desire to rebel against traditional culture.
Whereas Romeo's reaction was focused on Juliet and his pain of her loss and want to be with her.Wuthering Heights, by Emily Brontë, is an epic romance novel of the Victorian Era. Throughout the novel, it intertwines the lives and hearts of two family names, the Linton's and the Earnshaw's. Love is able to bring them together, but revenge and animosity pulls them apart. In Wuthering Heights, the characters confess their love to each other and rush into marriage even though they do not truly love one another. It is often influenced by money and greed.
The play is made on deception, but then when the characters use even more deception, they fix everything. The attitude towards marriage is used in both stories, one stronger than the other though. In the odyssey, Odysseus fights so hard to get home because he missis his wife. His marriage fuels his courage and helps him fight his way home. In much ado about nothing, marriage is another strong theme being that the story line is based around Claudio wanting to marry hero.
| Belle | Scrooge's former girlfriend, she breaks up with him because of his greed. | Fan | Scrooge's younger sister. | http://www.gradesaver.com/a-christmas-carol/study-guide/character-list/ | 2. Marley's purpose in this story is to begin the saga of the three spirits that visit Scrooge. Marley is also there to explain to Scrooge his bad deeds and wrong doings and warn him of the terrible fate that will come if he does not change his ways, such as when he informs Scrooge on his "ponderous chain" he has forged, he says, "The weight and length of the coil you bear yourself?
This is used in the previous scene when Romeo and Juliet marry in secret by Friar Lawrence. The language used in this scene is also very important and is linked to the character development of Romeo and Mercutio. Mercutio went from being a light-hearted comical person, 'one word with one of us"... Make it a word and a blow'. His attitude is the complete opposite once he is injured by Tybalt 'a plague a both houses'. Romeo went from being a very romantic soft-hearted person and not reacting from Tybalt's threats and pleading not to fight 'good Capulet, which name I tender as dearly as my own, be satisfied'.
One of them, as said before, is his failure to make outcomes; another one of his flaws is his impulsive nature. Romeo, after having just met Juliet, decides he wants to marry her. Friar Lawrence even warned Romeo about moving to fast . Throughout the play, Romeo made many unwise decisions and for all of them, he had to suffer afterwards. Evidence of his impulsive nature is highlighted in his journey to Juliet’s house to express his love for her when he barely knows her.
Beatty and Montag have a talk after Montag calls in “sick”. When Montag was reviewing the conversation to his wife, he states, “[Beatty’s] right. Happiness is important. Fun is everything. And yet I kept sitting there saying to myself, I’m not happy, I’m not happy.” (page 62) In the future of a time when “firemen put fires out instead of going to start them”, Guy Montag, a fireman in Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury, starts to question the importance of intellectual freedom.
Who is to blame? By John Magee Romeo and Juliet is one of the most controversial and enduring stories of forbidden love due to Romeo and Juliet’s passionate innocence and their tragedy. Their innocence comes from their age and infatuation, but the tragedy is surely the result of the self-serving, manipulative and at times terrible judgment of Friar Lawrence. Romeo and Juliet’s love faced many obstacles, including a feud between their families, Juliet’s promised marriage to Count Paris, and their own youthful innocence. But if any one person is to blame for their tragic death that person is their most trusted advisor Friar Lawrence.
Although some may argue that Romeo is impulsive and immature, he is also intellectual. When talking about his love for Rosaline, Romeo says, “Feather of lead, bright smoke, cold fire, sick health! / Still-waking sleep, that is not what it is!” (I, i). Romeo does not think that his saddened and confused love with Rosaline is true love. He knows that this cannot be love, because they are neither affectionate nor devoted to each other.