Though “The Lady with the Pet Dog” is the same story, Anton Chekov and Joyce Carol Oates write the story from different points of view. Chekov and Oates have different views on the inner workings of the affair. The male and female perspective of feelings differs greatly yet some aspects are the same. Chekov’s character Dmitry and Oates' character Anna have different views on the opposite sex and the affair, however, their perspectives of love are seem to be the same. Chekov begins his tale of the affair between Dmitry and Anna from the beginning.
The dramatic irony that the reader can predict what will happen as the story progresses, but yet is hopeless to prevent it, reflects how Iago “knows” that Othello is having an affair with his wife, but is reluctant to try to stop it by means other than to ruin Othello’s life completely. Cassio, on the other hand is known by the reader to be a respectable lieutenant, however the view of him by the characters changes. The characters notice how a drunk and disorderly Cassio assaults Roderigo; however what is not seen is how Cassio was manipulated by Iago. As a result, Iago is seen as more honest, and Cassio is thought of as untrustworthy (as shown more thoroughly in Act 3 scene 3). The irony of this is that Cassio is honest and Iago is not.
This change in Lewis is apparent when he describes the opera as being about “important things, like love and fidelity” and when he reacts genuinely hurt to when he discovers that his girlfriend Lucy has been having sex with Nick. Ultimately Lewis ends his relationship with Lucy because of their conflicting principles. In addition, Lewis also benefits from the production through his partnership with the mentally ill as he is able to understand what the “insane” people are really like. Before Lewis held very stereotypical views of the ill and feared that one of them might “forget to take their medication and go berserk.” Lewis’ stage directions were spoken with “hesitation” , showing a lack in confidence, but through the progression of “Cosi Fan Tutte” Lewis forms
This is important because the perspective may otherwise be swayed against the main characters who are committing adultery. If the readers got to know the protagonist’s family better they may not be able to empathize with the character and may miss the romance of the affair. In Oates’ version Anna’s guilt is sufficient in allowing the reader to recognize what type of affair it is without forcing the reader to focus on how dirty the affair is or cause the reader to empathize with her husband, who the reader does not get to know intimately. On the same subject Chekhov’s version only describes Gurov’s wife by stating “she was a tall, erect woman with dark eyebrows, stately and dignified and, as she said of herself, intellectual.” This helps the readers stay unattached to Gurov’s family, allowing them to see the affair with less prejudice keeping the focus on the romantic love story. Joyce Oates’ “The Lady with the Pet Dog” has a confusing structure, bouncing time around in a circle like a movie script.
She is hiding it from her husband because he didn’t let her write anything or do anything, because in Victorian times, women had less opportunity than men. Also women had to listen to what their husbands said as they were the heads of the house. The husband didn’t believe his wife which shows gender role and creates marital problem when he come to know that he was wrong about not believing her and she was mentally
This is displayed throughout the story It its clear that they are both afraid of change Bailey didn’t want to somewhere new and the husband didn't believe in interracial relationships. The passage from when the Grandmother talks about Bailey's overall attitude in “A Good Man is Hard to Find” depicts this theory “He didn't have a Knox 3 naturally sunny disposition like she did and trips makes him nervous” (Connor 450). In conclusion,..... The actions of person can reveal a great deal about a person's
Furthermore, letters like this only built up his issues with anger and rage because the one person he needed support from, was not giving it, leaving no one for him to escape to. A supportive girlfriend in this situation would not only have kept her negative comments to herself, but also would only have sent sympathetic and reassuring letters. John’s voluntary enlistment,
Friar is Not Neutral In Romeo and Juliet, Friar Lawrence is a key character since he is partly responsible for the death of Romeo and Juliet by providing them assistance; making him a character that is not neutral in the story. Friar Lawrence hesitantly agrees to marry the couple after advising Romeo that these “violent delights have violent ends” therefore asking the couple to “love moderately” (II. vi. 9/14). He understands that this marriage is based upon an impulsive decision made by the couple since he knows how Romeo reacts to love.
Her poise is an illusion set up to shield herself from reality, yet she still attempts to make herself attractive to new male suitors. Themes: Violence and cruelty appear as a theme in this play. Violence is often fraught with sexual passion. For instance, Stella explains her love for Stanley despite his brutality to Blanche. There is the unnerving suggestion that violence is more willingly accepted by women in a marriage than one would like to believe.
The fact that the speaker chases Clarinda “without blushes” also implies that their same-sex relationship has an original sense of intimacy. Their sexual interaction also supports this intimacy and freedom because they are both aware of a woman’s sexual desires. It is understandable why the speaker finds Clarinda so irresistible and liberating. However the speaker still struggles with her desires, just as she would struggle for an anatomically male companion. The reader is left to interpret her pain as merely self-inflicted.