In the poem of Lanval by Marie de France, I found myself engaged and charmed by the world of Lanval. The intricate style that Marie used in this poem transported me into a world imbued with love. With obvious struggles between the expectations of others and personal wishes. Although this piece is not like Beowulf, filled with warriors and daunting foes, this piece kept me interested throughout the entire piece through its elements of magic and chivalry. These elements of this story kept me invested to finish the book to learn about Lanval’s journey.
We live in a society that has increasingly demoralizes love, depicting it as cruel, superficial and full of complications. Nowadays it is easy for people to claim that they are in love, even when their actions say otherwise, and it is just as easy to claim that they are not when they indeed are. Real love is difficult to find and keeping it alive is even harder, especially when one must overcome their own anxieties and uncertainties to embrace its presence. This is the main theme depicted in Russell Banks’ short story “Sarah Cole: A Type of Love Story,” as well as in Richard Bausch’s “The Fireman’s Wife.” These narratives, although similar in some ways, are completely different types of love stories.
True love endures the greatest tragedies. A classic message presented by many poems, two of which are “Annabel Lee” by Edgar Allen Poe and “The Highwayman” by Alfred Noyes. Both start like fairy tales: an adorable, loving couple who seem inseparable. Then, by some insane cause, whether by the angels themselves or royal soldiers, the woman dies. The man is left to continue their love in one way or another.
Love is a universal human emotion explored in many ways through writing. In novels, romance is shown to be a common theme. It is used to show love in ways that readers can sympathize and relate to, but love can also be shown in different ways. There is more to love than romantic feelings for another person. For example, people show immense pride and love for their family, friends, culture, and even themselves.
Leon Rooke shares the quality of love in his short story, “A Bolt of White Cloth”. Rooke shows that love has the ability to produce the greatest happiness in the lives of people, but hardships must follow in order to achieve this love. Love comes in many forms as it is an emotion that can be expressed differently varying from person to person. Rooke uses magical realism by introducing an Eastern stranger that sells white cloth with magical qualities. The price, however, is love.
Love in the story is like the energy in a kid, it drives the story and the characters in the story insane. For example, in the story love is what drove Hero into dying and will end killing Tara at the end, “Why should you go on living when she and I are dead? When no one remembers our names?”
Throughout history, love has been an enduring force conveyed through many mediums of literature, and has captured the imagination of people from all backgrounds. From the ancient Greeks to Shakespearean works, to modern movies, love has been a source of inspiration for artists and writers all over the world. An example is William Goldman's novel, The Princess Bride, which is a classic example of literature that uses love as its central theme. Through dialogue and conflict, Goldman portrays love as a powerful binding force that can overcome even the gravest of obstacles.
Two different words are presented in Lanval, the courtly love at the beginning of the lai where Lanval is rejected; and the world of fantasy, love, and erotic pleasure. This two different worlds most of the time find a way to coexist with each other. Like my classmate Juan Linares said with the example of Eric and Enide, by how they eventually find a balance between love and duty. However, with Lanval this is not the case. During all the poem one cannot find a part where both can actually coexist, it is always one or the other.
There are a few themes in The Princess Bride by William Goldman portrays, we can all agree that true love takes the cake. Throughout the book not only is true love a big motivator, but also shows that nothing and no one can come in between genuine love. True love also doesn’t come easily and requires effort put into it. Westel and Buttercup’s love story is a perfect example of showing how true love can never be porken and is one of the greatest nonphysical forces in the world.
The story of Romeo and Juliet is the most well known and tragic tale of love to ever exist. Most say, that the two’s demise was written in the stars, that fate was the sole culprit of untimely death. However, this disregards other themes that take great precedent in the story, two powerful emotions, always warring, but without one the other could not exist. One on hand love, the word that embodies too many descriptions to ever communicate, but one will sacrifice anything and everything for it. Then there is hate.
The Modern age works reveal that love is an artificial, unrealistic desire as seen through money, status, and women. In the novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald characterizes a love as senseless false wish. In the end when everything was falling apart and they would have had to pay for the mess they created they ran away. “They were careless people Tom and Daisy-
Love is a feeling many will experience but will have different experiences with it. In Lais of Marie de France, there was a man named Lanval he was part of King Arthur’s court. He was a well-groomed knight and had great qualities about himself. The other
Finally, Lancelot’s affair with Arthur and Queen Guinevere set off a chain of actions that destroy the kingdom of Camelot. In the Arthurian legend, love triangles always have fatal consequences and never end well between its constituents. Firstly, the ancient tale of Tristan, Iseult of Ireland, and King Mark of Cornwall demonstrate how dangerous love can be. For example, Tristan’s and Iseult’s affair, discovered by King Mark, causes Tristan to flee in exile.
A valiant knight who rides his noble steed while a damsel dreams for the one who will rescue her. This plot which continually inspired modern works started during the medieval era and was known as the courtly love. Many historians have analyzed how the courtly love ideal was formed. From the several factors that could have influenced the creation of this ideal, this essay presents how courtly love was a product of the sociological aspects but not the religious aspects of medieval culture. The different sociological factors surrounding medieval society helped form the idea of courtly love.
In the darkest times in our lives, recalling the happiest memories is just human nature. Lust is easily seen to those under the spell as a lifesaver, but on the outside looking in, it is a storm of destruction. Love can become obsessive and change the grip on reality into a distorted and untrue perception of life itself. The power of love and lust is unavoidable in a lifetime, understanding how much love can control life is crucial to avoiding destruction of lives. In the story, Lusus Naturae, werewolf girl battles the feeling of loneliness and when finally given an opportunity for the love she desperately craves, disaster flounces.
