Love is a very multifaceted definition that has been interpreted in countless ways. Tim Schroeder attempts to come to an ultimate conclusion asserting that love isn’t an emotion‚ as many people might initially believe – thus‚ this is a very controversial argument. Schroeder manages to support his claims quite thoroughly‚ making it a generally good argument altogether. However‚ because he is discussing such a controversial topic with copious room for variability and misinterpretation‚ there are some
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Essays in Love is a novel about two young people‚ who meet on an airplane between London and Paris and rapidly fall in love. The structure of the story isn’t unusual‚ but what lends the book its interest is the extraordinary depth with which the emotions involved in the relationship are analysed. Love comes under the philosophical microscope. An entire chapter is devoted to the nuances and subtexts of an initial date. Another chapter mulls over the question of how and when to say ‘I love you’. There’s
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During the Middle Ages‚ Courtly love was a code which prescribed the conduct between a lady and her lover (Britannica). The relationship of courtly love was very much like the feudal relationship between a knight and his liege. The lover serves his beloved‚ in the manner a servant would. He owes his devotion and allegiance to her‚ and she inspires him to perform noble acts of valor (Schwartz). Capellanus writes‚ in The Art of Courtly Love‚ “A true lover considers nothing good except what he thinks
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Examine how Hamlets character oscillates between the rational philosopher in ‘To be or not to be’ and the cruel misogynist in ‘Get thee to a nunnery’ Hamlet tells Ophelia "Get thee to a nunnery"; the word "nunnery" is ambiguous because while in addition to referring to a convent‚ which is what the word would probably seem to mean to most people‚ "nunnery" was a euphemism for "brothel" in Elizabethan time‚ probably Hamlet was underscoring that‚ because beforehand‚ he calls Polonius a "fishmonger"
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summarize the theme that love is fickle yet wonderful while also giving showing how fickle and melodramatic. First Orsino compares music to love very melodramatically when he says “If music be the food of love‚ play on; give me excess of it‚ that‚ surfeiting‚ the appetite may sicken‚ and so die” (1.1.1-3). He is saying music is like love because we overindulge on it in the moment until it sickens us and we don’t want to hear it anymore. He’s saying that if it is true that love is like this then bring
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The relationship between individuals and society has been a topic of debates for generations. In these debates‚ individuality has been given various definitions which can be grossly summarised as “The aggregate of qualities and characteristics that distinguish one person or thing from others” (http://www.thefreedictionary.com/individuality). It has been also argued that “The irony of individuality is that sometimes it is a luxury that can only be achieved by contributing something special to the
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Critical thinking assignment Marital Research on Compassionate Love 10/4/06 1) A definition of compassionate love‚ according to the authors is a globally positive view of one partner that is linked to an accurate understanding of the partners’ specific strengths and weaknesses. In addition‚ compassionate love is a love that recognizes the partner’s specific positive and negative qualities‚ while simultaneously affirming the partners
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"Run!" Karen screamed as I ran down the hall towards her‚ "get away. You’re not safe here!" I came to a halt next to her as she concluded her words. "I can’t leave you here alone Karen‚" I said quietly. "You have to leave‚" she spoke with equal volume‚ "If they find out you’ve been here " "That doesn’t matter to me. I can’t leave you here alone. They’ll find you." "I know‚" she said through her tears‚ "but you have to understand how I would feel if you got involved in this." "I already am involved
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Parents who take a “tough love” approach to bringing up their children give them a better chance of doing well in life‚ according to a report published today. Youngsters who receive a combination of warmth and discipline from their parents are more likely to develop crucial qualities such as self-control‚ empathy and determination‚ experts claim. The study‚ by the think tank Demos‚ identified a gulf between the character development of children from the richest and poorest backgrounds. RELATED
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Does true love really exist or is it just a fantasy chased by many idealists? The question should be asked‚ what is love? Love can be categorised into the following four categories‚ namely: “Filios” which is love for your family‚ “Storge’ ” which is love for your friends‚ “Eros” which is a romantic love between two persons‚ and “Agape’ ” which is love for your God. Many people think they have discovered true love and in the end they are disappointed in hatred. Very few people go through life
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