A person is raised in love and hopes one day to fall in love. ... However, although love may be an instrumental part in life, the true meaning of love is uncertain. There are many different spheres of love, and many different institutions in which love is practiced. ... In this sense, it is impossible not to infer that Chaucer is nothing less than a hopeless romantic. ... Many times, courtly love is mocked, and often times love is confused for lust. ...

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The Romantic Journey really consists of two journeys. ... Their marriage is not based on love. ... Robert's exit is also important because Edna is losing a love. Her romantic journey had brought back Edna's child heart which is full of love and desire. ... He is very materialistic and loves to flaunt his wealth. ...

• Word Count: 4173
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

The second stereotype is a man who professes unconditional love for a woman while doing away with the sexual dimension of amorous relationships. ... In this critique, the first stereotype shall be called the Masculine Male, and the second shall be called the Devoted Romantic Male. ... And giving yourself to me could never be wrong if the love is true. ... It seemed at times that Rob was in the relationship because it served a pragmatic function, and not because he was in love with Laura. Because Laura loved Rob, she allowed him to take advantage of her. ...

• Word Count: 2791
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

She serves her man, telling how much she loves him anyway she can. ... This song is romantic and nice, but the woman functions as a negative photo print of the man. ... Limiting the individuality of a woman to her love for a man, is denying her identity and making her subservient to that love and, ultimately, the male. ... The Paris revolution expands to other western countries with the hippie movement under romantic banners of "flower power" and "no war, make love". ... Instead the male has to be careful not to lose her love. ...

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One can constantly spot his eyes wandering to a woman's breasts or rear, he spends a whole scene staring at scantily clad women by a pool and talking about their bodies, and he even perverts the baptism of his attractive maid into a romantic sexual fantasy. ...

• Word Count: 4301
• Approx Pages: 17
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The gender category woman (that is, the so-called "feminine" gender automatically assigned to members of the female sex) carries with it certain expectations about how to act, what to do, who to love and so on: Women are generally expected to be more passive, submissive and dependent than men. ... Women are expected to love and marry a man and to become mothers. Likewise, the gender category man (that is, the so-called "masculine" gender automatically assigned to members of the male sex) carries with it a very different set of expectations about how to act, what to do and who to love: Men ar...

• Word Count: 3294
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Desdemona is often compared to Hero from Much Ado About Nothing, but they differ in that Hero is subservient to men because she is weak, while Desdemona is a strong character whose submission is out of love for Othello. ... She is an honourable wife and accepts Othello's choice to kill her, saying, "[My sins] are loves I bear to you" (V.ii.40) - her only sins were out of love for her husband. ... Her sacrifice at the beginning of the play foreshadows her sacrifice at the end, both in the name of love and honour, thus is a female character who acts honourably. ... Although both ...

• Word Count: 4511
• Approx Pages: 18
• Grade Level: High School

He considers love to be "merely a lust of the blood and a permission of the will.... He is a lady's man, and therefore cannot be concerned with such things as true love. Even Othello, the one character who truly loves his wife, mistreats Desdemona. ... He states to Iago "Alas, poor rogue, I think i' faith she loves me." (4.1.128) Cassio essentially uses Bianca's love to his own means. ...

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She is not "a romantic figure" but this is probably a product of her poverty as Eliza's features are "no worse" than the other ladies at Convent Garden but is "very dirty" in comparison to them. ... Further evidence is supplied when he "hires" Vivian to be his "employee" for the week, she responds with "I"d love to be your Beck and Call Girl but you"re a rich good looking guy, you could get a million girls for free". Edward refutes "I don't want any romantic hassles this week". ... Higgins is comfortable as a "confirmed, old bachelor" and the presence of a woman would "upset every...

• Word Count: 3802
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In a rural community, the man may serenade his love beneath her bedroom window. ... Whyte Rather, through dating, which provides an opportunity for explorations into romantic intimacy without requiring rapid escalation toward marriage, you can acquire knowledge of what sort of person you are attracted to and what sort of person you might be suited to when it comes time to eventually choose a martial partner. ...

• Word Count: 2701
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Lessing starts off the story with a description of three men at work on the roof during the week of the hot sun. I believe Lessing wanted to emphasize the characteristics of men of the construction class. These guys were tough, they were constantly exposed to heat, hard headed, domineering and egois...

• Word Count: 4111
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School