The Physical and Emotional Att

Lust, desire, love - these are the stages an individual goes through when having a physical and emotional attraction towards someone. However, lust does not always transform itself into a stronger desire or love for that matter. Representative of this are the characters in William Shakespeare's Twelfth Night where physical and emotional relationships result in varying degrees of attraction that never quite reach true love.

The physical attraction is what happens to the body when an individual makes contact with another individual for the first time. This contact can be tactile or visual. When the Duke's "eyes did see Olivia first” (1.1.20) that “instant was [he] turned into a hart, and [his] desires, like fell and cruel hounds; E'er since pursue [him]” (1.1.22-24). The moment the Duke saw Olivia he knew that he w

Beyond physical attraction, emotional attraction is what occurs next. The individual begins to converse and find things in common and that is how the emotional attraction develops. In Act II scene i.v., the emotional attraction between the Duke and Viola begin to develop as they converse about the “kind of woman” (2.4.26) they both like. Duke tells Viola that he would like a woman “of [her] complexion” (2.4.27) and “wears she to him.” (2.4.30) This illustrates an emotional attraction developing because the Duke and Viola are bonding about common interests. An emotional attraction differs greatly from a physical because the two sides actually converse to find common ground. With a physical attraction, it usually serves to be one-sided, and it might be hard to realize the other side's thoughts. But with an emotional attraction, both sides convey their thoughts thro

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