... catalyst of her mental, emotional and sexual awakening. The relationship is regarded as within the Creole social convention of an adoring young man expressing his love for a married woman, who remains faithful and chaste. The relationship, however, strays off its set parameters as it effectively unleashed a wide ... by the generosity of men. The archetype feminist rebel, Edna Pontellier, even defies the traditional definition of a Victorian woman within the context of a romantic relationship. Rebuffing the usual feminine Victorian qualities of being coy in the presence of a male, Edna is...

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... John with excruciating pain. Hazard and choice were integral in the consummation of John Grady's quest. John Grady Cole was the stereotypical cowboy superimposed into a modern world, in which his romantic conception of the West, along with the ritualistic code of passion, skill, justice, loyalty, and honor it entails, was subjected to physically and psychologically turbulent trials of a painful reality. ... clothing, which concluded with a detour at a local dive; hazard once again united John Grady with Alejandra: as their irises embraced from across the dance floor, they fell irrevocab...

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... traditional gender roles, which dictated that a woman should marry to either preserve or advance social ties and familial goals, not to gratify her own romantic or sexual needs or desires. Egeus is so insistent about the importance of maintaining the dominant gender paradigm that he entreats Theseus to use the full ... especially for Olivia, to marry within their class so as to protect and sustain their social position. Also like Hermia, Olivia is determined to love who she wants and on her own terms; for this reason she invents the excuse that she is mourning for her deceased brother w...

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... to initiate or sustain those ties, explaining why he continuously acts as the passive agent in both a filial relationship and a romantic relationship. Meursault also states that "What did it matter that Marie had a new Meursault to kiss?"" (Camus 75), demonstrating his unorthodox views of ... romantic affairs being disconnected with the people involved in the relationship; the individuals are interchangeable and the interest is placed on the relationship ... is antithetical to those of Marie, since she pursues a permanent and concrete relationship where marriage is concerned. Marie thus...

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... , most would appreciate that the it was evening time and that the character had retired to bed, whilst some may assume that she was having a "romantic encounter". To a younger, more idealistic audience this connotation would be romantic, erotic and mysterious. However, an audience of the older generation may find these connotations brazen and offensive. Moving into a personal spectrum, if a member of the ... long-time lover, the connotations of the character could provoke joyful images of her impending marital bliss. Yet, to a lonely widower, the connotations could cause painful reminisc...

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... , which served as a beautiful background to the enthralling story and its colourful characters. Probably the one aspect that could make or break a film adaptation of Margaret Mitchell's classical tale of a love-hate romance and civil war was the casting, specifically for the pivotal character of Scarlett O Hara, the beautiful, high-tempered and strong willed sixteen year old around which the story ... southern setting, and in respect to this the studio's need and funding only went so far in wanting to depict the south with complete accuracy and detail. Selznick had hugely romantic concep...

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• Grade Level: Graduate