... finally been discovered. Love was not discovered by anyone in the classroom. Two characters in Chekhov's "The Lady with the Dog- fell in love. It is such a romantic way to end the semester. Well, enough about school and on to the facts. In every short story read this semester, not one character ... way he thought marriage should be. Pozdnyshev was as impure as any prostitute, but his wife had to be pure. He had too high of expectations of a woman. He wanted his wife to fit his image perfectly, if she did not, then she was not good enough. His egoism ... good than many of those who marr...

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... creative spirit is more important than strict adherence to formal rules-(WebMuseum, Paris). Werther identifies with the whole of nature. He desires to exist "in a state of harmony with nature, uncorrupted by the progressive sophistication of civilization-(Road to Romanticism). Jean-Jacques Rousseau was the most influential philosopher of ... happy and excellent natures would owe their being to me-(Shelley 38). He was completely blinded by what he thought was this great value he was going to bestow upon the earth, that he did not take into consideration the possible consequences of his p...

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