ENL1000 Week 2 Theme lecture

1. Week 2 Theme Lecture
Keiser University eCampus
ENL1000

2. Week 2 –
Relationships:
The torments
and Triumphs
of Love
Frank Bernard Dicksee’s Romeo and Juliet

3. Torments and Triumphs of Love
Why do human bonds bring both pleasure and pain?
How do writers portray the complex nature of
relationships?

4. Love
Much has been written about the topic of love.
Homer wrote about love in ancient times. The Iliad details the end of the Trojan War,
which was fought over a woman.
Poets in ancient Mesopotamia wrote about love.
Shakespeare famously wrote about love.
Modern examples include The Notebook, Outlander, and even Fifty Shades of Grey
Why are people so interested in reading and writing about love?

5. What is Love?
Love is one of the most studied, but least understood, of all the human behaviors. – Lacklan Brown
Love does not dominate; it cultivates. – Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces. – Rumi
‘Tis better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all. – Alfred, Lord Tennyson
Love is a battlefield. – Pat Benatar

6. Different Themes About Love
Love can inspire us to greatness or drive us to madness.
Casablanca The Phantom of the Opera

7. Common Themes About Love
Forbidden love
Two people fall in love and want to be together, but something gets in the way. It
might be a family feud, social class, or ideology. Examples include Romeo and Juliet
and Atonement.
Platonic love
Two people are bonded through genuine affection that is not romantic or sexual.
Examples include Of Mice and Men and Sherlock Holmes (perhaps the original
bromance!).

8. Common Themes About Love
Unrequited love
Someone falls in love but, alas, that love is not returned. Examples include Gone
with the Wind and The Great Gatsby.
Familial love
This is the type of love between a person and his/her parents, grandparents,
siblings, children, or other family members. Examples include Little Women and
The Road.

9. Love
– Which types of love do you see in this week’s readings?
– Do you see forbidden love, platonic love, unrequited love, familial love, or
maybe something else entirely?
– What message(s) about love is the writer trying to convey?
– Is love portrayed in a positive or negative way?
– Do different types of love interfere with each other?
Enjoy this week’s readings about love!