As a nod to St. Valentine’s Day we are going to talk about our favorite literary couples.
I am pleased to see contemporary fiction mixed in with some of the timeless
classics. The Bronte Sisters made the list. My Senior Thesis Paper saw Heathcliff as a Hero. I got an A- and a good story to go with it. How, I Made a Thesis Paper Look Like I Was the Person Who Typed It.
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Here are 8 of the most messed up, romantic, page-turning couples from
literature, ever (spoiler-alert).
Scarlett and Rhett – Gone With The
Wind
‘No, I don’t think I will kiss you, although you need kissing, badly. That’s
what’s wrong with you. You should be kissed and often, by someone who knows what he’s doing.’
Estella and Pip – Great
Expectations
‘The unqualified truth is, that when I loved Estella with the love of a man, I
loved her simply because I found her irresistible.’
Ron
and Hermoine – Harry Potter
There was a clatter as the basilisk fangs cascaded out of Hermione’s arms.
Running at Ron, she flung them around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth…’
Cathy and Heathcliff – Wuthering Heights
‘Nelly I am Heathcliff…He’s more myself than I am. Whatever our souls are made
of, his and mine are the same.’
Elizabeth Bennet and Mr Darcy – Pride and Prejudice
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a
good fortune, must be in want of a wife’
Jane and Mr. Rochester–Jane Eyre
To be together is for us to be at once as free as in solitude, as gay as in
company. We talk, I believe, all day long: to talk to each other is but a more animated and an audible thinking. All my confidence is bestowed on him, all his confidence is devoted to me; we are precisely suited in character—perfect concord is the result.’
Romeo and Juliet– Romeo and
Juliet
‘Romeo, Romeo, whereforart thou Romeo?’ and ‘But, soft! what light through
yonder window breaks? It is the east, and Juliet is the sun!”
Peeta & Katniss – The Hunger
Games
You love me. Real or not real?” I tell him, “Real.”’ –
(Mockingjay)
There has been a tradition at The Writer’s Chatroom making February Romance Month. For obvious reasons. This year we are attempting to make the topics a bit more inclusive for those who aren’t writing in the Romance Genre.
7 Character Roles in Stories
Protagonist
Antagonist
Love interest
Confidant
Deuteragonists
Tertiary characters
Foil
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