Comparing Anton Chekhov's The Lady With The Dog

This can be seen through a comparison of parallel protagonists Palamon and Ferdinand, as well as parallel antagonists Arcite and Caliban. Their many similarities reveal an insight to each author’s view of love and how it is gained. Palamon and Ferdinand are men of the heart who do not have the girl initially, nor do they claim her. Instead, they wish the best for her and are willing to work for and serve her, regardless of the outcome. In contrast, Arcite and Caliban are men of the physical who take the woman they love by force and physically serve her in order to fulfill their prideful desires, completely disregarding the wishes of their beloved. Strikingly, all four of these men are of noble birth, and all four willingly lower themselves from a position of power to a position of service in order to gain a woman’s love; however, only the men who also serve her selflessly succeed in winning her love. Both men of the heart end up “getting the girl” in the metaphorical sense, although it takes time and they must be patient. In contrast, the men who have the girl initially –Arcite and Caliban – begin by taking her by force and have her in the literal sense, but lose her in the end. All of these elements show that Chaucer and Shakespeare believe the selfless and humble approach to be the most effective way to gain

These two stories were also very different, they were written in different views. The second story was written in first person, it told a story about a past experience. The first story was very general, it related to many women readers,

These two loves will later clash

Austen compares Elizabeth and Jane to show how differently they are viewed by society. Austin shows that simply being pretty, patient and kind does not guarantee happiness. While Jane was tortured awaiting Mr. Bingely, Elizabeth was chasing her own happiness. Elizabeth wasn’t the prettiest or the sweetest, but certainly was no damsel in distress. Lizzy broke through the restraints of a proper, societal woman in which her sister followed to a tee.

Anna is Alice’s oldest daughter; she’s a successful lawyer and is married to Charles, also a lawyer. Anna is strong and fiercely independent just like her mother. Anna deals with her mother’s disease by suggesting that if her mom “thinks for a second” then maybe she’ll be able to remember things (p. 173). Anna, however still makes time to care for her mom when her dad is away.

Choices are present in every aspect of society, and all humans are forced to make choices throughout their lifetimes. One of those choices that must be made correlates with a theme that resonates throughout all of William Shakespeare’s plays. One of his works, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, can provoke his readers to significantly ponder on the idea of love. All individuals must decide for themselves how love works. Is it a choice, or unavoidable feelings that can’t be explained? It can be debated that in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, individuals do not have the luxury of being able to choose whom they love. Their hearts simply just love. This play has a rather symbolic way of revealing its author’s interpretation of this theme. Every

It’s different then Benedick and Beatrice’s though in that it is forced and only Claudio gets a say in what is going on.The hero is forced into the marriage by her father. It’s arranged. And ask yourself this; can true love exist in an arranged marriage? People cannot be made to love someone else simply because they are told too. Hero is from a rich family, and Claudio it seems is more in love with the idea of Hero, and her inheritance then with Hero herself. In fact his disinterest in her can be observed at their wedding. She collapses and he doesn’t seem to care about her well-being. He doesn’t even acknowledge it. Hero fulfills her social role well and doesn’t really give an insight to her opinion, but it seems that after all she went through her reward is still Claudio and that seems a little

In my opinion, Anna Sergeyevna and Emily Grierson are very alike. Despite, being from two different stories Chekhov’s “Lady with the dog” and Faulkner’s “A Rose for Emily”. However, these women have at least two major differences because Anna was married and Emily was never married. Also, Emily ages more throughout the story than Anna. For example, Emily was dead before the story began, then an old woman and became a young lady. Even though, these women have two major differences. Still, these two women are very alike because they were oppressed by men, depressed and had affairs with men.

From a young age, Anna had been thrown from home to home, living with a callous grandmother when she was found to be too ‘intolerable’ to be around her poor addled mother. Her room, which was originally upstairs, was seen as being too much of a risk to her mother considering her numerous rumored problems and as such

The first similarities is woman didnt have a choice as to who they would marry. This is seen in the Article when the author says “Woman didn't have a choice as to who they would marry and, most of the time. Woman didn't even know the man before they wed. This is seen in the book when the author says “ I am you Prince and you will marry me,” Humperdinck said. Buttercup whispered. “ I am your servant and I refuse.

Throughout history, many things have changed. Humans have completely altered the standards of living, and inventions such as electricity have even created separate realms of reality. However, one thing that has stood the test of time is love. Even from the start of time, humans have been seeking it, falling in and out of it, and creating art, stories, and plays about it. One play in particular is “Midsummer Night’s Dream” by William Shakespeare. In this play, Shakespeare articulates how love is either changing, unrequited, or true.

In Joyce Carol Oates’ short story “The Lady with the Pet Dog,” Oates takes Anton Chekhov's characters and transports them to the 1970s, deciding to retell their story through the lens of the modernized female protagonist, Anna. While this story is obviously different from its original source of inspiration, in this paper I’ve chosen to focus on the similarities that have slight twists in Oates’ retelling. I will firstly look at the structure of the two tales.

                They stop and stare, take one look into her eyes and realize they hold their own story. She's the type of girl people would look at and think, "Wow, she's beautiful. I wish I was her." But, little did they know that this beauty was on the outside, but pain was killing her on the inside. She faked a smile, day by day, but she often wondered if people ever noticed her silent cries for help. Along the way, she realized she forgot how it felt to be happy.

Love is widely known to be an intense fondness or deep affection for a person or thing. This may be a very positive feeling, but like there is always a negative side to things. William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is able to use the characters to present some insight into this side. With the variety of characters throughout the play displaying different scenarios of love, they continuously show that one’s love and desire for anything may come with conflict and people who have opposing opinions as presented through Hermia, Oberon, and Lysander.

The term epiphany is pretty common in literary terms, and most often means a moment of realization or self discovery. In a story, it’s when a character discovers an awareness or knowledge that really changes their views on life. They start to “see a new light” as some would say. In the story of “The Lady with the Dog,” there are four parts, and each of the four parts of the story involves an epiphany of some sort, one way or another.