The Kreutzer Sonata

Pozdnyshev wife’s life altered after bearing children—beginning to develop independent hobbies, such as playing the piano, which sparks Pozdnyshev’s jealousy. Before taking up her hobbies, she brings a notion to her husband that in the world, the only “thing worthy of attention [is] love” (Tolstoy 42). She feels that she lacks love in her marriage, which results her “to devote herself passionately to the piano, which had formerly stood forgotten in the corner” (Tolstoy 42) to make up for lost love

Born on December 17, 1770, Beethoven was a child Maria Magdalena Keverich and Johann Van Beethoven, where he was born and raised in Bonn, Germany. At quite a young age, Beethoven began exhibiting impressive musical talents. Following, Beethoven’s father became his initial musical instructor, however his methods of teaching were certainly questionable. Johann was brute, it was accounted for by neighbors that they witnessed a small child weeping playing the clavier while standing atop a footstool to