Shakespeare for the Real World: Love is Blind - By chingpea
I’ve decided to get out more from behind the scenes of Noveltown and share my thoughts. It could be a book review, random rant, or quote pieces. I hope you welcome me as you have my counterparts, N.L. and Matildakay.
Ever have one of those moments when you absolutely convince yourself to believe that Love really is blind? It’s one of those days when you sit and wonder why moments like that come up. In my youth, I was a hopeless romantic and would have found this quote utterly amorous.
"Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind."
~A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream by Shakespeare
A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream was a perfect romantic comedy. A ‘chick-flick’ of its era. This line was stated by the character Helena. She believed Cupid (the messenger of Love) really was blind. She was crazy-infatuated with Demetrius who was in love with the physically attractive Hermia. Helena wasn’t the most eye-catching but she was tall and average. She found it disgustingly unfair that Demetrius hounded over Hermia’s beauty and often daydreamed she would look like Hermia to win his affections. Thus, the relationship explanation of the love connection concerning the vital important part that vision plays in love and frustration.
Can’t we just say that people are initially shallow and learn to truly love later? Just kidding. Truly though, when you’re in love, looks don’t matter because the person you’re in love with will always be beautiful.
Ever have one of those moments when you absolutely convince yourself to believe that Love really is blind? It’s one of those days when you sit and wonder why moments like that come up. In my youth, I was a hopeless romantic and would have found this quote utterly amorous.
"Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind."
~A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream by Shakespeare
A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream was a perfect romantic comedy. A ‘chick-flick’ of its era. This line was stated by the character Helena. She believed Cupid (the messenger of Love) really was blind. She was crazy-infatuated with Demetrius who was in love with the physically attractive Hermia. Helena wasn’t the most eye-catching but she was tall and average. She found it disgustingly unfair that Demetrius hounded over Hermia’s beauty and often daydreamed she would look like Hermia to win his affections. Thus, the relationship explanation of the love connection concerning the vital important part that vision plays in love and frustration.
Can’t we just say that people are initially shallow and learn to truly love later? Just kidding. Truly though, when you’re in love, looks don’t matter because the person you’re in love with will always be beautiful.
Labels: A Midsummer's Night's Dream, beautiful, chick flick, chingpea, Love is Blind, Matildakay, N.L. Belardes, Noveltown, romantic comedy, shakespeare, William Shakespeare
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008.
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But where did Valentine's Day come from? That's what I want to know... great to see you come from behind the scenes... by the way, will you help plan a book event???
i'm pretty certain that looks always matter. and/or i am shallow.
but i hope the rest of the world isn't.
Lenore
I'm a hopeful romantic, but I do believe love is blind. It is the mind that falls in love!
I believe it's human nature for us to put a persons appearance right up their on the top of our list. Thankfully, it starts to gradually slide down towards the bottom once you get to really know someone. So in the end "Love is Blind"
When you give a gift, are you giving the wrapping paper and bow? No. You are giving what is inside. I've met a ton of people who are physically, stunningly beautiful. Yet when you talk to them for 5 minutes you realize they are either empty inside or are really not nice people at all. So, TRUE love is blind. Everything else is just infatuation.
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