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…vessels of such confusion. Jane Eyre was a child of Romantic desires. As a little girl she often acted upon deeply irrational and emotional impulses. These tendencies were very obvious to those around her. Helen, a schoolmate, tells Jane: “Hush Jane! You…

…and the desire to be a successful military leader. As the story unfolds, Nigel becomes less aware of his superiority, is torn between his loyalty to England and his new found loyalty to King Learoyd, and the reality that he is no longer able to lead. It is evident…

…the eve of their marriage, Tracy’s old husband and childhood friend C.K. Dexter Haven (Cary Grant) comes back in order to requite his love. A third suitor, a poetic writer named MaCauley Conner (James Stewart), also engages Tracey’s heart. But the real twist…

…The Awakening by Kate Chopin is about a young woman, named Edna Pontellier, who realizes her trapped state in society and who slowly awakens to a new freedom of self expression, sexuality, and self confidence. She so craves her freedom, that she…

…risks all of their thoughts and their identity as they know it. People know their habits and habits are what make character. Habits also make things comfortable. But our habits are not our desires. Brown questions: Are we designed to socialize…

…of the beholder, we are all susceptible to certain physical and material traits that make some humans more desirable than others. This is attraction, call it what you will: charm, charisma, seductiveness, etc all different words for the same sensations inspired by some…

…to act upon is secret desire to obtain the throne, as does his insistent wife, Lady Macbeth. Macbeth must make a choice to pursue his desires but his thoughts revolve around the consequences of committing the crime. Clearly, throughout his soliloquy, Macbeth…

…and are perceived. Cosmopolitan regularly features stories focused on how to make women beautiful, thin, and desirable to men. Its pages are also full of advice regarding who your Prince Charming will be and how he should and shouldn't treat you. The writers and editors…

…It is very common to become caught in a conflict when two different desires clash with each other. One such case that frequently occurs is the struggle to attain personal success over the welfare of others. In the play An Enemy of the People by Henrik…

…Shelley's Frankenstein is a story composed of two essential themes marked by theories of John Jacques Rousseau: Faustian Behavior and 19th century parenting. In accordance, this novel's focus is on the outcome of one man's motives and desires to dabble…