Running parallel with the tradition of love poetry

“Running parallel with the tradition of love poetry is a style of thought which argues that obedience, rather than passion is the prime virtue of humankind. Examples of obedience demanded and given are abundant in our scriptures, such as the injunction in Genesis against eating from the Tree of the Knowledge [of Good and Evil]. . . .Alongside the long narrative demands for obedience, stands a counter-narrative and counter-instruction in our poetry, framed in terms of forbidden love and desire. Love challenges obedience; it is one of the precious few forces with sufficient power to enable its adherents to transcend themselves, their fears, and their isolation to such a degree that it is possible to refuse the demands of power. . . . [L]ove is revolutionary, an attempt to tear down the world and build it anew, not in the image of authority, but that of a love that is freely chosen, freely given and freely received. Love rejects the claims of law, property and custom.” (Bryson 3 -9).Examine the idea of Love as a “force” in Tristan and Iseult and Romeo and Juliet. How does this force disrupt society (authority, law, property, custom, religion) in either of these works? How is this force imaged or explained in both works?

Use the comparison-contrast technique to explore this aspect of Love.

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