Hi mick, I have to say, i'm quite moved by the idea you have put forward here, that perhaps our concept of love is shaped by Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers. I mentioned this in my week one post, that society was a very different place at this time, where marriage did not always mean the subjects would love one another; love was set to be proper and reasoned. This is very different for our western society today (I don't want to generalise to other cultures), and I think it may be due to this period of literature. Sure not everone's read these, but that is not what it takes. I mean, there are even Shakesperean lines and phrases which have transcended time and filtered through society, even become part of our language, all without having 'everyone' read Shakespeare. I think that the same may be said for values. I think we may have learnt many of our values regarding love from this time, thanks for your insightful post which made me realise this. :)
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I have to say, i'm quite moved by the idea you have put forward here, that perhaps our concept of love is shaped by Shakespeare and other Renaissance writers. I mentioned this in my week one post, that society was a very different place at this time, where marriage did not always mean the subjects would love one another; love was set to be proper and reasoned. This is very different for our western society today (I don't want to generalise to other cultures), and I think it may be due to this period of literature. Sure not everone's read these, but that is not what it takes. I mean, there are even Shakesperean lines and phrases which have transcended time and filtered through society, even become part of our language, all without having 'everyone' read Shakespeare. I think that the same may be said for values. I think we may have learnt many of our values regarding love from this time, thanks for your insightful post which made me realise this. :)
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