Relationships in Tess and Corelli
- Created by: Georgia Ivy
- Created on: 14-04-15 17:20
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- 'For the reader the most challenging relationships to be found in works of literature are those that deal with the consequences of feelings that are not returned'
- Feelings that are not returned
- Tess and Alec
- Do not return feelings
- Results in sexual abuse and Jealousy
- Do not return feelings
- Carlos and Corelli
- Do not return feelings due to society and lack of love
- The maids and Angel
- Less sympathy as we are supporting Tess. Similarly, a contemp audience has a lack of support due to Social Class.
- Results in concealment of feelings. Creates pathos.
- The maids and Angel
- Audience: Feelings of pathos created as a modern audience we find it difficult to imagine this type of inequality.
- Do not return feelings due to society and lack of love
- Pelagia and Mandras
- Do not return feelings
- Results in sexual abuse and Jealousy
- Do not return feelings
- The maids and Angel
- Less sympathy as we are supporting Tess. Similarly, a contemp audience has a lack of support due to Social Class.
- Tess and Alec
- Feelings that are returned
- Tess and Angel
- Feelings are returned but are challenging due to Society's expectaions
- Results in breakdown of relationship
- Modern audience: Secular, more sympathetic than Contemp
- Pelagia and Corelli
- Feelings are returned but are challenging due to Society's expectaions
- Results in happiness
- Find their relationship more interesting due to barrier. During that time it would of been frowned upon as Italy are the enemy
- Tess and Angel
- Feelings that are not returned
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