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Theme: LOVE

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The theme of love is one of the most popular themes in literature. It is the theme that controls our hearts and minds. The search for the perfect love and the battles between religion and love, society and love are still hot items today.

The theme of love has always been around and will always be around. There are many kinds of love and we will explore how these deeper feelings between humans have shown themselves in literature. Love and marriage have always been linked. Marriage was the form in which love could express itself. The connection between love and marriage hasn't always been a natural matter. In the middle ages marriages were arranged by families in order to expand the wealth and power of those families. Even today in some cases love is subordinate to the practical gain in marriage.

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Remember that things haven't always been as they are today. Read up on the social background of the ages in order to understand the writer and his or her writings.

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