Themes in Love Through the Ages

Themes in Love Through the Ages

1. Lust

   • The Rover, Aphra Behn
   • The Flea, John Donne

2. Loss

   • A Streetcar Named Desire, Tennesse Williams
   • Hamlet, William Shakespeare
   • A Pink Wool Knitted Dress, Ted Hughes

3. Regret

   • Wild Oats, Philip Larkin
   • Atonement, Ian McEwan

4. Unrequited

   • The Scrutiny, Richard Lovelace
   • Great Expectations, Charles Dickens

5. Marriage

   • One Flesh, Elizabeth Jennings
   • The Importance of Being Earnest, Oscar Wilde
   • Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
   • Hamlet, William Shakespeare

6. Forbidden Love

   • Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
   • Bent, Martin Sherman

7. Dysfunctional Love

   • The Cement Garden, Ian McEwan