However, it was not of innocence in general that I was speaking, but of perhaps the frailest and surely the least important side of it which is innocence in romantic love.

Dickens not only reveals character through gesture, he makes hands a crucial element of the plot, a means of clarifying the structure of the novel by helping to define the hero's relations with all the major characters, and a device for ordering such diverse themes as guilt, pursuit, crime, greed, education, materialism, enslavement ( by both people and institutions ), friendship, romantic love, forgiveness, and redemption.

In contrast to romantic theorists Sircello argued for the objectivity of beauty and formulated a theory of love on that basis.

As in English, the Hebrew word for " love ", ahavah אהבה, is used to describe intimate or romantic feelings or relationships, such as the love between parent and child in Genesis 22: 2 ; 25: 28 ; 37: 3 ; the love between close friends in I Samuel 18: 2, 20: 17 ; or the love between a young man and young woman in Song of Songs.

Christians will often use the Septuagint to make distinctions between the types of love: philia for brotherly, eros for romantic and agape for self-sacrificing love.

* Romance: a sub-type of dramatic film which dwells on the elements of romantic love.

He claims that several women, including Eleanor and her daughter Marie de Champagne, would sit and listen to the quarrels of lovers and act as a jury to the questions of the court that revolved around acts of romantic love.

These romantic dramas had the female star ( the " diva ") suffering from unhappy love, and striking endless anguished Art Nouveau poses, while surrounded by male admirers and luxury.

Pansexuality is characterized by the potential for aesthetic attraction, romantic love, or sexual desire towards people without regard for their gender identity or biological sex.

The sequel, Attack of the Clones, establishes that the Jedi forswear all emotional attachments, including romantic love, which proves problematic when Anakin, now a young adult ( Hayden Christensen ), falls in love with Padmé Amidala ( Natalie Portman ), whom Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi had served ten years before.

" Love " may refer specifically to the passionate desire and intimacy of romantic love, to the sexual love of eros, to the emotional closeness of familial love, to the platonic love that defines friendship, or to the profound oneness or devotion of religious love, or to a concept of love that encompasses all of those feelings.

As a general expression of positive sentiment ( a stronger form of like ), love is commonly contrasted with hate ( or neutral apathy ); as a less sexual and more emotionally intimate form of romantic attachment, love is commonly contrasted with lust ; and as an interpersonal relationship with romantic overtones, love is sometimes contrasted with friendship, although the word love is often applied to close friendships.

Generally speaking, he tended to use tap and other popular dance idioms to express joy and exuberance – as in the title song from Singin ' in the Rain or " I Got Rhythm " from An American in Paris, whereas pensive or romantic feelings were more often expressed via ballet or modern dance, as in " Heather on the Hill " from Brigadoon or " Our Love Is Here to Stay " from An American in Paris.

While most contemporary Western couples select a romantic song and a relatively formal dance style, some couples choose to perform humorous choreographed dances.

Examples for the romantic heroization of Charles XII in several genres are Esaias Tegnér's song Kung Karl, den unge hjälte ( 1818 ), Johan Peter Molin's statue in Stockholm's Kungsträdgården ( unveiled on 30 November 1868, the 150th anniversary of Charles ' death ) and Gustaf Cederström's painting Karl XII: s likfärd (" Funeral procession of Charles XII ", 1878 ).

A love theme is a special theme song ( often in various modified forms ) that accompanies romantic scenes involving the protagonists of a performance.

Singer-songwriters often provide the sole accompaniment to an entire composition or song, typically using a guitar or piano ; both the compositions and the arrangements are written primarily as solo vehicles, with the material angled toward topical issues — sometimes political, sometimes introspective, sensitive, romantic, and confessional.

" The dark and romantic story by Baudelaire that HIM is referring to is most likely " Flowers of Evil " because the song also says, " Pretty, like a flower on a tomb.

He appeared with actress / singer Birgit Kronström in the 1941 romantic comedy " Onnellinen ministeri " (" Happy Minister "), which included the famous song " Katupoikien Laulu ", remade by other Finnish pop singers including Katri Helena.

In 1987, Kaylan & Volman appeared in a new music video of their song " Happy Together " to promote the romantic comedy Making Mr. Right, starring John Malkovich.

In 1911, the Palace Girls performed a song and dance number, which was originally called Tonight but became very popular as a romantic instrumental piece In The Shadows.

Russian music includes a variety of styles: from ritual folk song, to the sacred music of the Russian orthodox church, and also included the legacy of several prominent 19th century classical and romantic composers.

The love triangle between Atlanta, Troy and Marina is a surprisingly mature development for a children's show, and is even reflected in the closing credits, where Troy sings " Aqua Marina " ( a song reflecting his romantic feelings for Marina ) whilst Atlanta gazes wistfully at Troy's photograph.

When the musical opened, the song " The First Man You Remember " was often performed on TV, the impression being that it was between a couple of romantic lovers.

Loba is another form of Pashto folk song composed as a dramatic dialogue, often to tell romantic tales.

The song is in waltz time ( 3 / 4 ) and thus suitable for romantic dance forms ; it opens with a very common shift between A minor and E Major chords, then it goes to G7-C / C7 before returning to the Am / E motif.

Parra's lyricism is ambiguous ; at face value, Parra's lyricism may be read as a romantic celebration of life and individual experience, however the circumstances surrounding the song suggest that Parra also intended the song as a sort of suicide note, thanking life for all it has given her.

Goulet received favorable reviews, most notably for his show-stopping romantic ballad, " If Ever I Would Leave You " which would become his signature song.

The film features a romantic montage ( views of Garver and Tobie peacefully roaming on the sea-side and lying down in the woods ), backed by Roberta Flack's recording of " The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face ", an Ewan MacColl torch song.

" A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square " is a romantic British popular song written in 1939 with lyrics by Eric Maschwitz and music by Manning Sherwin.

In 1961 Vysotsky wrote his first-ever proper song, called " Tattoo " ( Татуировка ), which started a long and colourful cycle of artfully stylized criminal underworld romantic stories, full of undercurrents and witty social comments.

The movie gets its name from its romantic themes and also by the song sung during its climactic battle sequence by Lynn Minmay ( voiced by Mari Iijima ).

The contemporary folk song " On the Road to Fairfax County " by David Massengill, recorded by The Roches and by Joan Baez, recounts a romantic encounter between a highwayman and his female victim.

Along with these albums, she established a cooperation with Yugoslav folk star Miroslav Ilić and recorded a collaborative extended play Jedan dan života, which featured four songs, including a romantic duet called " Jedan dan života ", and the song " Živela Jugoslavija ", which was received with a mixed response.

Robert Goulet received favorable reviews, most notably for his rendition of the show-stopping romantic ballad " If Ever I Would Leave You ", which became his signature song.

The song was also featured in the soundtrack to Mr. Holland's Opus, as well as in the 1988 film, Red Heat, the 1998 romantic comedy There's Something About Mary and the 2001 movie The Majestic.

A romantic is one who thinks the world is divinely inspired and all he has to do is find the right key, and then divine justice and altruism will appear.

So, in the last couple of years, abstract expressionism has tended toward romantic suggestion -- indications of landscape or living figures.

Since she also has considerable technical virtuosity and a feeling for music in the romantic tradition, Miss Xydis gave her listeners a good deal of pleasure.

Altdorfer's figures are invariably the complement of his romantic landscapes ; for them he borrowed Albrecht Dürer's inventive iconography, but the panoramic setting is personal and has nothing to do with the fantasy landscapes of the Netherlands A Susanna in the Bath and the Stoning of the Elders ( 1526 ) set outside an Italianate skyscraper of a palace shows his interest in architecture.

The era has been called a golden age, but that was a myth created in the 1930s to lure tourists to a romantic era of tall ships and antiques.

Despite the drop on popularity of the romantic dramas, some of them have enjoyed big box office and critical success, as the controversial, groundbreaking Brokeback Mountain ( 2005 ) for example, that won several awards and Slumdog Millionaire ( 2008 ), a critically acclaimed romantic-drama that has been nominated for ten Academy Awards, and went on to win eight of them, including Best Picture.

" Even today, though these errors have been recognized for more than a century, the general notion that Lao Tzu was Christ's forerunner has lost none of its romantic appeal.

Throughout the evolution of goth subculture, classic romantic, gothic and horror literature has played a significant role.

Hoffmann, Baudelaire and other tragic and romantic writers have become as emblematic of the subculture as has using dark eyeliner or dressing in black.

Thereafter Frank succumbs to Scarlett's feminine charms and he marries her two weeks later knowing he has done " something romantic and exciting for the first time in his life.

It is personal and emotive, though not necessarily romantic, and it has a dance-like feel.

Diligere often has the notion " to be affectionate for ," " to esteem ," and rarely if ever is used for romantic love.

However, their blossoming romantic relationship is shattered when he makes an inadvertent remark about " hideous, bioengineered mutants "— referring to some bugs Mark has been bioengineering.

The reaction of readers to Henry's personality and character as represented in Father and Son has included phrases such as " scientific crackpot ," " bible-soaked romantic ," " a stern and repressive father ," and a " pulpit-thumping Puritan throwback to the seventeenth century.

From its beginnings in the late 18th century, romantic nationalism has relied upon the existence of a historical ethnic culture which meets the romantic ideal ; folklore developed as a romantic nationalist concept.

Modern romantic nationalism in the United States, characterized by the myth of the frontier, the assertion of natural dominance over North and South America expressed in the Monroe Doctrine, and the belief that U. S .- style democracy should prevail over other cultures ( e. g. Project for the New American Century ), has strongly influenced American foreign policy and is influencing global conflicts, and religious, ethnic and nationalist alignments.

He retains his physical body for several months and even has a brief romantic relationship, but is unhappy in this form.

Burton himself has complained on DVD featurettes about the lack of romantic interests for his character.

Sheryl Crow has had a number of high-profile romantic relationships over the years.

Containing a ton of laughs and killer fashion that could give " The Devil Wears Prada " a run for its money, this movie has something uncommon in most romantic comedies, tons of style and a huge heart.

The game's subtitle comes from the final portion, in which Roger has to undergo miniaturization and enter the body of a shipmate and romantic interest.

The popularity of romantic shōjo manga in America has encouraged Harlequin to release manga-styled romantic comics.