Romance

Romance deals with love, lose devotion, not to be confused with romanticism.

+ Don Quixote, Miguel de Cervantes
The First Part: Don Quixote sets out with Sancho Panza on a life of chivalric adventures in a world no longer governed by chivalric values; the priest attempts to bring Don Quixote home and cure his madness. The Second Part: Don Quixote continues his adventures with Sancho, and Sampson Carrasco and the priest conspire to bring Don Quixote home by vanquishing him.

+ A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway
While there is no single, clear-cut conflict, friction does arise when Henry’s love for Catherine cannot quell his innate restlessness.

+ Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak
Tells the story of Russian people forced to live through the many tragedies of the first half of the twentieth century, and it tells of the emotional trials of love in its most complicated forms. Yury Zhivago is a classic tragic hero, flawed in his inability to control his life and his loyalties but defined by a strong moral character and the desire to do right.

+ Jane Eyre, Charlotte Brontë
When Jane returns to Thornfield, the houseguests have left. Rochester tells Jane he will soon marry Blanche, so she and Adèle will need to leave Thornfield. In the middle of this charade, Jane reveals her love for him, and the two end up engaged. Jane is happy to be marrying the man she loves, but during the month before the wedding she is plagued by strange dreams of a destroyed Thornfield and a wailing infant. Two nights before the wedding, a frightening, dark-haired woman enters her room and rips her wedding veil in two.

+ The Last of the Mohicans, James Fenimore Cooper
The English battle the French and their Indian allies; Uncas helps his English friends resist Magua and the Hurons

+ Romeo and Juliet, William Shakespeare
A story about the fates of two forbidden young lovers from the opposite ends of an ancient family fued.

+ The Scarlet Letter, Nathaniel Hawthorne
A story about sexual tensions, pride, sin and shame about a fateful act and a woman's cross to bear.

+ Tom Jones, by Henry Fielding
The English battle the French and their Indian allies; Uncas helps his English friends resist Magua and the Hurons.

+ For Whom the Bell Tolls, Ernest Hemmingway
As Robert Jordan and a small band of guerrilla fighters prepare to blow up a bridge with their limited resources and manpower, Robert Jordan and Pablo struggle for authority over the small band of guerrillas. Meanwhile, Robert Jordan and Maria cope with the pitfalls of falling in love during wartime.

+ Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
Bonnie dies while horseback riding, breaking the tie that binds the two main characters.