Презентация на тему «Claribel» by Arnold Bennett

Plan of the Speech
definition of love;
various forms of love;
the short story “Claribel”;
Arnold Bennett’s attitude to love and marriage
my personal view on the problem

Love
an emotion
a virtue
"the unselfish loyal concern for the good of another”

Love refers to a variety of different feelings, states, and attitudes
romantic love
sexual love
familial love
platonic love
religious love

Arnold Bennett
an English novelist, playwright and essayist
learned his craft by studying French novels
the ordinary working lives of characters

Arnold Bennett

“Claribel”
an English lady occasionally encounters a poor artist and falls in love with him

Claribel’s marriage is a sequence of incidents
her hesitant decision to enter the café
a car accident
her tears that stun Jimmie, and make him propose

Ironical view on the institution of marriage
convenience in being married
trivial form of love

Love exists in various forms