Feb 10, 2022

9 Couples in literature who changed the way we look at romance

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​Elizabeth and Darcy – Pride and Prejudice

Arguably literature’s most memorable duo since Romeo and Juliet, we just knew that from their first encounter, their fate was to end up together.

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​Hermione and Ron – Harry Potter

Although JK Rowling herself has questioned whether she made the right decision with the Hermione - Ron relationship, the duo is a prime example of “opposites attract”.

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​Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan – The Great Gatsby

This is one of the many doomed couples we have fallen for in literature. To describe the relationship between the pair as “love” is inaccurate. Perhaps, “unrequited love” is better.

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​Hazel and Augustus – The Fault in our Stars

Cancer patient Hazel meets and falls in love with amputee Augustus at a support group. Their relationship gives the reader a whole new perspective on both cancer and love, and the delicate subject of the book.

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​Scarlett and Rhett – Gone With The Wind

Though Scarlett has a wealth of admirers, her one true love is Rhett Butler, a war hero who eventually ends up as Scarlett’s third husband. However, we never really find out whether the couple will end up happy together.

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​Benedick and Beatrice – Much Ado About Nothing

The original “I hate you, I love you” pair, their relationship is somewhat unusual since deception plays a major role in bringing the couple together.

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​Estella and Pip – Great Expectations

Although the couple never ends up married, Dickens brings the ending to a cute close and suggests that after all the heartache, Pip and Estella will eventually be together.

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​Romeo and Juliet – Romeo and Juliet

Perhaps the most famous lovers in literature and beyond, Romeo and Juliet have become synonymous with romance – even though the pair met a desperate end.

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​Cathy and Heathcliff – Wuthering Heights

This tumultuous love story is about the hot-headed Cathy and vindictive Heathcliff who wreak havoc amongst their families as they indulge in a relationship of dark, twisted passion that eventually ends in tragedy.

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