Tainted Love

Love, hate, and violence are all emotions that are experienced by people at one or more times during their lifetime. Othello by William Shakespeare and “What We Talk about When We Talk about Love” by Raymond Carver are stories in which love, hate and violence fulfill an important role among the relationships between characters. Though the emotions of love and hate are considered opposites it is possible for each to bring about violence. In Shakespeare’…

…throughout these stories, but eventually each one develops into some form of violence. Love and hate are such different emotions that it is hard to understand how the outcome can stem from each. These stories demonstrate this violence outcome incredibly well. Overall, these stories remind humans how truly vulnerable they are and that they must accept people for who they are. “And his unkindness may defeat my life, / But never taint my love,” (Othello 4. 2. 182-183).