‘Evelyn Waugh’s ‘Brideshead Revisited’ which was first published in 1945 and ‘North and South’ by Elizabeth Gaskell first published in its entirety in 1855. Both manage explore the intricate and complex themes of love, and how love can interfere with one’s life, and never be quite what we imagine. Although the novels audiences differ greatly in their original context and values but still both struggle with understanding love. When attempting to understand what love is the reader can see that, there are different types of love. Platonic love- this type of love is non-sexual. Which can often be between couples of the same sex, and this is argued to be seen in detail in ‘Brideshead Revisited’. However, arguably, this could be a more modern…show more content… Love comes in many different forms . For a writer like Elizabeth Gaskell, Thornton is a classic example of "new money," a person who begun as w poor but has worked and become rich. This is deemed as less respectable than that of someone born into money. The negative language used to describe Thornton creates a rugged description he thinks everyone is responsible for their own destiny, and he doesn't care much for people who try to step in and force him to treat his workers a certain way. When questioned on his business practices by Margaret Hale, he replies that he is like most Milton men, in that "We wish people would allow us to right ourselves, instead of continually meddling, with their imperfect legislation. We stand up for self-government, and oppose centralization" Here Gaskell has emphasied the use of “we” implying to the reader that men hold the upper ground. For him, neither the government nor Margaret Hale has the right to tell him what to do with the money and power he has earned. Thornton however develops a deep and strong attraction to Margaret Hale. Even when, Margaret rejects him, Thornton vows to love her forever, saying, "I have never loved any woman before: my life has been too busy, my thoughts too much absorbed with other things. Now I love, and will love". In short, Margaret is the only woman who has ever made him stop thinking about money. A prime example to the reader that love holds power for individuals and that Gaskell has created a love that completes two
