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4.21 AVERAGE
4.21 AVERAGE
The nightingale’s decision to die for love ❤️ is ineffably heart-touching. In the midst of reading ‘Atomic habits’, which I am liking —I wanted to read fiction. So, I decided to pick this one, one of Oscar Wilde’s best short stories. If you haven’t read it yet, I’d highly recommend it. I love reading and re-reading this story. It’s brilliant to listen to the audio version as well. The narration will inspire us to read more of Oscar Wilde. The soulful and deep stories will leave us with strong emotions.
dark
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I typically find Wilde dry yet interesting, but even I will admit that this short was dripping with lush imagery and beautiful word choices.
dark
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
So much said in so few pages. Once again Oscar Wilde has left me speechless
It's mind-blowing how much the author makes us feel through such a short story.
“Ah, on what little things does happiness depend! I have read all that the wise men have written, and all the secrets of philosophy are mine, yet for want of a red rose is my life made wretched.”
“Here at last is a true lover,” said the Nightingale. “Night after night have I sung of him, though I knew him not: night after night have I told his story to the stars, and now I see him. His hair is dark as the hyacinth-blossom, and his lips are red as the rose of his desire; but passion has made his face like pale ivory, and sorrow has set her seal upon his brow.”
“Here indeed is the true lover,” said the Nightingale. “What I sing of, he suffers: what is joy to me, to him is pain. Surely love is a wonderful thing. It is more precious than emeralds, and dearer than fine opals. Pearls and pomegranates cannot buy it, nor is it set forth in the marketplace. It may not be purchased of the merchants, nor can it be weighed out in the balance for gold.”
“Ah, on what little things does happiness depend! I have read all that the wise men have written, and all the secrets of philosophy are mine, yet for want of a red rose is my life made wretched.”
“Here at last is a true lover,” said the Nightingale. “Night after night have I sung of him, though I knew him not: night after night have I told his story to the stars, and now I see him. His hair is dark as the hyacinth-blossom, and his lips are red as the rose of his desire; but passion has made his face like pale ivory, and sorrow has set her seal upon his brow.”
“Here indeed is the true lover,” said the Nightingale. “What I sing of, he suffers: what is joy to me, to him is pain. Surely love is a wonderful thing. It is more precious than emeralds, and dearer than fine opals. Pearls and pomegranates cannot buy it, nor is it set forth in the marketplace. It may not be purchased of the merchants, nor can it be weighed out in the balance for gold.”
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
bruh, you are a student, give her a book.
there is some part of me that think that flowers, or nature in general are only meant to be admired by us, humans, who don't participate on its creation. to pluck it is to exploit it, disrespecting every single organisms that have worked on it and needed it.
poor nightingale....
there is some part of me that think that flowers, or nature in general are only meant to be admired by us, humans, who don't participate on its creation. to pluck it is to exploit it, disrespecting every single organisms that have worked on it and needed it.
poor nightingale....
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Intertwining and contrasting two instances of love, two different approaches to it, Oscar Wilde offers in his poetic, astute, and slightly cynic writing a beautiful fable of futile, yet noble sacrifices done in the name of this complex human emotion.
The Nightingale is the embodiment of the idealistic one who knows that love requires selflessness, patience, and the emotional availability to fight for it. The student, on the other hand, proves to be fickle and egoistic, and one rejection pushes him away from the concept of a future indulgement in love, considering the feeling to be impractical and not worth the struggle.
Wilde's short story shows the risks that have to be taken for love, that sometimes pay off, but sometimes are in vain. So is this vulnerability worth it when the possibility of getting hurt is always present? Just as this story illustrates, people have different perspectives on the matter.
'Be happy,' cried the Nightingale, 'be happy; you shall have your red rose. I will build it out of music by moonlight, and stain it with my own heart's-blood. All that I ask of you in return is that you will be a true lover, for Love is wiser than Philosophy, though she is wise, and mightier than Power, though he is mighty. Flame-coloured are his wings, and coloured like flame is his body. His lips are sweet as honey, and his breath is like frankincense.'
The Nightingale is the embodiment of the idealistic one who knows that love requires selflessness, patience, and the emotional availability to fight for it. The student, on the other hand, proves to be fickle and egoistic, and one rejection pushes him away from the concept of a future indulgement in love, considering the feeling to be impractical and not worth the struggle.
Wilde's short story shows the risks that have to be taken for love, that sometimes pay off, but sometimes are in vain. So is this vulnerability worth it when the possibility of getting hurt is always present? Just as this story illustrates, people have different perspectives on the matter.
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad