The theme of love in "Othello", "The Book Thief" and "The Kings Speech"

The theme of love in Markus Zusak’s “The Book Thief” and William Shakespeare’s “Othello” is very import to how the story and characters develop throughout the story. Both “The Book Thief” and “Othello” are set during war times In “Othello” and “The Book Thief” , love is a force that overcomes large obstacles and is tripped up by small ones. It provides “Othello” with intensity but not direction and gives Desdemona access to his heart but not his mind. If offers Lisel hope of a better future and gives hans purposes.Types of love and what that means are different between different characters.

“The Book Thief” focuses on characters who are learning to love in the face of great hatred. There is also romantic love in the novel. Of course, it's an innocent childlike romance that tragedy cuts short. The novel is set in a Nazi Germany, where giving another person something as seemingly small as a crust of stale bread or even a smile could be seen as act of immense kindness. These acts almost always involve penalty. To love in such a harsh world is both a necessity and a triumph for the characters of “The Book Thief”.

In “Othello” love is the defining theme in the text. It is love that drives the story forward. It is Othello’s love for desdemona that allows Iago to manipulate Othello. Iago often falsely professes love in friendship for Roderigo, Othello and Cassio and betrays them both. For Iago, love is leverage. Desdemona's love in friendship for Cassio is real but is misinterpreted by the jealous Othello as adulterous love. Love is often seen as beauty but in Othello it is what leaves them in ruin.

The theme of love in "The Kings Speech" is very important in the film.

It is Elisabeth and her love for Bertie that makes her go out of her way and against her husband will to go and find another speech therapist in this case it is lionel.
Berties love for Elisabeth is what inspires him and gives him the perseverance to continue with his speech therapy. It gives him the courage to continue through the difficult times in his live. We see this love fuled perseverance when Bertie listens to the recording of himself flawlessly reading out a paragraph from shakespeares hamlet, Elisabeth hears him playing it and from this Bertie gains the confidence he desperatly needed .The lack of love in Berties family is what led to Berties stutter and other physical problems. We see this lack of love when Berties father dies, David goes to his mother and hug her in sorrow, seeking comfort from his mother but instead of what a normal mother would do Berties mother stood there, still.