Dec 29, 2009

The Two Noble Kinsmen | Modern Connections

The conflict between love and friendship dramatized in The Two Noble Kinsmen is not an issue limited to one period of human history or to one culture. Friendships—particularly those that begin in childhood or adolescence—have always been among the most meaningful relationships in a person's life. But what happens if two friends love the same person? Today such friends would probably stop short of trying to kill each other, but it's likely that anger and resentment would threaten their relationship. When a young man or woman becomes involved in a love affair, he or she will...