1] Sad love stories

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True love, the moment you hear these magical words, some sweetest
imaginations start conjuring up in your mind. Love must have been the
first word that was felt, understood and expressed by humans. And why
only humans? Even animals give us some wonderful glimpses of love and
care. Though in this article, we will stick to some of the eternal
human love stories that have stayed through the course of human
civilization.
Every true lover must have read such wonderful love stories and would
have felt an invisible but strong connection. But not every love story
has a happy ending and if we look back at famous love stories, most of
them had a tragic end. So what is so fascinating about sad love
stories? Is it some sort of emotional and spiritual connection that
every true lover feels or goes through? Or a tragicend that makes the
story immortal? May be or may not be, but by the time you ponder over
this fact, let us go through some of the most famous love stories in
history and literature.
Sad Love story collection:
Tristan and Isolde
The heart-rending tale of Tristan and Isolde has gone through its iota
of story-telling sessions. The story takes place during medievaltimes
during the reign of King Arthur. The immortality of this tale is quite
evident from the wayit has been told and retold through numerous
stories and manuscripts. Isolde was name of the pretty daughter of the
King ofIreland. Her father had chosen King Mark of Cornwall for Isolde
and both got engaged. Tristan was nephew of King Mark who sent him to
Ireland to escort Isolde back to Cornwall and that'swhere the story
took a different turn. Love knows no boundaries and never cares for
any barriers.
Isolde and Tristan both sensed a strong sense of attachment and
fulfilment in each other. The seeds of love were sown but destiny had
something else in store. Isolde had to marry Mark ofCornwall but then
heart was longing for Tristan. As a result of that, the love affair
between the two continued even after her marriage.
They say, you cannot hide love and King Mark finally came to know
about their affair. Tristan was banned from Cornwall but King forgave
Isolde. Tristan was forced to move to Brittany where he encountered
Iseult and the similarity of her name with Isoldemade Tristan felt
attracted towards her. He kept looking for signs of Isolde in Iseult
and finallydecided to marry her. But Tristan's undying love for Isolde
did not let him consummate his marriage with Iseult. His hopes started
to fade away and soon grief-stricken Tristan fell severely ill.
In the deep recess of his heart, Tristan knew Isolde would be able to
cure him. He sent for Isolde and if Isolde agreed to come, the sails
of returning ship would be white. However, in casethe sails are black,
that would indicate Isolde has not decided tocome. The call of love
soon became evident as the sails were white but scorned love is
extremely dangerous. Iseult couldnot accept the return of Isolde and
subsequently lied to Tristan and told him that the sails were black.
Tristan could not take it and died of grief even before Isolde could
reach for her lover. The pain of Tristan's death did not spare and
Isolde either and she died soon after of a broken heart. Though, both
of them died yet gave the world something to remember for eternity.
Pyramus and Thisbe
Famous sad love stories- the title itself is self-explanatory. It's
really hard to pinpoint the exact number of historians, philosophers,
kings, psychologists and poets who have tried to explain love in a
different way and yet the underlying emotion always remains the same.
Love is a state of heart and no matter how many definitions you try;
you will always feel exhilarated and blessed once you are in love.
Evenwith closed eyes, you can feel its presence and your heart will
keep dancing on the melody of its beats. The intensity experienced
during love is truly unexplainable. Sharing love stories make us
remember and feel the eternal love and it completely redefines the way
oneexperiences love.
The story of Pyramus and Thisbe is touching but tragic. The story has
the power to move anyone who reads it. The fable has its origins in
the Roman Mythology. The tale of Pyramus and Thisbe has enthralled
many young loversover the centuries and it has lost none of its charm
even during the modern age. Pyramus was anextremely handsome man
whereas Thisbe was the most beautiful girl in the Babylonia. They both
were neighbours and had grown up together.
As they grew up, love blossomed but it was the forbidden fruit for the
lovers. Their parents were totally against them marrying each other
and that forced both of them to meet clandestinely if they could.
However, their parents could not suppress the lights of love burning
in the hearts of love birds. One fine day,:->