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Top 20 Most Famous Love Stories In History And Literature
1. Romeo and Juliet 
 
This is probably the most famous lovers ever. This couple has become asynonym for love itself. Romeo and Juliet is a tragedy by WilliamShakespeare. Their love story is very tragic. The tale of teenagers from twofeuding families fall in love at first sight and then marry, become true loversand then risk it all for their love. To take your own life for your husband or wife is definitely a sign of true love. Their "untimely deaths" ultimatelyunite their feuding households.
2. Cleopatra and Mark Antony
 
The true love story of Antony and Cleopatra is one of the most memorable,intriguing and moving of all times. The story of these two historicalcharacters had later been dramatized by William Shakespeare and is stillstaged all over the world. The relationship of Antony and Cleopatra is a truetest of love. They fell in love at first sight. The relationship between thesetwo powerful people put the country of Egypt in a powerful position. Buttheir love affair outraged the Romans who were wary of the growing powersof the Egyptians. Despite all the threats, Anthony and Cleopatra got married.It is said that while fighting a battle against Romans, Antony got false newsof Cleopatra's death. Shattered, he fell on his sword. When Cleopatra learnedabout Antony’s death, she was shocked. And she took her own life. Greatlove demands great sacrifices.
3. Lancelot and Guinevere
 
The tragic love story of Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere is probably oneof the best-known stories of Arthurian Legend. Lancelot falls in love withQueen Guinevere, King Arthur's wife. Their love grew slowly, as Guineverekept Lancelot away from her. Eventually, however, her love and passion
 
overpowered her and the pair became lovers. One night, Sir Agravain andSir Modred, King Arthur's nephew, led a band of 12 knights to Guinevere'schamber where they burst in upon the lovers. Discovered, Sir Lancelot madea fighting escape, but poor Guinevere was not so lucky. She was seized andcondemned to burn to death for her adultery. Fear not. Sir Lancelot returnedseveral days later to rescue his beloved Guinevere from the fire. This wholesad affair divided the Knights of the Round Table and weakened Arthur'skingdom. Poor Lancelot ended his days as a lowly hermit and Guinevere became a nun at Amesbury where she died.
4. Tristan and Isolde
 
The tragic love story of Tristan and Isolde has been told and retold throughvarious stories and manuscripts. It takes place during medieval times duringthe reign of King Arthur. Isolde of Ireland was the daughter of the King of Ireland. She was betrothed to King Mark of Cornwall. King Mark sent hisnephew, Tristan, to Ireland to escort Isolde back to Cornwall. During thevoyage, Isolde and Tristan fell forever in love. Isolde did marry Mark of Cornwall, but could not help but love Tristan. The love affair continued after the marriage. When King Mark finally learned of the affair, he forgaveIsolde, but Tristan was banned from Cornwall. Tristan went to Brittany.There he met Iseult of Brittany. He was attracted to her because of thesimilarity of her name to his true love. He married her, but did notconsummate the marriage because of his love for the "true" Isolde. After falling ill, he sent for Isolde in hopes that she would be able to cure him. If she agreed to come, the returning ship's sails would be white, or the sailswould be black if she did not agree. Iseult, seeing the white sails, lied toTristan and told him that the sails were black. He died of grief before Isoldecould reach him. Isolde died soon after of a broken heart.
5. Paris and Helena
 
Recounted in Homer's Iliad, the story of Helen of Troy and the Trojan War isa Greek heroic legend, combining fact and fiction. Helen of Troy isconsidered one the most beautiful women in all literature. She was marriedto Menelaus, king of Sparta. Paris, son of King Priam of Troy, fell in lovewith Helen and abducted her, taking her back to Troy. The Greeks assembled
 
a great army, led by Menelaus brother, Agamemnon, to retrieve Helen. Troywas destroyed. Helen returned safely to Sparta, where she lived happily withMenelaus for the rest of her life.
6. Orpheus and Eurydice
 
Orpheus and Eurydice story is an ancient Greek tale of desperate love.Orpheus fell deeply in love with and married Eurydice, a beautiful nymph.They were very much in love and very happy together. Aristaeus, a Greek god of the land and agriculture, became quite fond of Eurydice, and actively pursued her. While fleeing from Aristaeus, Eurydice ran into a nest of snakeswhich bit her fatally on her legs. Distraught, Orpheus played such sad songsand sang so mournfully that all the nymphs and gods wept. On their advice,Orpheus traveled to the underworld and by his music softened the hearts of Hades and Persephone (he was the only person ever to do so), who agreed toallow Eurydice to return with him to earth on one condition: he should walk in front of her and not look back until they both had reached the upper world. In his anxiety he forgot that both needed to be in the upper world, andhe turned to look at her, and she vanished for the second time, but nowforever.
7. Napoleon and Josephine
 
A marriage of convenience, at age 26 Napoleon took a fancy to Josephine,An older, prominent and most importantly wealthy woman. As time drew on, Napoleon fell deeply in love with Josephine, and she with him, but thatdidn't deter the adultery on both sides their mutual respect for one another kept them together, and their burning passion between them didn't falter, andwas genuine. They eventually split, as Napoleon deeply required somethingJosephine could not give him, an heir. Sadly they parted ways, both bearingthe love and passion in their hearts, for all eternity.
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