Princess Clair-De-Lune

Princess Clair-De-Lune was the Emperor's daughter. She had been spoiled all the
nineteen years of her life as her mother was dead. "It isn't fair! All the things I would like to be!
And the things I want to do! All impossible, just because I me. Why can't I fly? Or run barefoot
in the fields, or cook eggs on a smoky fire" These lined of the dialogue in Act 2 Scene I represent
her character. We learn that she was fired as the Emperor's daughter, she was proud, arrogant and
domineering expecting obedience from all her confidantes. She had always changeable moods.
Something, she could change from an imperious and dignified your Princess into a tiresome
baby. And sometimes, from a charming dreaming girl into a raging little wild cat, all in the space
of a second. She had no idea of self control. We sympathize with the Princess. She was driven
away from the palace and had to do all the housework. Human nature is clearly seen here. As the
Emperor's daughter, she had longed for clouds, swallows and wanted to run barefoot in the fields
to cook eggs on a smoke fire. In really when she was faced with these, she found no pleasure in
them. She just wanted to go back to her father's palace. This shows the general truth of human
nature: we, as human beings are not content with what we have.

The Life of Prince Dominic as a swineherd

As swineherd, Prince was trying to woo the Princess. When he prepared to took outside
the hut, the Princess and her ladies in waiting were playing with a blue ball in the garden. The
ball flew to the swineherd's hut. At last, the ball fell into the pig-sty and the pigs ate it up. The
Princess was angry. The ladies tried to soothe the Princess. Dominic lifted the lid of his pot and it
played a tune. The Princess was interested in it. Dominic told her that it was a magic pot. He
asked the Princess to shift the steam. She must say someone's name and she would smell exactly
what that person was going to eat. The Princess became more interested. Dominic told her that
this pot could play a tune and tell dinners. He asked her to try. The Princess did not believe him.
At that moment, Eboni came in. She told the Princess that the pot had told the Princess's dinner
correctly. Eboni had told the cook to prepare the dishes the Princess liked. The Princess was
beginning to believe. She wanted to try again. She said her own name and sniffed the stream. She
got the smell of her favorite dishes. After that Dominic and the Princess became friendly.
Dominic made pots for the Princess. He invented wonderful little things to attract the Princess.
HIs plan worked out and the Princess had to comply with his demands. When the Emperor
caught them right in the middle of their kisses he allowed the swineherd to marry his daughter
and take her away to his own country. Thus, Dominic succeeded in wooing the Princess as a
swineherd.
 Prince Dominic

The protagonist of the play was the Prince Dominic. To reveal his character, the
playwright uses different methods. He uses the method of characterization, which is through an
individual’s patterns of action over the course of the play. The actions of Prince Dominic when
dealing with the princess throughout the play indicate that he was gentle, amiable, clever, witty
and bold. Dropping his brother Prince Etienne into a pigsty as a punishment for attempting for
attempting to kill him chows that he was generous and kind-hearted. Sometimes the playwright
uses the method of characterization which is through dialogue “If I like the princess, I’ll do my
best to win her. If not, I must learn to sell cabbages for I won’t marry in order to keep the
prospect of a crown.” These few lines of dialogue contribute towards the understanding of his
character that he was resolute and firm with his decision. He values true love and he will not
marry anyone unless he loves that person truly.

In fact, Prince Dominic was interested in nothing but gardening and pottery, when
his father forced him to marry a court lady to learn statecraft, he chose the Emperor’s daughter,
the unattainable, to escape from marriage. However, when he saw her, he fell passionately in
love with her and made up his mind to marry her. He disguised himself and worked as a
swineherd at her father’s court. He invented wonderful little things to attract the princess. His
plan worked out and the princess had to comply with his demands, that is, she had to give five
kisses for the cooking pot and a hundred kisses for the rattle. When the Emperor caught them in
the middle of their kisses, he allowed the swineherd to marry his daughter and take her away to
his country. As the princess did not love him, he took no advantage but tried patiently to win her
love. Finally, his true identity was discovered and he gained the love the princess.

The gifts sent by Prince Dominic to the Princess

Dominic suggested an idea that he would marry the Emperor's daughter or no one else.
He started to propose her by sending a rose, First, the Princess refused to look at the gift, But the
Emperor got his daughter to look at the present. At last, the Princess looked at the gift. When she
saw the rose, she became very angry. It was an insult. She instantly tore the rose pieces. Chow
Tung picked up the broken petals. They no longer smelled sweet because they were broken. But
there was a sweet smell before the rose was destroyed. It smelled like clouds and swallows.
Chow Tung told this to the Princess. For a moment the Princess almost regretted having
destroyed rose. It might have given her something she had never before. Then Dominic sent a
nightingale in the bird-cage as a gift to the Princess. At that moment, she was unhappy and she
felt sadder because she had been unkind to her ladies. So the Emperor took her in his arms and
comforted her. Then she heard the song of the nightingale and became interested in the bird. But
she changed her mood and was about to take the bird from the cage. It sang. The Princess was
surprised. She thought the bird was not real. The Princess opened the cage and the bird flew
away. The gift sent by the Prince made the Princess become interested in
 A Red, Red Rose

Robert Burns compares his love to that of a very healthy and robust red rose that is at its
freshest in the month of June. He also compares his love to a song that is most harmonious to
sing and to listen to thereby making life pleasant. His love for her is as deep as she is fair and
beautiful and young and full of life.

And the poet pledges to keep on loving her till no more water is left in the sea. He will
still love her if the rock due to the heat of sun melt. No matter how long time may pass, he will
keep on loving her. And though he presently bids her farewell for a while and go to distant
places, he will still return to her no matter how far the distance may be.