Karl Swindlehurst Melancholy of the German Hussars :: English Literature

Karl Swindlehurst Melancholy of the Ger human HussarsI bring forth currently been studying three bypass stories. The first of thethree short novels The Melancholy Hussar of the German Legion is oneof septenary stories from the Wessex Tales . The genre of this storyis world(a)ly based around love and issues and consequences colligate tolove, and also distresses the complications and coincidences withinthe love story. The story itself has three main characters in which alove triangle is formed. Phyllis, Humphrey and Mateus are the maincharacters in which Phyllis was intermeshed to Humphrey through an agreedmarriage arranged by some(prenominal) Humphrey and her father. tho thatengage workforcet breaks down when Humphrey goes to Bath on a trip whichlasted perennial than both Phyllis and her father had expected. In thistime Phyllis had meet a man named Mateus. Mateus was a corporal inthe German Hussars and both Mateus and Phyllis fall in love. The plotis based around the love of Phyllis and Mateus and also how the planof Mateus pass AWOL falling to pieces, and the build up to his death.Mateus and Humphrey are entirely various to each other in a sense ofcharacter looks, actions, and general attitude towards Phyllis. Wefirst get a description of Humphrey around border 56, Interests withinthe Court - was one Humphrey Gould a bachelor a personage uncompleteyoung nor old neither good-looking nor positively theater of operations Thedescription is detailed yet vague, it leaves very much to be desired, neither young nor old its very bland, imprecise James insolent issuggesting he is of middle age. In this short description we can gear up a brief image of Humphrey.Around line 107 we are introduced with the enkindle character ofMateus. Her attention was arrested by a solitary figure walkingalong the path the introduction that James Hardy has chosen is alternatively different to Humphrey maybe suggesting in an early stage in thestory that he is more importa nt. Its aspect was so striking, sohandsome, and his look were so blue and sad, abstracted. Thedescription is of more beauty compared to Humphreys suggesting ratherobviously Mateus is the better looking man. The acquaintance ofPhyllis by both men were distinctively different. Humphrey approachedDr. Grove Phyllis father for her hand in marriage, Humphrey havingcome from a highly respected family Dr. Grove was overwhelmed, and sawthis as an great fortune for his family. Mateus s meeting withPhyllis differed to Humphreys. He was simply walking past and theyboth noticed each other, on the whole a more amorous meeting.