In "The Lady with the Pet Dog" by Anton Chekhov, love does play a prominent role. I believe the theme is somewhere along the lines of gaining morality through love experience, or essentially the consequences of love. The fact that Gurov pretty much is portrayed as treating women without compassion and takes them for granted initiates the possibility as morality being included in the theme. Through the experience of the somewhat sudden overwhelming love, Gurov starts to be more concerned about the consequences of his actions. This little change in character could be a sign of the change in morality through love experience. Also the love can be seen as more of a problem for the characters. The consequences of the love effect their lives in that the sudden love creates a barrier between current responsibilities and the pursuit of greater happiness. Ultimately the love in this story may possibly seem more of cause than solution to problems.
In "The Horse Dealer's Daughter" love is also a prominent role to the theme. I am not exactly sure on a exact theme but i know it does deal with love because Mabel essentially wants to feel love and be loved after going through her experiences. She experiences a sense of death and is changed by the experience immensely. In a way the deaths she had experienced killed a part of her and with death came new beginnings. In a way Mabel and Jack's love is kind of a solution to most of their problems. Also i think the change from the wet clothes can be a symbol expressing the new beginnings. Love is definitely prominent in both stories and i think what contrasts the stories is that; in one story love is a solution to problems and in the other, love is more of a cause of problems.
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