Rebecca - Max De Winter telling his second wife,the narrator(her name is never revealed) all about his first wife, Rebecca. I don't want to tell all he told because it would spoil the book's climax but the pitiable state of Max and the reactions are very emotional.

MB wrote: "Yeah, Little House on the Prairie. I can't remember which book it was in."

These Happy Golden Years

Yeah, Little House on the Prairie. I can't remember which book it was in.

"Whispers: "I googled... Are they from Little House on the Prarie?? Or is that Laura, as in the AUTHOR of LHotP?? Hmmmm...."*

I know its sappy but I really like it when Almanzo proposed to Laura. So awkward but so cute! And she's feisty too.

Lily Bart and Lawrence Selden in The House of Mirth, though heartbreaking.

What about Gone with the Wind when Rhett says he doesn't give a damn- because the reader knows Rhett and Scarlett are meant to be together and will be again.

Sara wrote: "It's so great! People get so stuck on Pride and Prejudice, and they don't realize how amazing Persuasion is. I do love Pride and Prejudice, too, though."

I cannot wait to read Persuasion :D I always thought it seemed like a book that I would love. My plan is to read it during summer.

It's so great! People get so stuck on Pride and Prejudice, and they don't realize how amazing Persuasion is. I do love Pride and Prejudice, too, though.

Sara - I couldn't agree with you more regarding Persuasion. This book actually gives me goosebumps - love it!

These are the only ones I can think of right now:

Pride and Prejudice (Austen) - When Elizabeth sees and meet Darcy at Pemberley. It make me go 'awww' all the time.

Jane Eyre (Brontë) - same as Fiona says. When Rochester and Jane re-unite. LOVE it.

Romeo & Juliet (Shakespeare) - when they meet and when they die. I think this one is probably too obvious. Heh.

Maurice (Forster) - Alec and Maurice meet in the boathouse and decide to stay together, at the end of the novel. It's gay love and an amazing, bittersweet scene.

The Crucible (Miller) - Elizabeth meet and talks to John before the execution. I know it's not the most romantic scene as it deals with a lot of other things as well, but I think it has a lot of love in it. Sad though.

Fiona wrote: "Wow, where do you get a guy like that? My last bf was a clingy sap but would never do that willingly and if he did he'd just make stupid comments through it."

I "got" him at Church... *shrugs* I have no idea though. Like I said before--he lived in England for two years, and I think he's fascinated with English culture, etc. He always points out how beautiful the English countrysides are (so green!), and how elegant and beautiful their language is. He's actually READ Pride and Prejudice, too--and before I ever did.

hehehe..."clingy sap"

Sara wrote: "He's okay with the romance. He's watched the 5-hour version of Pride and Prejudice with me more than once.... :)"

Wow, where do you get a guy like that? My last bf was a clingy sap but would never do that willingly and if he did he'd just make stupid comments through it.

oh! But back to the topic at hand, you could use any number of Shakespeare references, if you count that as "classic literature".

Sara wrote: "He's okay with the romance. He's watched the 5-hour version of Pride and Prejudice with me more than once.... :)"

nice! N&S has so much more going on than P&P.

N&S is actually *cough*BETTER*cough*.

He's okay with the romance. He's watched the 5-hour version of Pride and Prejudice with me more than once.... :) And Sense and Sensibility... and Emma... and Mansfield Park.... and Persuasion....

Wait.... he has NOT seen Persuasion! That's a TRAGEDY!!! I must indoctrinate him in the ways of Persuasion as soon as possible!

Sara, the first time I watched it was free on Netflix also :)

...then I had to buy it :P

There is a lot going on besides the romance, cotton mill workers striking and such, so I bet your hubby would like it too!

I know, I know--AND I can watch it free online with Netflix! My husband will be gone on Saturday night, so I'll take over the XBox 360 and watch it on the big screen.... ;) (That's the best part of XBox Live... watching Netflix videos on the 42" widescreen instead of your 15" computer screen....)

Except I wonder if my husband will want to watch it with me.... He likes those kinds of movies. He says it's because he loves England (he lived there for 2 years), but I think it's because he's a closet romantic. I wish he'd come OUT of the romance closet! I wouldn't mind a bit now and again!

Allison wrote: "Sara, you have to see (and read of course) North and South immediately! You will love it."

yesyesyes!

Sara, you have to see (and read of course) North and South immediately! You will love it.

I LOVE that scene... It's AMAZING! They can't go anywhere near each other because he might have Ebola.... (Okay, I obviously made that up... Typhoid fever? Something like that?) And it's pouring rain, so they're like... shouting over the loud background noise.... *sigh* I need to watch that again. Or possibly just buy it.

EDIT: SCARLET FEVER! That's the one... I knew it was something like that...

I've heard North and South is even better.... I haven't seen/read it... YET.

Sense and Sensibility - The end, when Elinor finds out Edward isn't really the one married to Lucy Steele.... And she starts crying.... ;) (I LOVE the Emma Thompson version of this scene... hahaha!)

Emma - When Mr. Knightly proposes. I like that he's not the MOST eloquent man in the world... It seems more realistic, you know?

Allison wrote: "yeah, I get goosebumps just thinking about the scene in Gaskell's North and South when Mr. Thornton proposes to Margaret...oh, its just lovely.

...so yeah, nothing original to add, just had to c..."

And he isn't an arse over it like Mr Darcy. it's so sweet!

From Wikipedia (concerning Wives and Daughters):

Before he leaves again for Africa, he does confide his feelings to Mr Gibson, who tacitly gives his blessing. However, because Roger is quarantined for scarlet fever, he is unable to speak to Molly before he leaves. At this point, Gaskell's novel stops, unfinished at her death. She related to a friend that she had intended Roger to return and present Molly with a dried flower (a gift to him before his departure), as proof of his enduring love. This scene was never realised and the novel remains unfinished. In the BBC adaptation, an alternate ending was written, in which Roger is unable to leave Molly without speaking of his love, and they marry and return to Africa together.

Fiona wrote: "Oooh I loved the Wives and Daughter BBC show, but yes she went and died before finishing - although I think the ending is based on her notes... so probably not far from what she'd have wanted."

I thought Roger was rather silly for taking so long to come around, myself. I am looking forward to reading the book though :)

yeah, I get goosebumps just thinking about the scene in Gaskell's North and South when Mr. Thornton proposes to Margaret...oh, its just lovely.

...so yeah, nothing original to add, just had to comment on N&S :P one of my favorites.

Oooh I loved the Wives and Daughter BBC show, but yes she went and died before finishing - although I think the ending is based on her notes... so probably not far from what she'd have wanted.

Persuasion - The end--the conversation Anne Elliot has with Captain Harville, which Captain Wentworth TOTALLY overhears, then the letter Captain Wentworth writes and leaves for Anne... and then the entire ending, when they get back together... :)

I was going to write something about Wives and Daughters, which I've only seen the miniseries of, but apparently Elizabeth Gaskell DIED before she finished the last chapter, so BBC made up an ending based on what her editor said she was planning to write at the end.... So the FABULOUS ending with Roger and Molly in the rain... apparently that never happens in the book, since the book ends just before that scene. (I checked the e-book.)

Pride and Prejudice - Mr Darcy proposing to Lizzie and being turned down.

North and South - Mr Thornton proposing to Margaret and being turned down.

Jane Eyre - the end when she and Mr Rochester are re-united!

Hello people,
I was hoping you could help me. I'm trying to put together a list of the best love scenes in classic literature for a project I'm doing. As bookworms, I thought you lot would be the people to ask. Any suggestions really gratefully received.
Thanks so much.
Eloise