Csenge Virág Zalka's Blog, page 5

April 26, 2024

X is for Kisses (Romance Tropes in Folklore)

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPEWho doesn't love a good romantic kiss scene? Pop culture is full of kisses that are memorable, or even iconic. THE FOLKLOREKissing
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 26, 2024 15:00

April 25, 2024

W is for Widows and Widowers (Romance Tropes in Folklore)

 This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPEA widow or widower finding love again after suffering the great loss of their first spouse is also a common trope in romance
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 25, 2024 15:00

April 24, 2024

V is for Vampire lover (Romance Tropes in Folklore)

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPECome on, you know this one.THE FOLKLOREThe other option for V was Virginity, and I am not touching that because folklore does not handle
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 24, 2024 15:00

April 23, 2024

U is for Unrequited love (Romance Tropes in Folklore)

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPEWhere there is romance, there is usually unrequited love (that sometimes goes beyond the bounds of what is acceptable). It's either part
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 23, 2024 15:00

April 22, 2024

T is for The Two-person Love Triangle (Romance Tropes in Folklore)

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPEThis is a fun one: it's a trope about a person who thinks they are in a love triangle, only to find out that the two love interests were
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 22, 2024 15:00

April 21, 2024

S is for Serenade (Romance Tropes in Folklore)

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPESerenading the one you love is an age-old form of courtship.THE FOLKLORESerenading the one you love is an age-old form of courtship.THE
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 21, 2024 15:00

April 19, 2024

R is for Reincarnation romance (Romance Tropes in Folklore)

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPEThis trope features a pair of lovers that are reborn (sometimes over and over again) and always find each other. The idea is that they
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 19, 2024 15:00

April 18, 2024

Q is for Queen and Soldier (Romance Tropes in Folklore)

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPESo this one is a general type of romance where a soldier/guard/someone who serves royalty falls in love with the royal lady high above
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 18, 2024 15:00

April 17, 2024

P is for Post-fight Patch-up (Romance Tropes in Folklore)

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPEThis trope refers to scenes where someone is injured, and their (prospective) romantic interest gently tends to their wounds. It shows
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 17, 2024 15:00

April 16, 2024

O is for Only one bed (Romance Tropes in Folklore)

This year, my A to Z Blogging Challenge theme is Romance Tropes in Folklore! For each letter, I will pick a popular trope from romcom movies and romance novels, and see if I can find the same trope in folktales and legends. Because it's fun. Here we go.THE TROPEIf there is a "most often quoted" romance trope, THERE IS ONLY ONE BED would probably be it. Also known by the more general term of "
 •  0 comments  •  flag
Share on Twitter
Published on April 16, 2024 15:00