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Greatest Love Stories

Cleopatra And Mark Antony
The love between the Egyptian pharaoh Cleopatra and Mark
Antony went into history for their tragic end. Both commit-
ted suicide after they were defeated by the Romans under
Octavian (the later Augustus) - although Cleopatra hesitated.
After Mark Antony’s suicide (he stabbed himself after
receiving a false news that his lover was dead), Cleopatra
tried to negotiate with Octavian. According to most sources,
she killed herself by inducing an asp to bite her when she
realised that she could not “charm” Octavian.
Lancelot And Guinevere
Lancelot and Guinevere were adulterous lovers. Guinevere
was married to King Arthur who did not suspect anything at
In your backyard, the
living room, or in an first. He eventually found out about his wife being unfaithful
actual campground - to him with one of his most loyal knights.
camping is a wonderful
excuse to snuggle up to
your Valentine. The Knights of the Round Table split into two groups, sup-
porting either Arthur or Lancelot. After several fierce battles
between the two men, Guinevere returned to King Arthur
but the destruction of the Round Table enabled Mordred to
challenge Arthur.

The legendary king killed his rival but he was mortally
wounded. Guinevere, devastated for being responsible
for the destruction of the Round Table and subsequently
Arthur’s downfall, enters a convent. Lancelot enters a
hermitage and eventually becomes a priest. Both spend the
rest of their lives in repentance.

Romeo And Juliet
Probably the most famous love story of all was written
by the celebrated English poet and playwright William
Leave your car at home Shakespeare sometime in the 1590s. Shakespeare’s story
and jump on a bus or
book a GrabCar to a new of the tragic love between Romeo and Juliet is probably
neighbourhood. Take your based on Arthur Brooke’s poem “The Tragical History of
Valentine to an area that you
both have yet to explore, and Romeus and Juliet” that was published in the 1560s.
just walk around.
The latter is believed to be an English translation of a
novella of Italian writer Matteo Bandello. But even his
Exchange The Gifts That You Could Not Open In Public Romeo and Juliet were not original. The story reveals a
There is a very strong possibility that you have gotten each other major influence of ancient tragic love stories, most notably
gifts that you will not want to open in front of parents, grandparents, of the Roman story of Pyramus and Thisbe whose families
or anyone, really. This is a day meant for the both of you, so take despised each other - and prevented the lovers from being
advantage of your time together and exchange those naughty gifts. together.
Walk Around Somewhere New Just like Pyramus kills himself, falsely believing that Thisbe
You learn so much about a neighbourhood when you walk through was dead, Romeo also commits suicide for mistakenly
it. Leave your car at home and jump on a bus or book a GrabCar to a believing that Juliet was dead. Thisbe follows her lover in
new neighbourhood. Take your Valentine to an area that you both death upon discovering his dead body which is exactly what
have yet to explore, and just walk around. Find your destination Juliet does when she finds Romeo dead. Both Thisbe and
along the way and keep things spontaneous. You will probably find a Juliet stab themselves but Romeo, unlike Pyreus who stabs
new coffee shop, restaurant or bookstore that you never would have himself with his sword, drinks a poison.
spotted - or known about - otherwise.

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