Romantic Passion In Kate Chopin's The Awakening

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To assume the expectation of loving someone who returns your love in great romantic passion is the ultimate cynicism. Edna's attraction for the first time in her life is towards someone who reciprocates her love and compensates her emotional needs. Edna eventually collects enough evidence from the way Robert has been treating her and from her own emerging sense of self, to choose to live in a more meaningful, enthusiastic, and worthwhile way. Rather than losing her sense of responsibility, she redefines it. Regrettably, Robert does not completely return Edna’s love; as a Creole, with a staunch sense of honor and duty, Robert would feel free to fully love Edna only when there is no damaging societal risk involved. Though Robert loves Edna,
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