Catrin and Marcellus
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Catrin and Marcellus
Both Catrin and Marcellus are strong characters and they often acted against their parents' wishes. At some point, it seemed they cared more about each other, as least Catrin did, than their own people.
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But what really bugs me is that Marcellus was willing to give up his family and country for Catrin, but she didn't do the same. It's like if Juliet had said, "Capulet's rule," at the end and walked off.
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A good point about the love potion, but I do believe their emotions were real.AliceofX wrote: ↑01 Sep 2018, 01:33 The more I think about it the more confused I get. Since Agrona used that love potion and who knows what other magic, how do we know how "real" their love really was? It's probably not something that we can judge just from the first book.
But what really bugs me is that Marcellus was willing to give up his family and country for Catrin, but she didn't do the same. It's like if Juliet had said, "Capulet's rule," at the end and walked off.
I don't think he was willing to give up his family and country. He didn't want to stay with her, but offered her to come with him and be his mistress. I can understand why she refused.
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But what about their general distrust of each other? They seem to hardly know themselves, let alone each other. Marcellus pretty much admits to lying to sleep with her.
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Catana or Catrin, I think it is Catrin because of here physical appearances - Marcrlus' thoughts paraphrased. A clear indication of admiration
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You hit the nail on the head with the Romeo and Juliet comparison. I doubt that this relationship will end in suicide, but I also never got the feeling that they really love each other.ObsessedBookNerd wrote: ↑03 Sep 2018, 00:10 I think the author wants to make their relationship like Romeo & Juliet; family is against them being together, they are enemies, & their family’s try to control both of their lives. Even that Catrin is engaged by her parents decision is similar, I just hope that they have a different ending.
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