Ken Loach’s "Ae Fond Kiss". A Multicultural Romeo and Juliet Story?

Term Paper , 2009 , 13 Pages , Grade: 1,7

Didactics for the subject English - Literature, Works

The life of the "Ae Fond Kiss" protagonists, Casim and Roisin, is made difficult when they start a romantic relationship that brings Casim’s Pakistani background into conflict with Roisin’s Irish Catholic background They are condemned to experience how long standing prejudice and narrow-mindedness get in the way of what looks like a promising, almost harmonious love story –just like it tragically happens to Romeo and Juliet.

Contents

Introduction

1 The Romeo and Juliet motif

2 Obstacles to Roisin and Casim’s happiness
2.1 Tradition, conventions and Casim’s community
2.2 Prejudice from Roisin’s social circle

3 Endemic Prejudices of the Characters
3.1 Roisin’s egocentrism
3.2 Casim’s challenges

Conclusion: Casim and Roisin –“a pair of star-cross’d lovers”[1]?

Glossary

• College: Free University of Berlin
• Grade: 1,7
• Author: Clare Stalder (Author)
• Publication Year: 2009
• Pages: 13
• Catalog Number: V214353
• ISBN (eBook): 9783656426783
• ISBN (Book): 9783656437796
• Language: English
• Tags: loach’s, fond, kiss, multicultural, romeo, juliet, story