'Compare and contrast how ... (authors) ... present ... (theme) ... in ... (three pieces of literature, any 2 novels along with Hamlet, the only compulsory set text)'
Basically, our coursework is comparing and contrasting how three different authors present a certain theme of love within their works.
The only set text we have to do is Hamlet by Shakespeare.
Themes of love could include;
romantic, familial, obsessive, jealousy ... etc
I was originally comparing Hamlet with Rebecca by Du Maurier and Jane Eyre by Bronte, but I've had a complete brain freeze and can't think of how to further my word count.
Basically - I'm looking for help in choosing a novel to compare with Hamlet and Rebecca, something that has a strong theme throughout similar to the other 2.
Right now I'm leaning towards something like 'love as a madness', which can easily be compared to obsession, jealousy and the descent into madness.
TBH if you know of 2 novels that I can compare with Hamlet with relative ease, that would be even more helpful.
Thanks.