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Throughout the entire story, Giovanni is drawn to both the beauty, mystery and danger that characterizes Beatrice. When Giovanni is trying to avoid Beatrice, he experiences "a wild offspring of both love and horror that had each parent in it, and burned like one and shivered like the other." (1293) Earlier in the story, Giovanni had "half-hoped [and] half-feared" that he would have an opportunity to see the beautifull figure of Beatrice. As these quotes illustrate, Giovanni is not only attracted to Beatrice's beauty, but to the danger that she poses. The excitement that Giovanni discovers in trying to build a relationship with Beatrice is extremely heightened by the danger. Although possibly a stretch, the attraction to danger that Giovanni experiences might be representative of a natural human characteristic. Why are humans attracted to danger? We love theme parks and scary movies. Even though the law of self-preservation forces people to encapsulate themselves in a safe environment, there is still a a drive to stretch the limits of our mental and physical comfort. Beatrice's combination of danger and beauty is simply too irresistable for Giovanni. Throughout the entire story, Giovanni is drawn to both the beauty, mystery and danger that characterizes Beatrice. When Giovanni is trying to avoid Beatrice, he experiences "a wild offspring of both love and horror that had each parent in it, and burned like one and shivered like the other." (1293) Earlier in the story, Giovanni had "half-hoped [and] half-feared" that he would have an opportunity to see the beautifull figure of Beatrice.
Approximate Word count = 920
Approximate Pages = 3.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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