The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue and Pride and Prejudice...

William Shakespeare once wrote, â€Å"the course of true love never did run smooth† (Shakespeare 1.1.134). This theme can be seen in both The Sealed Letter by Emma Donoghue and Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, where both protagonists find a forbidden â€Å"new love.† The Sealed Letter is based on a true story about a married woman who is taken to court by her husband after he discovers her affair with another man in his navy fleet. Pride and Prejudice is about a mother trying to marry off her daughters to wealthy men meanwhile the eldest daughter is unknowingly, to her family and herself, falling in love with a man with an unlikeable past. New love is often challenging because it betrays old love, it is sometimes unsupported by family and friends, and it often lies in unexpected people. Helen Codrington and her husband Vice Admiral Harry Codrington have been married for many years and have two daughters, Nan and Nell, who are eleven and twelve years old, respectivel y. Helen acts as though she is deeply in love with Harry and will stay with him forever to keep their family together. Helen replies to her friend Fidos question of whether she and Harry are staying home on Harrys leave from Malta by saying forever and ever, amen (Donoghue 6). Whether Helen really believes in her enduring love or if she just wants others to believe in it to be seen, but she is very convincing in her declaration of love for Harry. Helen even expresses her love and gratitude for Harry in a letter she