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Like the complex relationship of Romeo and Juliet, many cartoon characters also suffer from complicated love sickness. This is the common theme known as cartoon crushes, or forbidden love, as these relationships never develop as they are simply not meant to be. Charlie Brown displays a fascination towards his ongoing crush in the Peanuts series. "The little red haired girl", is a little girl character in which acts as a symbol of unrequited love for Charlie Brown. Throughout the series, Charlie Brown longs for a chance to display his affection for his crush, however, his shyness and insecurity ultimately holds him back. Another form of the cartoon crush theme is portrayed through a love/hate relationship. This is exemplified through characters Arnold and Helga, from the show Hey Arnold! The girl character, Helga, displays a continuous ongoing affection for her secret object of desire, Arnold. However, because Helga is considered a bully at school, she surrenders her admiration for Arnold because of her pride for being a tough girl. Instead of admitting her love for Arnold, she bullies and mocks him, making his life impossible. Lastly the notorious and complex relationship exhibited by Batman and Catwoman also falls under the love/hate relationship theme. Although Catwoman is a villain, she is also one of Batman's loves. She regularly eludes Batman's capture and maintains a complex adversary relationship with him. Many interactions between Batman and Catwoman consist of indirect flirting as well as legitimate romantic gestures. However, in the end, Batman and Catwoman cannot be together because they will never re-nonce what they represent, and what they stand for are at opposite ends of the spectrum, good and evil. Ultimately love is a complicated emotion, and this remains true in the cartoon world. To quote Shakespeare: “Love is heavy and light, bright and dark, hot and cold, sick and healthy, asleep and awake- its everything except what it is! (Act 1, scene 1)”
― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet
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