Between William Shakespeare's 1610 play "The Tempest" and Charlotte Perkins Gilman's 1892 short novel "The Yellow Wallpaper", the depiction of the Love is a theme present in both genres which, through its distinctive forms, is expressed in different ways. Between Miranda and Ferdinand's relationship in "The Tempest" and that of narrator and husband John in "The Yellow Wallpaper", love is presented in a unique way and exposes the creative development of literature within different genres through the story. Throughout this article, I will examine the two literary genres mentioned, combined with the presentation of characters, language and form, with the aim of assessing how all of these attributes contribute to distinctive depictions of love and the writer's relationships. In "The Tempest" and "The Yellow Wallpaper", we see a contrast between the pre-marriage love at first sight between the characters Miranda and Ferdinand and the consequences and stress of a post-marriage family life between the narrator and John. In “The Tempest,” we see the characters become infatuated with each other and an emotional connection is quickly established. This romance and love is contrasted in "The Yellow Wallpaper" with the birth of a child presenting tension between the speaker and her husband John. Romance and love is a key theme presented in "The Tempest", as we see through the presentation of the characters Miranda, a young daughter of the King of Milan named Prospero, and Ferdinand, the son of the Duke of Naples. After being stranded on the shores of Milan due to the storm thrown upon the sea by Prospero with the waves of the "Mediterranean float" (Shakespeare: 1. 2. 234), the character Ferdinand shows immediate romantic admiration for Mi .... .. middle of paper ...... lack of understanding between John and the narrator's true feelings and emotions, hiding the values ​​they consider themselves to have in their relationship; the narrator does not receive the care and attention a woman deserves from a married husband. Due to the fact that the novel is written through the narrative voice of the protagonist, false empathy between John and the speaker can be presented, making his illness seem unnecessary and a cry for attention rather than necessary attention. The one-sided narrative voice Gilman uses throughout his short novel allows the reader to understand the emotions felt by the narrator but tarnishes John's point of view. The use of the passive voice in this novel only emphasizes one side of the situation, which Gilman may have intended to emphasize the tension and strain in relationships felt by the narrator..