Sir Paul Mccartney's 'Michelle'

Many forms of literary art in which a man and a woman are together often contains a man praising the woman. This is conveyed through Sir Paul McCartney’s “Michelle,” a love ballad about a language barrier. This story is that of a man who cannot fully express his praises to Michelle because she does not speak the same language as him. Men praising women are also observable in Romeo and Juliet, a play by William Shakespeare about a forbidden love affair. Romeo meets Juliet at a party where they instantly fall in love and have to escape the conflicts that their relationship causes between their families. The two previous sources make statements about how men express their emotions that illustrate the idea that men cause themselves to be completely

If he gives himself over to her wholly, Romeo, therefore, becomes vulnerable out of the praise for her love that he holds. Men who are expressing their love enthusiastically in literature are often seen to give their whole focus, as Romeo goes on to say “Did my heart love till now? Forswear it, sight (1.5.52.)!” Romeo is discarding all past loves and saying that the only thing he now loves is what he sees right then. His enthusiasm for Juliet causes him to set aside all things and put her in the center of his focus. Attempting to break down walls is another thing that is often an aspect to men praising women, which can be seen when Sir Paul McCartney sings “I will say the only words I know that you'll understand… Sont les mots qui vont tres bien ensemble (Doc. 1).” The man in the song is singing the praises of Michelle, but she speaks French and he does not, so he attempts to learn French and tell her of his love. He is so awestruck by Michelle’s greatness that he consequently breaks down the nearly insurmountable obstacle of a new language so that he may be closer to