FOUR FAMOUS COUPLES

Marie Curie and Paul Langevin

Summary

Polish-French scientist Marie Skłodowska Curie had already won a Nobel Prize later her husband physicist Pierre Curie had died after being hit by a carriage in Paris.
A few years later, Madame Curie began a relationship with a physicist who had been a student of her husband.

His name was Paul Lengevin, he was younger than she, tall and elegant. The problem was that Langevin was married. Finally they kept in touch and talked often about scientific matters, the romance ended.

Characters

Marie Curie

Pierre Curie

Kazimierz Zorawski

Paul Langevin

Jeanne Desfosses

Cleopatra and Mark Antony

Characters

Charmian

Mark Antony

Julius Caesar

Fulvia

Summary

While Antony traveled to take on his new responsibilities, love affairs took a low place on his agenda. Cleopatra played dramatically with Mark Antony's fascination for Greek culture and his love for luxury. Antonio decided to invite Cleopatra to a banquet. Antonio tried to reciprocate, but soon realized that he could not compete with Cleopatra. I was sure to win over Antony through a combined assault of conspicuous consumption and generosity, demonstrating both the abundant resources of Egypt and its famous seductive charms

Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

Characters

Victoria

Albert

Lord Melbourne

John Conroy

Ernest

Summary

In this couple there are two cousins ( Victoria and Albert ) who they didn't know each other until they were 17 years old and they finally liked each other and after marrying they had 9 children. Finally he died

Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal

Characters

Princess Kandahari

Arjumand Banu Begum

Rajiv

Mumtaz Mahal

Shah Jahan

Summary

A prince named Shah Jahan found a Persian princess named Arjumand Banu Begum. The romance arose instantly between them, pushing the prince to declare his love, changed the name of the princess to that of Mumtaz Mahal. He finally died due to the complications that during the birth of his fourteenth son.