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Spoon River Anthology, Herbert Marshall summary

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In Herbert Marshall, Herbert tells Louise that he turns to Annabelle not from cruelty or disrespect, but because Louise makes him unhappy despite her love for him. He presents their broken relationship as an example of love’s pain: happiness requires both people, yet desire can reach toward someone who does not return it.

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  1. Herbert rejects Louise’s belief that he abandons her for Annabelle out of moral carelessness and disrespect.
  2. He says Louise hates him because she loves him and expects him to give her life happiness.
  3. He explains that Louise makes him miserable and argues that happiness would make him stay.
  4. He closes by describing the sorrow of unequal love and the need for shared happiness.

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