After reading the story and poem about "Isabella; or the Pot of Basil" it made me think who would wanna go through something like that. The story itself is very romantic, in terms of wow Isabella had so much love for him, but realistically who would wanna go through what she did. Even though some people talk about rather being dead than living without their former loved one, with the help of friends and family the dumped party usually realizes that there will be another loved one out there for them and they move on. To be forever griefing over a lost loved one would be the worst things ever, but on the other hand it would be a big ego trip for the deceased. In the context of a romantic story it works but in reality it is just absurd