Interpersonal Relationships In The Prince And Me

Signature Assignment For this assignment, I chose to discuss the relationship between the main characters in The Prince and Me. Before I go into detail about the relationship, I would like to describe the main characters so that you have an understanding about their persona. First we have Julia Stiles who stars as Paige Morgan. Paige is an average farm girl who was raised in Wisconsin and is attending college to become a doctor. She is currently in her last semester and is very focused and dedicated to her school work. Luke Mably, who plays Prince Edward or Eddie, is the prince of Denmark and is currently resisting his crown. Eddie is portrayed as very immature and irresponsible. His hobbies include street racing, chasing girls, and starring

They are surprised to find out that they will be lab partners and Paige is very disappointed. She voices to him how important this class is to her and that he better not mess it up. The next day, Eddie doesn’t show. Instead, Paige finds him asleep in his dorm room skipping class. This causes a conflict between the two. Interpersonal conflict is defined as a disagreement between two interdependent people who perceive that they have incompatible goals (Inter-Act, p.358). She begins describing her feelings to Eddie through an outburst. During this outburst, she stereotypes Eddie by saying that he is a spoiled rich boy who has never worked a day in his life. Stereotyping is defined by Verderber and Verderber as applying the beliefs you have about the characteristics of a group to an individual whom you identify as a member of that group (45). These claims can hurt, but they seemed to make Eddie understand Paige. After this interaction they obtain an understanding and Eddie begins to work harder to show Paige that he isn’t the person she claims him to

Paige invites Eddie to stay at her house during Thanksgiving break and he agrees. This becomes a turning point in their relationship. A turning point is defined as any event or occurrence that marks a relationship’s transition from one stage to another (172). As the break continues on, Paige falls even more for him. This is when their relationship begins to grow into a romantic one. A romantic relationship is defined as a relationship in which partners act on their mutual sexual attraction to each other (Inter-Act, p.163). After the break, they begin to act on their attraction to each other more and