The Romance form is characterized by the three phases of integration, disintegration, and reintegration. This form is simple enough so that it can be used and tweaked to fit many different narratives. For example, Sir Philip Sidney uses the form to create humor and entertain the reader. The selection we read was from the disintegration phase and was filled with dramatic irony used for comedic effect. Mary Roth also uses the Romance form but to a different effect. We read a part of the disintegration from The Countess of Montgomery’s Urania which played off of what her uncle’s earlier work The Countess of Pembroke’s Arcadia. Since when Roth and Sidney were writing the Romance would have already been an archaic form, it would apparent that Roth’s work was playing off of her uncle’s work.
Even today, the Romance form is used as the basis for many modern narratives. One way is through children’s movies and cartoons, such as Finding Nemo or The Spongebob Squarepants Movie. The Romance form is simple enough that it can be used to tell simple stories that hold moral truths (both movies teach children to believe in themselves and the power of perseverance albeit through different means), but also can tell a complicated or more mature story and hold complex meanings as in the work of Roth and Sidney.