Writers have different motivations for why they decide what to write about. It needs to be something that grabs the reader's attention and makes them want to read their works. Often writers include situations that are not considered appropriate for the era in which the piece was written. Some topics are too sexually explicit. In two of these stories, “The Tempest” by Kate Chopin and “The Lady with the Little Dog” by Anton Chekhov, both writers chose to involve adultery in their stories. Whatever the motivation for cheating on your spouse, there is no acceptable reason to do so. This controversial topic was not common and both authors chose to break the rules. Despite the same success in their writings, Chopin's "The Tempest" was not published until many years after his death. "The Tempest" is about two people, Calixta and Alcee, who had a previous relationship. Although both have gone on to marry and start a family, a chance meeting leads them to a brilliant relationship. “Calixta and Alcee share a past romantic infatuation that is not consummated until the afternoon of the storm” (Milne 291 wrote this story in 1898, but). it was not published at that time. "Chopin did not attempt to send 'The Storm' to publishers... It was first published in The Complete Works of Kate Chopin in 1969" (Kate), sixty-five years later. his death. This controversial topic was not the norm in 1890. "Women writers in 1898 did not write such detailed accounts of a sexual encounter... In the ease with which he wrote about human sexuality Chopin was ahead of his time"; (qtd. in Milne 296). The chance meeting between Calixta and Alcee occurred during a terrible storm. Calixta was home alone and...... middle of paper......). Whatever the motivation for cheating on your spouse, there is no acceptable reason to do so. Works Cited Akers, Tim. "The lady with the pet dog." Short stories for students. Detroit: Gale, 1997. 198-214. Print.Caterina, Domenico. "Critical essay on 'The Tempest'". Short stories for students. Detroit: Gale/Cengage Learning, 2008. 297-299. Print.Davis, Diana. "Review of Anton Chekhov's story The Lady with the Dog." Yahoo! Network of contributors. 24 August 2009. Web. 05 April 2012. "Kate Chopin: Her Novels and Stories." Kate Chopin: The Awakening, The Storm, Stories, Biography. Ed. Bernard Koloski. nd Web. 05 April 2012.Milne, Ira Mark. "The Storm." Short stories for students. Detroit: Gale/Cengage Learning, 2008. 288-29 Print.Mohr, Nicole. "The Passion in Kate Chopin's The Tempest." Yahoo! Network of contributors. 5 May 2006. Web. 05 April. 2012.