Did Aubrey and Lord Ruthven have a brief romance?

2 weeks ago 15

I’m currently analysing “The Vampyre” by John Polidori and after reading through a second time, am getting a sense that Aubrey and Ruthven were briefly more than friends. I’m not sure if I’ve misinterpreted this completely as it’s a somewhat difficult to read book.

After Ianthe dies and Lord Ruthven is nursing Aubrey back to health after spells of delirium, it says “in these intervals he would call upon Lord Ruthven and upon Ianthe - by some unaccountable combination he seemed to beg for his former companion to spare the being he loved”.

Obviously they weren’t in love. But did Aubrey replace Ianthe (his lover) with Lord Ruthven for a short time? I understand he was in a state of madness at this time but I just need to make notes on their relationship and how it progressed throughout the book.

Thanks!

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