Mark (Love Actually) is secretly in love with Luke's wife Juliet

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Mark is a character in the film "Love Actually" whose unspoken romantic feelings for his best friend Luke's wife Juliet create one of the movie's most poignant and conflicted storylines.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
film character
appearsIn Love Actually NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme emotional honesty
friendship versus romance
unrequited love
bestFriendOf Peter (Love Actually) NERFINISHED
characterArcSummary moves from denial of feelings to honest but contained confession
confessesLoveTo Juliet (Love Actually) NERFINISHED
confessionMethod silent cue cards
countryOfOriginOfWork United Kingdom
createdBy Richard Curtis NERFINISHED
emotionalTone conflicted
poignant
filmGenreContext romantic comedy
firstAppearsIn Love Actually (2003 film) NERFINISHED
genreOfWork romantic comedy-drama
hasFandomDebateAbout ethics of his confession to Juliet
hasFriend Peter (Love Actually) NERFINISHED
hasUnspokenFeelingsFor Juliet (Love Actually) NERFINISHED
hidesFeelingsBy acting distant toward Juliet
inLoveWith Juliet (Love Actually) NERFINISHED
keepsFeelingsSecretFrom Peter (Love Actually) NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
medium feature film
narrativeRole part of ensemble romance storyline
notableScene cue card confession scene at Juliet’s doorstep
partOf interconnected love stories in Love Actually
popularCultureIconFor romantic cue card confession trope
portrayedBy Andrew Lincoln NERFINISHED
recordsVideoOf Juliet (Love Actually) NERFINISHED
relationshipToJuliet best friend’s wife
resolution accepts that Juliet is with Peter
screenTimeContext ensemble cast storyline
settingOfConfession outside Juliet and Peter’s home
strugglesWith guilt
loyalty to his best friend
unrequited love
timePeriodOfStory Christmas season in London
weddingRole videographer at Peter and Juliet’s wedding
weddingVideoFocusesOn Juliet (Love Actually) NERFINISHED
yearOfFilmRelease 2003

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Luke narrativeConnection Mark (Love Actually) is secretly in love with Luke's wife Juliet
subject surface form: Luke (Love Actually)