context1: In this episode in the long-running Madame Aema series, Aema leaves her selfish, middle-aged husband to <strong>pursue</strong> a career as an actress. She meets a performance artist who <strong>persuades</strong> her to perform perverted sex acts in the name of art. Finally, repenting of her decision, she returns to her husband.
context2: After some rancorous traveling, Glencora finds that she is pregnant, which solidifies her marriage and fulfills Plantagenet's life. John Grey <strong>pursues</strong> Alice to Switzerland to renew his courtship and eventually wins her over again, despite her deep guilt over her jilt. They become engaged and Plantagenet <strong>persuades</strong> his new friend to run for Parliament, much to Alice's satisfaction.