Tuesday 7 November 2017

What are examples of Romanticism in chapters 4 and 6 in Frankenstein? I have a brief understanding of Romanticism and any help on furthur knowledge of...

When looking at the
Romantic aspects of Shelley's novel , one must be sure to be able to
identify the characteristics of the British Romantic period (1798-1832). While some of the
characteristics carried over to the American Romantic period (1800-1860), the British Romantics
were novel (introduced) with their ideas and general characteristics. British Romantics highly
influenced the American Romantics.

Typical characteristics of the British
Romantics were:

1. Imagination consisted of the idea's formed in an
individual's mind. Imagination was not influenced by Enlightenment thought.


2. The British Romantics embedded Gothic elements in their texts. These elements tended
to be riddled with terror and horror.

3. Nature offered the peace desired by
mankind which man-made things could not supply.

4. Mankind desired personal
freedom.

5. Man's natural goodness is highlight or brought...

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