Romantics-Percy Shelley

(Percy Shelley, a romantic poet and husband of author Mary Shelley, was often acknowledged for his sense of writing)
Greatly acknowledged for his unique style of writing poetry during the Romantic Era of  the 18th century.

Queen Mab, a famous poem:
Yes! she will wake again,
   Although her glowing limbs are motionless,
           And silent those sweet lips,
           Once breathing eloquence
     That might have soothed a tiger's rage
   Or thawed the cold heart of a conqueror.
           Her dewy eyes are closed,
     And on their lids, whose texture fine
     Scarce hides the dark blue orbs beneath,
           The baby Sleep is pillowed;                               
           Her golden tresses shade
           The bosom's stainless pride,
       Curling like tendrils of the parasite
           Around a marble column.


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Romanticism & Connection to Literature

Romanticism is often used throughout literature today.
The importance of romanticism in literature is mans/humans choice and role in society.
A man is able to take actions into account,makes choices, and have motives. Romanticism explicits the idea of free will and independency in society.
A man is responsible  for actions/thoughts/choices
In Romanticism as discussed in literature, the characters have the option to make choices.
For example, Crime of Punishment, the character has to choice between murder and his beliefs. He has the ability to choose, which is commiting murder. An act he views and believes as okay and justified because of the victims criminal backround and violation of rules. His morals, set him out to prove something to the world and to himself. The idea of Romanticism, and mans choice in society, and motif to set change,is often discusses throughtout various writings of literature today.
Romantic Literature is about the choices a man can make and his motives. It provides reasoning to  their actions and the importance of human greatness and no matter its outcome.
Romanticism is stilled used today thorughout literature but critics seek ways to incorporate yet reform and change the way of romantic writing. They believe that although Romantic writing expresses free-will of ones self, the writers often lack reality and real problems.
Shall the new term be Romantic Realism?

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