Percy Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is considered to be among the finest lyric poets in the English language. Shelley’s political and social point of view was radical (as are the ideas in his poetry). He poetic ideas were so radical, that his work was not widely published whilst he was alive as publishers feared being arrested for blasphemy or sedition. In the years that followed his death, Shelley’s ideology could be recognised in the works of Karl Marx. He was a huge supporter of the revolutionists who overthrew King Louis in the French Revolution. In the years that followed his death, Shelley’s ideology could be recognised in the works of Karl Marx. It has been argued that Shelley was the first ever communist. During his lifetime, he saw twelve years of the worst government England had ever known: free speech was banned, and the poor people were taxed to pay for a war on France. Shelley became a critic of everything that the ruling class represented: waste, luxury and excess. He directly references King George III and his sons in this poem. Percy Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is considered to be among the finest lyric poets in the English language. Shelley’s political and social point of view was radical (as are the ideas in his poetry). He poetic ideas were so radical, that his work was not widely published whilst he was alive as publishers feared being arrested for blasphemy or sedition. In the years that followed his death, Shelley’s ideology could be recognised in the works of Karl Marx. He was a huge supporter of the revolutionists who overthrew King Louis in the French Revolution. In the years that followed his death, Shelley’s ideology could be recognised in the works of Karl Marx. It has been argued that Shelley was the first ever communist. During his lifetime, he saw twelve years of the worst government England had ever known: free speech was banned, and the poor people were taxed to pay for a war on France. Shelley became a critic of everything that the ruling class represented: waste, luxury and excess. He directly references King George III and his sons in this poem. Percy Shelley was one of the major English Romantic poets and is considered to be among the finest lyric poets in the English language. Shelley’s political and social point of view was radical (as are the ideas in his poetry). He poetic ideas were so radical, that his work was not widely published whilst he was alive as publishers feared being arrested for blasphemy or sedition. In the years that followed his death, Shelley’s ideology could be recognised in the works of Karl Marx. He was a huge supporter of the revolutionists who overthrew King Louis in the French Revolution. In the years that followed his death, Shelley’s ideology could be recognised in the works of Karl Marx. It has been argued that Shelley was the first ever communist. During his lifetime, he saw twelve years of the worst government England had ever known: free speech was banned, and the poor people were taxed to pay for a war on France. Shelley became a critic of everything that the ruling class represented: waste, luxury and excess. He directly references King George III and his sons in this poem.

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