1. The Romantic Period: The Quest for Truth and Beauty

2. Turbulent Times, Bitter Realities
Started with the _________ Revolution and ended with the _________ reforms
A _________, revolutionary age
England changed from an _________ society to an _________ nation

3. The French Revolution
Represented the worst _________ of the English _________ classes – the overthrow of an anointed _________ by a _________ mob
Ruling classes feared a revolution would start in _________

4. The “New Regime”
“_________ massacre” – _________ of French _________ and some members of the _________ had their heads cut off by the _________
France and England went to _____
Napoleon ___________ became dictator then emperor of France, but became as _________ as the _________ king himself had been.

5. The Conservatives Clamp Down
England instituted severe _________ measures such as keeping suspected spies or agitators in _________ without a _________
Romantics clung to their hopes for the “dawn of a new era” through _________ _________

6. The Industrial Revolution Finds a Foothold
England was the first nation to experience the effects of the _________ _________
Production (formerly by _______) switched to _______, where ________ worked much faster
_____ populations increased (due to factories), resulting in _________ living conditions
Land once shared by small farmers was taken over by _________ owners, resulting in a large number of _________ people, many of whom migrated to cities and/or relied on _________

7. The Tyranny of Laissez Faire
Laissez faire – let ________ do as they _________
Government shouldn’t _________
This resulted in the rich growing _________ and the poor _________ even more
Small children of the poor were often used as _______ of _________ (ex. harnessed to carts for dragging coal)

8. The Rebellion of the Romantic Poets
Believed in the force of _________
Turned to a more ________, spontaneous, lyric poetry
Believed that _________, rather than mere _________, was the best response to the forces of change

9. What does “Romantic” mean?
A _________’s sense of _________ – a fascination with youth and _________
Social _________ – people need to question _________ and _________ in order to imagine _____ ways to live
Adaptation to _________ – an _________ of change rather than a _________ of it

10. The Mystery of Imagination – poets
Sought a deeper understanding of the bond between _________ beings and the world of the _________
Believed that the _________ could be stimulated by both _________ and the _________ itself
Thought nature’s mysterious forces could both _________ the poet and hint at the _________ of the great _________ taking place in the world