1. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND THREE DECADES OF POLITICAL STAGNATION AND REPRESSION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CHANGES REVOLUTIONARY IDEOLOGIES

2. REVOLUTION “Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive But to be young, was very heaven!” William Wordsworth WILD OPTIMISM: A NEW ERA OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT

3. WAR AND CHAOS HIGH TAXES RISING PRICES ECONOMIC BLOCKADE INDUSTRIAL UNREST : THE LUDDITES PETERLOO MASSACRE

4. POETRY AND REBELLION LACK OF FAITH IN SOCIETY CRITICISM OF INJUSTICE AND SUFFERING DEFENSE OF NATIONAL HISTORY