1. 1832-1901 “The Young Victoria” (2009)

2. 1. New towns, goods, wealth, jobs 2. Gained political power 3. Peace and economic growth

3. 4. Progress is measured by material improvement 5. Cleanliness and order 6. Didn’t like his materialistic attitude 7. Material advances

4. 8. Full of troubles, a depression, and bad working conditions 9. Potato blight in Ireland – million dead, 2 million left 10. Filth and disorder 11. economic depression Widespread unemployment Famine in Ireland Deplorable working/living conditions

5. 12. Price of food – too high for working men; working men & women couldn’t vote 13. Peaceful “monster rally” to protest the above 14. Margarine 15. 1832 – all men who owned property; 1867 – all working class men (except agricultural workers) 16. 1918 17. Mandatory school and limited child labor

6. 18. If it might embarrass the reader 19. Too strong – uneasy about that 20. Father = in charge MC Woman = marry and make a home or governess (unmarried) WC = servant in a richer household

7. 21. Earth, creatures, natural laws 22. Science and technology 23. Viewed the world as a set of problems to be solved by science

8. 24. Materialism? Green movement? Authority and decorum? 25. Mechanized factories and railways City dwellers Increased literacy and libraries Advances in science and tech. that might solve disease, poverty, immorality, etc. Factory acts: trying to regulate the high toll that factories took on workers. Reevaluation of the benefits of rapid “progress” 26. Charles Dickens 27. Happy endings, but also because he showed things “how they were”

9. 28. It’s the poet’s job to connect heaven/earth, body/soul, and material/ideal for the reader. 29. Found it hard to believe in a higher power that controlled all 30. Suggested that “faith” was dying and giving way to science 31. Began to believe that life was all hardship and heartache 32. Transition from God  uncertainty and spiritual doubt

10. 33. Entertained, informed, warned, reassured 34. Dangers & benefits of rapid industrialization; encourages people to inspect the idea of “progress”

11. Progress (Industrialization – benefits and problems) Social Reform (working class gains power) Prudery (extreme modesty; freedoms limited) City Living (filth and disorder) Skepticism (no more all-powerful God)

12. Sonnet 43 How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. I love thee to the depth and breadth and height My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. I love thee to the level of everyday’s Most quiet need, by sun and by candlelight. I love thee freely, as men strive for Right; I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. I love thee with the passion put to use In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith. I love thee with a love I seemed to lose With my childhood’s faith – I love thee with the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life! – and, if God choose, I shall but love thee better after death.

13. Sonnet 43 How do I love thee? Let me count the ways. (A) I love thee to the depth and breadth and height (B) My soul can reach, when feeling out of sight (B) For the ends of Being and ideal Grace. (A…ish) I love thee to the level of everyday’s (A) Most quiet need, by sun and by candlelight. (B) I love thee freely, as men strive for Right; (B) I love thee purely, as they turn from Praise. (A) I love thee with the passion put to use (C) In my old griefs, and with my childhood’s faith. (D) I love thee with a love I seemed to lose (C) With my childhood’s faith – I love thee with the breath, (D) Smiles, tears, of all my life! – and, if God choose, (C) I shall but love thee better after death. (D)

14. Write a copy-change version of the “How do I love thee? Let me count the ways” sonnet. You must use this first line as your first line; however, you may change the “love” to “hate” if you so desire. Also, you may change the “thee” to “you” if you prefer… just be consistent! Your poem MUST have a rhyme scheme. You must have 14 lines total (including the first “How do I love thee?” line). A “pretty” copy is due tomorrow (either typed or handwritten on nice/pretty/decorated paper). Write your name on the BACK of the final copy, and turn it in to me.