Women In The Romantic Era

Throughout human history, there has alway been disequality between women and men, even now there is still a visible difference between the treatment of men and women. The Romantic Era was no different, during this time men were seen as superior to women, and the women were treated like dirt as a result. This can be deduced from several Romantic Era writings, such as The Poor Singing Dame by Mary Robinson and The Thorn by William Wordsworth. The Romantic Era must have been a rough time for women because they were left powerless by men who were thought to be superior; the men who had control over women used their power to abandon, control and ruin women’s lives.
Men were not held accountable for leaving the women they were with, even if the …show more content…
“Three weeks did she languish, then died broken-hearted, / Poor Dame! How the death-bell did mournfully sound! / And laid her for ever beneath the cold ground!” (Robinson, Lines 40-44). This quote states that the old singing Dame passed away inside the jail cell that the Lord of the castle put her in. The Lord of the castle used his power to ruin the poor Dame’s life by putting her in jail for her sing, and he inevitably caused her demise in the process. In The Thorn, Stephen ruins Martha’s life by leaving her for another woman. Since Martha was left at the altar, she became the laughingstock of the town, and she lost her unborn child through unknown means. She would then be forced to hike through the mountains in order to get away from the townspeople so that she could mourn her lost child. I believe that if Stephen hadn’t deserted Martha, then they would have formed a family, and Martha and the baby would have had long and happy lives. But instead he left her on the altar and in turn ruined her life and somehow ended the life of his unborn child, and no one bothered to raise an eyebrow because men could do whatever they wanted to