Examples Of Romanticism In Frankenstein

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Two qualities of romanticism that has been developed in the text frankenstein are Nature-Worshipping, and Emotionally Intelligent. The quality of romanticism Nature-Worshipping was specifically mentioned greatly in the text Frankenstein. An instance when this is present is in chapter 18 when Victor recalls Clerval, his dear friend who did not only admire nature but also loved with ardour (Enthusiasm or passion). In this chapter Victor mentions Wordsworth's Tintern Abbey, connecting its meaning of even in adulthood, the pure communion of nature can still exist. This poem brings up the destructive and soothing side that nature had over the poets mind, once mentioning that nature supplied all the feeling, love, and appetite. It did not need any

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