Romanticism As A Result Of The Scientific Revolution

The Enlightenment may have brought us the ideas of democracy, and the Industrial Revolution may have eventually led to the technological marvel that is the cell phone, but equally important is the movement sparked in their opposition. Through the minds of Locke, Montesquieu, Whitney and Watt, the modern ages of government and technology were born, but not all at the time were completely in favor of these ideas. In fact, there was an artistic movement that began as a response to these glorious thought revolutions. This movement is called Romanticism, and its universality just may in fact eclipse that of both democracy and technology. The Enlightenment was a direct consequence of the Scientific Revolution. As the methods of science became more rigorous, people began to apply these methods of reason to the human condition, and as a result many came to the conclusion that democracy and progress were necessary for a civilised society. Also a result of the Scientific Revolution, the Industrial Revolution caused more people to begin to focus further on technological rather than personal development. This sudden jump particularly affected farmers, as the process of farming …show more content…
From just the title itself, the subject matter is inherently rural, and thus inherently natural, already embracing one of the key concepts of Romanticism. Then, in the first line, Blake uses the word “sweet” twice to describe the shepherd, already giving the poem a light tone. Later, he describes the shepherd’s words as “filled with praise,” which allows the sheep to be “in peace,” further displaying the power of emotion, and moreover the power of the individual; that the shepherd’s mere presence calms the sheep is indicative of power greater than most people felt they