Women take a backseat during Romantic Literature, as they are not prominently discussed during the literature of the time. In the Romantic Era, women are no longer lusted over, instead they are once again just seen in poor light. Mary Shelley 's Frankenstein was a new type of literature for the time, as culture began to shift towards placing a heavy emphasis on science. This emphasis on science was very different than the emphasis of rebellion as seen in the Metaphysical Era. Shelly had a sense that great spirits were now on Earth sojourning, and used the spirit of the times. This era had a very intellectual climate, which is obvious throughout Shelley’s literature. Shelly released her artistic energy and experimental boldness through her works.
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This view is also seen throughout the literature of the time. In George Eliot’s Silas Marner the free will that women begin to express is evidently seen. In Silas Marner, Eppie “determined her resolution… by the feelings which vibrated” inside of her (Elliot 141). Eppie is characterized as having the power of choice. Eppie “determine[s]” her own “resolution” (Eliot 141). This shows that Eppie has the ability to choose what she wants to do in her life. Instead of being submissive to men and having to obey their every wish, Eppie has the power to choose her own verdict. This is important because even though Godfrey is a male and has wealth and a high status, Eppie, a woman, chooses to defy his wishes. This shows the free will that women begin to express during the Victorian Era. The use of the word “determine” in this context means to decide (Eliot 141). When Eppie has the thought of “determin[ing]” what she wants to do, she gets to decide her own fate instead of being submissive to the will of men (Eliot 141). It is important to note that Eppie is a woman having no wealth and is also of lower class because it sets the idea of how women are treated during this time. Eppie expresses free will and is unsubmissive, showing how women act during the Victorian
This view is also seen throughout the literature of the time. In George Eliot’s Silas Marner the free will that women begin to express is evidently seen. In Silas Marner, Eppie “determined her resolution… by the feelings which vibrated” inside of her (Elliot 141). Eppie is characterized as having the power of choice. Eppie “determine[s]” her own “resolution” (Eliot 141). This shows that Eppie has the ability to choose what she wants to do in her life. Instead of being submissive to men and having to obey their every wish, Eppie has the power to choose her own verdict. This is important because even though Godfrey is a male and has wealth and a high status, Eppie, a woman, chooses to defy his wishes. This shows the free will that women begin to express during the Victorian Era. The use of the word “determine” in this context means to decide (Eliot 141). When Eppie has the thought of “determin[ing]” what she wants to do, she gets to decide her own fate instead of being submissive to the will of men (Eliot 141). It is important to note that Eppie is a woman having no wealth and is also of lower class because it sets the idea of how women are treated during this time. Eppie expresses free will and is unsubmissive, showing how women act during the Victorian