Percy B. Shelley, was a British author who started a journey to rebellion; starting with himself. Shelley began practicing atheism once he left home around the age of 12. Once his family learned of his religious practices they soon disowned them. Shelley then went in a downward spiral, he was opposed to anything that dealt with God and the bible. Shelley's whole world was then turned upside down due to him not following the path that his family set for him. Shelley's life was very different from what he had imagined; "The Cenci" and "Zastrozzi" is really giving insight on what his life was and how he felt in his own mind.
Percy Bysshe Shelley, born in Broadbridge Heath, England, on August 4, 1792, was one of the greatest epic poet in the …show more content…
It seemed a better academic environment for him than Eton , due to the lack of bullying. Yet, Shelley did something that he should've kept to himself. Shelley and a co-author, Thomas Jefferson Hogg, had co-authored a pamphlet titled The Necessity of Atheism. Since Shelley did not want to own up to him being one of the authors to the pamphlet, he was expelled from the University College, Oxford. Shelley’s parents were so appalled by their son’s actions that they demanded that he gives up his beliefs, including being a vegetarian, political radicalism and sexual …show more content…
Count Cenci is a demonic soul that is so far gone that no one can save him. He finds pleasure in making people want to die and also make them want to kill themselves before he does. Cenci made sure that he placed fear in the hearts of those around him. Cenci is almost like the devil, placing curses on those he should be cherishing. Just like Shelley he felt as though he could do whatever he wanted without dealing with any consequences. The family of Count Cenci honestly didn’t want anything to do with him, which makes me think that Shelley took that as how his family perceived him.
Shelley wrote "The Cenci" to show the outside world that this is how he would get his revenge if he could. He would torture his family in order to get them to follow his rules and how he wanted to live his life. What Shelley forgot to mention in particular who and why would these people want to stop him. In the tragedy Cenci had announced the reason for a celebration he was hosting, was because he two sons and been killed. In my opinion Shelley possibly made this connection due to his first wife Harriet committing
Percy Bysshe Shelley, born in Broadbridge Heath, England, on August 4, 1792, was one of the greatest epic poet in the …show more content…
It seemed a better academic environment for him than Eton , due to the lack of bullying. Yet, Shelley did something that he should've kept to himself. Shelley and a co-author, Thomas Jefferson Hogg, had co-authored a pamphlet titled The Necessity of Atheism. Since Shelley did not want to own up to him being one of the authors to the pamphlet, he was expelled from the University College, Oxford. Shelley’s parents were so appalled by their son’s actions that they demanded that he gives up his beliefs, including being a vegetarian, political radicalism and sexual …show more content…
Count Cenci is a demonic soul that is so far gone that no one can save him. He finds pleasure in making people want to die and also make them want to kill themselves before he does. Cenci made sure that he placed fear in the hearts of those around him. Cenci is almost like the devil, placing curses on those he should be cherishing. Just like Shelley he felt as though he could do whatever he wanted without dealing with any consequences. The family of Count Cenci honestly didn’t want anything to do with him, which makes me think that Shelley took that as how his family perceived him.
Shelley wrote "The Cenci" to show the outside world that this is how he would get his revenge if he could. He would torture his family in order to get them to follow his rules and how he wanted to live his life. What Shelley forgot to mention in particular who and why would these people want to stop him. In the tragedy Cenci had announced the reason for a celebration he was hosting, was because he two sons and been killed. In my opinion Shelley possibly made this connection due to his first wife Harriet committing