William Wordsworth The Female Vagrant Poem Analysis

ek 4 (‘Representing Revolution’) discuss your ‘The Female Vagrant’ as an argument about the nature of society.
The French Revolution was widely recognized as one of the most influential events of the late eighteenth century, with consequences within the political, cultural, social and literary areas. It was during the resistance to the monarchy, religion and social differences of the Revolution where enlightenment ideals of equality, citizenship and human rights were demonstrated. However, it affected literary poets by influencing their writing during this time including William Wordsworth, who is thought to have written ‘The Prelude’ about the war, describing the effects it had towards him on a personal level. William initially sympathised with the political and philosophical moralities of the Revolution, however towards the end of the Revolution, he turned towards conservative party and their beliefs. The main aspect which Wordsworth captured during his poem ‘The Female Vagrant’ is the social aspects, and how women did not have a voice socially speaking. It was during this period of time that Wordsworth felt there was …show more content…
He sees the revolution as important for giving English people freedom of religion, as well as enabling the people to choose their own leaders of the people’s choice. Price gave many lectures about freedom to humanity, how the revolution will replace the monarchies and also the law and religion which attaches itself to these. However, he had a direct response from Edmund Burke (1729 -1797) in his book ‘Reflections on the Revolution in France’ (1790) which led to some important discoveries of state power, natural rights and human liberty. Furthermore these debates heavily influenced the British Romantic poets, including William