The romantic period had many themes presented throughout the period. One of the most prominent of the themes was despair. William Blake, Mary Shelley, and Samuel Taylor Coleridge all presented despair throughout their works. Despair can be presented throughout many different aspects of life, whether it be around death, inventions, or events in their lives that affect them. The lives of the people depicted in the romantic period were all defined by despair and that despair caused overwhelming in their lives.
Death is a topic that when talked about makes many people very sad and worried. This was presented throughout many of the pieces in the romantic period. One of the pieces this is very prominent in was Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient …show more content…
There are some creations, however, that enstow fear upon humans. The bad creations can cause various emotions on the creator, including despair. This was evident in Shelley's work Frankenstein. A place in the text that this is presented is when she says “Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow” (Shelley np). She shows in this quote her true feelings for the monster she has created. The way she says it, she makes it sound like had she not done anything, lived like the common folk, she would have been much happier in her life. Another part of the story Shelley makes this very clear is when she writes “I trembled excessively; I could not endure to think of, and far less to allude to the occurences of the preceding night. I walked with a quick pace, and we soon arrived at the college. I the reflected, anthe thought made me shiver that the creature whom I had left in my apartment might still be there, alive and walking about. I dreaded to behold this monster” (Shelley np). It is very clear that Frankenstein is quickly becoming overwhelmed, causing her disdain and despair. She is frequently worried about the monster, and what she is creating. In the romantic period, despair could be caused by the inventions, like the monster that frankenstein
Death is a topic that when talked about makes many people very sad and worried. This was presented throughout many of the pieces in the romantic period. One of the pieces this is very prominent in was Coleridge's The Rime of the Ancient …show more content…
There are some creations, however, that enstow fear upon humans. The bad creations can cause various emotions on the creator, including despair. This was evident in Shelley's work Frankenstein. A place in the text that this is presented is when she says “Learn from me, if not by my precepts, at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, and how much happier that man is who believes his native town to be the world, than he who aspires to become greater than his nature will allow” (Shelley np). She shows in this quote her true feelings for the monster she has created. The way she says it, she makes it sound like had she not done anything, lived like the common folk, she would have been much happier in her life. Another part of the story Shelley makes this very clear is when she writes “I trembled excessively; I could not endure to think of, and far less to allude to the occurences of the preceding night. I walked with a quick pace, and we soon arrived at the college. I the reflected, anthe thought made me shiver that the creature whom I had left in my apartment might still be there, alive and walking about. I dreaded to behold this monster” (Shelley np). It is very clear that Frankenstein is quickly becoming overwhelmed, causing her disdain and despair. She is frequently worried about the monster, and what she is creating. In the romantic period, despair could be caused by the inventions, like the monster that frankenstein