The comparison between Shelley’s “England in 1819” and Tennyson’s “The Charge of the Light Brigade” surfaces distinct difference the scope of the theme of history. Given the fact that both of the poets experienced different eras between the Romanticism and the Victorianism. This influences their way of writing and also the ideas conveyed. The main factor to be discussed for the theme of history regarding the poems of choice and the respective poets is regarding the livelihood of the poets that affected the writing of the poems. The fact that Shelley belonged to the second “younger” generation of the romantic poets, his ideas were criticized as radical with the hope to evoke a revolution against the restrictive society during his time. The people of England suffered form unemployment and starvation during the declination of the competency of the ruling class, namely King George III, and later his successor. The society turmoil that …show more content…
Therefore, along with his radical views of the political practices of the British Government at that time, Shelley made it clear that those have to stop. Furthermore, Shelley died at a young age which contributes to the restrain in his ability to evolve in his thinking and views that he could convey in his writings. His lifetime was spent in a restricted situations, which become the ideas of trying to evoke revolution through the “England in 1819” poem. Looking at the theme of history, the events that could be related to the convention of the writing of the poem are the the history of the context in which the poem was written and also this will directly related to the lives of the poets itself. In comparison to Tennyson’s poem, “The Charge of the Light Brigade”, same factor of the livelihood of the poets can produce vivid image as to why the two contrast to each