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William Wordsworth Research Paper

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The population of the 21st century suffered the loss of feelings towards life and other human beings with the daily exposure of social media and other aspects which nowadays seem normally accepted for our social standards, but in the era of Romanticism they were not. William Wordsworth revealed the truth of how people should act many years ago and implemented the idea that we should keep the ideals of peace and love towards each other. The ideas William Wordsworth wrote about, derived from the time era he lived in. He lived in the 18th and 19th centuries, a time of shifting for the people in England. During this time era, the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution were occurring, which completely changed many people’s point of views on life and the arts. The Romantic Era had the beginnings of many problems due to these revolutions. “Many of the issues that are taken for granted today - the problems of urban life, the importance of childhood - had their origins in the Romantic Era” (Wordsworth). The Romantic Era introduced problems with people due to the shift to industrialization in urban lives. Children also felt pressure from their family, …show more content…

He was able to make a person feel happy and better by connecting them to a tranquil scene of nature. “Is it possible for Mr. W. not to feel that, while he is pouring out his nauseous and nauseating sensibilities to weeds and insects, he debases himself to a level with his own 'ideot-boy,' infinitely below his 'pretty Celandine' and 'little butterfly’?” (Woof). This quote is showing how he can make his interpretation of nature evoke feelings in people that would make them feel better, without them wanting to. William Wordsworth expressed his knowledge and ideals of Romanticism through his poem “The Tables Turned” where nature influenced the people of this era to focus on their well

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