The Romantic era was one of mysteriousness and taking the mind’s imagination to new heights. The Romantic era contributed to the Victorian era because of the change of society. Many people became more reserved in their ideas and behavior, which is a totally antithesis compared to the Romantic era and their spiritual and free ideals. There was a definite transition between the Romantic and Victorian periods; with the Industrial Revolution playing a major role in peoples’ lives in Europe and across the world, there was an increase in population and a decrease in the overall health. More jobs were created, but some of these jobs were dangerous and strenuous. The economy changed, to the point where more poverty was evident and created more problems for the middle and lower classes. However, their ideas about imagination seemed to remain the same, for example, Oscar Wilde’s silly philosophy of creating a false relative or friend quite close in personality to one’s own. Queen Victoria was a prude, she kept to herself and was very traditional for her time, making sure she always looked appropriate and acted appropriately despite whatever actions or words came her way. Throughout the Victorian era, there was a slight change in the way people thought about government, particularly in Marx and Engels’ case. Having written The Communist Manifesto, a pamphlet on establishing a communist government, it changed the way certain societies looked at their government, and there were some transitions to communism that never occurred due to the complicated matters involved in creating such a government. The Victorian era was a time to changes in every aspect of society, and the Romantic era had great influence over the decisions, fads and abnormalities of the time.
-- Team 2: Sara Patterson, Miranda Gontz, Helen Lee, Tori Kause
Wylie
