wyl.p1.t2. Helen Lee, Sara Patterson, Miranda Gontz, Tori Kause
The Romantic Era was a time when the common man was embraced and the movement away from the constraints of church was supported. Similar to the Enlightenment era, people strived for individuality and stressed the importance of loving one’s true soul. Romantic literature was not completely void of Christianity; it did mention God and the church, however, the focus was not placed on the importance of religion. It rather placed a larger focus on the life of a common man, not the aristocracy, clergy, or noblemen. Nature was seen as a force having the power to react to human actions and even capture the human soul. For instance, in Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte, Heathcliff sends off Catherine’s spirit into a tree filled with crows and the birds begin to react right by calling her name. The desire for releasing oneself from the constraints of society, church, and basically any form of conventional establishments are cast away to embrace passionate emotions and the spontaneity of nature and the human soul.
In the Romantic era, religion no longer became the sole focus of the works of the people. Rather, these people focused more on other aspects, such as nature and the supernatural. However, the point that you bring up that interests us the most, is the idea that Romantic literature was not rid of religion completely. Rather than believing that the works of the Romantic era were wholly secular, as our group did, you sought out the idea that religion merely was not the main focus as it once was. Like our group, your group brought about the idea of the novel, Wuthering Heights, and how there was a presence of the supernatural whether it was through Catherine's spirit, or through the talking of the trees. Here, it is noticed how religion is not necessarily the main focus of the novel, but it is important nonetheless.
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