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in both texts include interaction with nature, the role of nature in childhood and adulthood, religion and the role of language. These all show the quality and importance
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William Wordsworth
Many people think of the Romantic age as a period of change. The writers were characteristically plagued with their personal struggles which manifested in their writing. The strangest thing about the Romanticism movement was the writers' love for their relatives. Strangest of all was William Wordsworth. By far the most famous writer in his time, Wordsworth had a bizarre personal life. He wrote of unattainable love which coincided with his love for his mother. There were many accounts of an incestuous relationship with his mother and their strange relationship played a big part in his various stories.
Wordsworth was sent away to school at a very young age before forming a relationship with his mother. Upon graduation, he returned home and became close to his mother (too close in my opinion). He had sexual relations with his mother which –resulted in a child. Incidentally, not only was he the child's father, but he was also his brother. In the Romantic age, incestuous relations were not completely uncommon; however, this was scandalous even by romanticism standards. In my opinion this, by far, is the most outrageous relationship recorded. The relationship with his mother and their "forbidden" love was reflected in his stories. Throughout many of his stories there are accounts of lovers that perished and were - unattainable. Consequently, his stories became famous during his time. He was the only romantic writer to become famous during his own lifetime. This took a huge toll on him. He was constantly striving to live up to his reputation and it wasn't long before he lost his mind.
After Wordsworth's novel, Mutability, was published, he was elected to St. Margaret's Court (a prestigious group of writers who were published monthly). Once a member, his writing style changed dramatically. Previously, he averaged about one novel every one and a half years, but after induction into St. Margaret's...
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