Role_Of_Women_In_The_Romantic_Period

Role Of Women In The Romantic Period Romance can be defined as the actions displayed by one or both members of a love relationship to convey their feelings to one another. Romantic poets however did not just write about love between two people. Most Romantics believed in love, freedom, respect for nature, and equality for all. The majority of these writers believed in freedom for slaves, but what about women' It seems that if we go by what we know about the Romantics that the automatic answer to this question is yes. However, it was not always so. The notions of equality for women and the submission of women can be seen in William Blake’s, Visions of the Daughters of Albion and William Wordsworth’s, The Solitary Reaper. William Blake was not a conventional man. He was rebellious, idealistic, and progressive for his time. In Visions of the Daughters of Albion, Blake examines the status of women and slaves. The Daughters of Albion represent women in the 18th century. They are stereotyped, oppressed, and generally given no respect. In Plate one of the poem, Blake gives us his opinion on the rights of women. “ENSLAV’D, women, oothoon, blake, about, wordsworth, theotormon, poem, one, men, freedom, william, believed, love, equality, daughters, bromion, albion, woman, romantic, poets, know, however, blake’s, another, work, while, time, thy, solitary, singing, respect, plate, nothing, just, jealous