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Romanticism- Romanticism was a style of art and music that stressed emotion and sentiment of the individual. It was a reaction to the ideas of the Enlightenment and the romantics valued individualism; wearing outrageous clothes and rebelling against middle class conventions to express their individuality. Romanticism also used the ideas of neo-Gothic architecture, and looked to revive the medieval era art. Beethoven Mary Shelley- Mary Shelly was one of the most famous romantic writers of her time. Author of the famous story, //Frankenstein,// she looked to express a feeling of horror, but also a deeper message in her work. She was criticizing the Industrial Revolution in her work by saying “When science dares to try and conquer nature, a monster is then created.” Louis Pasteur- the Frenchman who proposed the germ theory of disease, which was crucial to the development of modern scientific medical practices. Charles Darwin- a man who strongly promoted the idea that humans were material beings and are part of the natural world. He wrote the book “On the origin of species by means of natural selection” and this book was heavily based on the evolution of every species or kind of plant and animals. He named this process organic evolution. It described that some types of a species died because they couldn’t handle the world and others made it out Charles Dickens

Group 1. What are the characteristics of romanticism? Give examples of romantic art and literature. Romanticism itself is a style of art, literature, and music that expressed deep emotion and individual though. The characteristics of romanticism include stressing emotion, sentiment of the individual and neo-Gothic ideas in architecture. Romantics believed in individuality and wore outrages clothing to express their individuality. Some examples of romantic art and literature are //Frankenstein// by Mary Shelly, and //Prisoner of Chillon// by Eugene Delacroix. [] Group 2. What advances in science occurred? How did they change social ideas and perceptions? - The germ theory of disease, they identified the cause of diseases, was proposed by Louis Pasteur, Michael Faraday put together a primitive generator that laid the foundation for the use of electric current, and the organic evolution, the idea that species of plant and animal had evolved over a long period of time from simpler forms of life, and natural selection, the belief that some organisms are born with variations that make them more adaptable to their environment than other organisms, were established. The social ideas and perceptions changed because religion was beginning to change and secularization, indifference to or rejection of religion in the affairs of the world, increased due to the advances.

Group 3. What are the characteristics of realism? Give examples of realist art and literature-.

Realism is when people believe that the world should be viewed realistically expressed after 1850, closely related to scientific outlook. Realism in literature just has ordinary characters, no heroes, and they avoid emotions. Realism in Art includes the life of ordinary people to the world of nature with photographic realism. An example of a realistic artist is Gustave Courbet. This is a one of the paintings by Gustave Courbet. It's called Stone Breakers, and portrays the life of the common people. [] An example of a realistic writer is Charles Dickens. The novels he wrote were Oliver Twist and David Copperfield. It created a vivid picture of London's poverty, humor, and humanity. It helped to inspire social reform. This is a picture of Charles Dickens. []