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    Themes of Nature and Nostalgia The Romantic Period began in the late 18th century and emphasized everything that the previous age had not. Romantic ideals that focused on the heart over the head and the natural man over the civilized man influenced the literary works of the Romantic Era. Themes of nostalgia and nature dominated the works of William Wordsworth‚ William Blake and Percy Bysshe Shelley. These two themes go hand in hand when interpreting romantic poetry‚ with the development of the hectic

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    How are Romantic Ideas demonstrated in William Wordsworth’s poetry? Romantic Ideas of nature‚ solitary and disgust for developed cities are demonstrated in William Wordsworth’s poems Tintern Abbey‚ The Prelude and The Solitary Reaper. All these poems use a wide range of literary techniques to explore Romantic Ideology. Firstly‚ in the poem Tintern Abbey‚ the alliterative repetition of “These hedgerows‚ hardly hedgerows” emphasises the poets love for nature. This quote is used to demonstrate the

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    Romantic love is a poor basis for marriage The concept of love for most people is considered an emotion‚ a mental state that arises spontaneously rather than through conscience effort‚ to others love can be considered a choice‚ a conscience effort. For me personally‚ I believe love is an emotion that individuals choose to act on or ignore. I would understand that people would argue it is not really love if you are choosing to “be with” someone. The topic itself would imply there are different types

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    In the novel Sleepy Hollow‚ by Peter Lerangis‚ several elements of the Romantic period of literature are evident. Themes carry throughout the novel that suggest a strong Romantic influence upon the text. The story is rich in colorful figurative language and contains a spell-binding plot that leaves the reader feeling very satisfied. In the midst of such an enchanting story are the Romantic themes‚ such as a deep appreciation of nature in conjunction with the condemnation of city life‚ exaltation

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    they are in divorce court for lack of communication‚ respect‚ including infidelity‚ and financial burdens. They were blinded by romance and rushed into something they were unprepared for. However‚ it really is not their fault; it just shows that romantic love is a poor basis for marriage. Oscar Wilde had once stated that‚ “Men always want to be a woman’s first love—women like to be a man’s last romance.” Nevertheless‚ romance and love go hand in hand. It seems it is all that matters in a relationship;

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    Describe and evaluate two or more theories for the formation of romantic relationships (8+16 marks) The similarity theory by Byrne et al 1986 explains the formation of relationships. The essence of this view is that similarity promotes liking. Firstly‚ you will sort potential partners for dissimilarity‚ avoiding people who you perceive as a different personality type and attitudes to yourself. Then you chose someone who is most similar to yourself from the remaining. Couples with similar attitudes

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    Discuss the influence of culture on romantic relationships Psychologists have found differences between western and non-western cultures in relationships. There are voluntary and non-voluntary relationships. Voluntary relationships are most common in western culture as you’d expect; due to urban settings and east geographical & social mobility‚ so interaction with others occurs on a much greater scale. Leading to a higher degree of choice of partners. In non-western cultures however it is found

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    Romantic love is a poor basis for marriage. Many songs had been written about romantic love‚ and a lot of books had been devoted to this topic. Up to now this is still a favorite theme for many movies and publications. But what is this in the real life‚ and how does romantic love affect a relationship between man and woman‚ and especially in marriage? What Romantic Love and True Love really are? Let’s look on this more carefully and try to answer on these questions. It’s difficult

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    From the 19th century through the early 20th century‚ romantic friendships flourished in America. These relationships‚ found between both men and women and most commonly within the middle class‚ provided support invaluable to those involved and were distinctively more intimate than comparable‚ not explicitly romantic relationships in preceding and following eras. Romantic friendships developed a unique‚ intimate nature in the wake of the 19th century’s societal conventions and declined as a result

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    During the Romantic period‚ composers had shown their romantic side. The expressive part in all artists was being shown. The passion in art‚ the variety of bold colors‚ the freedom of expression‚ and how one feels through the sound of a piano or violin‚ it was all being shown. Much of what the classical period was still remained during the romantic period‚ but to most‚ the romantic period was so much more. The music was more emotional and expressive‚ and had even influenced artists that weren’t musicians

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