Exhibit:

England in 1819 Issues By Ciniya Croskey

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Fall 2021-ENGL2540

Exposing the truth about England in 1819, Phercy Selley, creates a treasonist sonnet attacking leaders such as George 111. The sonnet exposes England by using imagery and analogies to show how the military and leaders were corrupt. It describes how blind they were to issues in society such as deadly diseases spreading rapidly and unequal rights between men and women that needed to be adressed. It also tells how rulers leeched on their citizens without facing consequences. Throughout the never ending problems Percy Shelley argued that through reform there is still hope for a better nation. 

Images in this Exhibit

Found Rossetti

 This painting was created by Dante Gabriel Rossetti showimg a feeble woman laying against a will seeming to give herself to her ex lover.  This painting is a visualization of prostitution during the 1800's.  Another viewpoint of this painting is a woman who seems to be fighting off a man, but she seems as if she is weak. As you pay close attention to the details you will see how she has a cape to cover her head and dress that goes down to her ankles. During the Victorian era women were often seen as the “Angel in the House”. According to the Victorian poets’ women were expected to be...
The Beguiling of Merlin

This is a painting by Edward Burne-Jones. This painting shows a scene from the  Arthurian Legend about the love-struck Merlin with Nimue( Lady of the Lake). The Arthurian Legend is a body of stories (mostly medival romances) about King Arthur. This painting shows a weak mean laying in bushes as Nimue is reading a book of spells to him.  This displays a new idea to women and what they are capable of. During the Victorian Era we saw how men were in control. We saw women being forced to stay at home and take care of the household. There were not many opportunities for women to find jobs and...
The Masque of Anarchy
The Masque of Anarchy is a poem written by Percy Bysshe Shelley. This poem was written as a reaction to Peterloo. Peterloo was a massacre that occured on August 16, 1819. Perterloo happened in England as people gathered to see the radical speaker, Henry Hunt. He was there to address the problems in England such as famine(lack of food), unemployment, and the effect of Corn Laws on society.  While there the protesters were seen as dangerous (both adults and children). Officials were alarmed by the size of the crowd so they arrested the speakers and protesters. This turned violent and they...
1834 Poor Law

The Poor Law Act was created in 1834 as a way to help poor poeple in society. This was seen as something good because you would not see as many homeless people but they were often teaching people how to work hard for a living. Poor people were placed in workhouses where they were clothed and fed. While this sounds nice they were forced to work long hours, beaten, had to face malnutrition, etc. The workhouses often looked like prisions. They had to sleep in corners, and they often had to stay in cramped spaces so this was a reason disease spread rapidly. Shortly after the way people were...
The Great Stink

The Victorian Era was known for many diseases spreading. Some of the most known diseases that spread throughout the Victorian Era were Tuberculosis, Smallpox, Measles,etc. This was mainly because of the unsanitary conditions that they were forced to live in. In the Victorian Era they did not have toilets so they has to use cesspools. Another reason was the horses that left their feces in the road. Cesspools beame a major problem because it was illegal for villagers to dump their waste in the daytime but some people still dumped it on the sidewalks. Joseph Bazalgette was a English civil...