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Kiearra's England in 1819

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Fall 2021-ENGL2540

Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein using graphic imagery to expose romanticism during the 19th century and to help her readers understand the supernatural in science by using Frankenstein as a reinvented life created from her belief of galvanism.

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Peterloo Massacre

On August 16, 1819, 60,000 non-violent protestors came together at St. Peter's Field in Manchester to demand freedom from oppression, the right to vote, and to support the Parliamentary Reform. The French Revolution, which occured in the late 18th century, left many people jobless along with taking a toll on the nation's finances nevertheless, helped many people to see equality, liberty, and fraternity which led to the protestors standing up for themselves and what they believe in.  Demanding the right to vote, the Manchester Yeomanry, the militia who defeated the French armies of the...
French Revolution

The French Revolution began in 1789 and lasted for six years, so from 1789 to 1794, the people of France were fighting for liberty, equality, and fraternity due to the feeling of betrayal and being upset about the current conditions they were living in from the result of being broke from the previous year of 1788 where the population grew causing them to run out of food from the terrible winter. The citiizens of Paris were completely annoyed with their government so in order for the unheard to somehow make a difference, they decided to riot. The French Revolution shaped many lives,...
England in 1819 by Percy Shelley

Percy Shelley wrote the poem "England in 1819" to express how England was on the verge of "mental explosion". Shelley used imagery throughout his poem to give other readers an idea of how destructive England was becoming as a country. Shelley also excercised romanticism as he expressed his anger towards current politics and how the citizens of England were so wrongly done. The level of expression also helped many others to see the whole injustice system.
The Bank Nun

"The Bank Nun" during the Victorian Era also represented injustice. Miss. Whitehead, the Bank Nun, visited the Bank of England to protest her brother execution for financial forgery. Financial forgery was a huge fear of British in 1812 due to the new paper currency which was declared most susceptible to forgery which was known as "bullion controversy". Parliament passed over 30 forgery statutes which included, of course, the death penalty. The Bank of England began to pursue forgery execeutions although some of the people were considered innocent because they had no idea they attempting to...
The Cruelty to Animals Act

The Cruelty to Animals Act was introduced in 1976 of August. This act set limits on the practice of animals, allowing the animals to be experimented legally. Galavanism was discovered by experimenting animals through the use of electricity which gave the spark of "life". The use of the animals were unfair but some authors like Mary Shelley used galvanism to create realism in one of her stories. After the use of Galvanism, the act had arisen to be certain that animals were experimented on fairly.