ENGL200B Lecture 5: Jan. 07 - Charlotte Smith
Document Summary
Married to an abusive husband and had 12 children. Left her husband and supported herself and the 12 children based on her writing alone. A poem that starts like a letter (date provided) and a play (describes the scene) Description of the scene resembles shakespeare, who is revered at the time. She is calling on the authority of a famous writer. Iambic pentameter without rhyme also like shakespeare and milton (paradise lost) Begins discussing the weather/season (as most brits do) she is on the beach and it is cold. She is looking out at france on fire (during the french revolution) The beach symbolizing being on the edge or in between states a common theme throughout the romantic era. She is alone, except she is with god. A romantic conception of god he is not at some point we cannot reach; he can be found in nature.
