ENGL 226 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Peterloo Massacre, George Iii Of The United Kingdom, Political Class
Document Summary
Coleridge"s interest in the supernatural and in questions of individual agency. Political turbulence in britain: french revolution, peterloo massacre. British calvary charged a peaceful crowd of 60-80,000 people. Dozen people were killed and 100s injured. Although the attack was publicy described as injust, the giv responded by futher suppressing. Song to the men of england the: in response of peterloo massacre, lobar song by workers of the industrial revolution, he knows what the working force should do. Speaking from privilege: shift from exhorting people and action to an ironic tone if they don"t do anything. Double edged sword- going for other people but also killing themselves: lists everything he (and the people of england) thinks is wrong with england. King (king george 3, declared insane in 1811) Princes (gambled, spent too much money, didn"t know how to run a country, known for being corrupt) Religion ( religion, christ-less, godless a book sealed; line 11)
