Romantic Movement

What is what the French called "la sensibilité"?

• Empathy towards all living forms. A drive to understand others and seek true equality.

• Awareness of justice towards all social classes.

• A proneness to emotion; direct, violent, and unburdened by thought.

• Sensibility towards philosophy, art, literature, and humanism.

Events like the French Revolution and the rise of Napoleon gave people the need for:

• Safety

• Excitement

• Wealth

• Knowledge

The romantics sought a passionate individual life.

• True

• False

Romanticism is driven primarily by:

• the spiritual

• the political

• the utilitarian

• the aesthetic

What are some of the characteristics of Romantic fiction/literature? What did romantics like talking about?

How does Romanticism go against social norms? Ultimately, what is the problem with Romanticism?