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The Element of Political Change and Revolution in
Shelley’s Poetry

Percy Bysshe Shelley was an English Romantic Poet who rebelled towards conservative politics
and values
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In spite of the failure of the French
Revolution, unlike Wordsworth or Coleridge, Shelley never abandoned the ideals of the
revolution
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In his preface to “The
Revolt of Islam”, he points out that he wants to kindle in the bosom of his readers a virtuous
enthusiasm for liberty and justice; faith and hope in something good, which neither violence nor
prejudice can ever wholly extinguish
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His unhappy life in school institutions caused him to withdraw into reading
and made him even more single-mindedly independent
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In this pamphlet,
Shelley questioned the existence of God and the role of Christianity
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At the time, this criticism of
Church and God was considered unacceptable
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Shelley first got married to a 16-year-old school girl Harriet
Westbrook and had a child, Lanthe Shelley
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He then fell in love with the utilitarian philosopher William Godwin’s daughter Mary Godwin
and went on a tour of Europe with her
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His first
wife committed suicide in 1816, and in 1818 and 1819, his young son and daughter both died
in infancy
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Shelley as a Revolutionary Poet

The French Revolution as one of the most influential event in the late 18th century
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Shelley did see the French revolution but he was influenced because he was deeply influenced
by William Godwin and Rousseau
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Though he lived a short span of life but his short life was full of storms
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The winged seeds, where they lie cold and low, Each
like a corpse within its grave, until
Thine azure sister of the Spring shall blow
He is saying that thousands of leaves have been plucked and dried up and have been charioted to
the winter bed like a corpsein the grave and then he says that the wind of spring shall blow in
order to give a new life to these dried winged seeds
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The relation between the
dead leaves and winged seed show the complexity of revolution
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It indicates that if you are facing di>culties while
advocating your opinion, then the time will come after this that people will not only respect your
opinions but will happily adopt
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He was influenced by thinkers such as
Rousseau
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Shelley’s most influential political work showed in
his poem, “Queen Mab” where he included extensive notes on political
theme
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The element of Political in his poetry is mentioned below:

Non-Violence: Shelley’s advocacy of non-violent resistance was largely based on French
Revolution
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Although
Shelley sympathized with supporter of Irish Independence, such as Peter Finnerty and Robert
Emmet, he did not support violent rebellion
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Conclusion:
In Shelley’s poetry, the figure of the poet is a grand, tragic, prophetic hero
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It may be said that the Revolution
to Shelley was a spiritual awakening, the beginning of a new life
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Free and natural development is only possible when one enjoys liberty
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Freedom was the first watchword of the
French Revolution
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But the fire in Wordsworth extinguished before long; whereas in Shelley it kept
burning all through his brief career and permeated all through his poetic work
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