‘Makeen Darra 10KM ww is Power and Conflict Shown in the Extract from The Prelude Ho r and Ozymandias? Romanticism’ emerged in fete eighteenth-century Europe, initléting an artistic and intellectual ynovement that inspired people to tiresk away from the rigid bounds of & hierarchal and patriarchal roars elte view the worl 9 newer ght. Many artists and Morar Fiures ofthe Sn adopted acy i became influencers Rut 25 Rogmaficg spreading the Influence fhe Homma aorrement to the ext of sodoty through thelr wot Rorantic believed inthe wer of nature over eer ce the importance of himan nature sn Tavdual subject, WoresWort, £9 aa ee Remnant moverenn fist Inicduced Romantics to Englshpoety Ht sUPpO 1 oon vent and hs Romantic ideology & brovglt fo fe In Hs poe The Prelude, descobing & reaver’ Ingral and spirtual journey int the depts oF natrd Wordsworth commute! ‘the eeceaae of Romanticism througb-ris poom, eserting nature a « powerful arenes: eke” ey aeee ng ever tha oy in-N our, wheke he fs eventual lened by wires Gr°ees Teeding to his petsonabedfict where he begins to acknowledge the true PONE! of nature and its influence over mankind, Shelley, ‘another controversial and Romantic poet ‘of the period, supported tare eeead the moverient. na time cctated by authortara regime, Seley emphasoed.e" vornfcanen of man's nfuenge, by comparison to natu: Im Orymandia, Spey STS tre ora in forlgn and fa ices such as Enyps4 bring toe 2 sconrio desehing He downfall of a tyrant pharaoh by the name ‘of zymandiss, and how he is lost: ‘and forgotten over time: and nature, highlighting his personal beliefs with intention to spréad Romantic ideals to the rest of are cty Been silly nd Wordsworth comanicats Romanteideas to thelr readers Ng Te spread aoe ores of the movement and potentay strike 2 political or Intellectual rebetion ET Aerts a egime, Bath poets affirm the unquestionable influence and power ofnlie, Howeve a pt prelude, Wordsworth pretepti-confict jn she mind of the young man as Fe begins to to ore sea nature's influence, re ther hand in Ozymandias, Shelley presents cone bere {yranny and ature, suggesting that tyranny fsshort-ved by comparison ‘to nature's influence and the passage of time. “ in The Prohide, Wordsworth employs considerable use of powerful Imagery to comnntunicate his daa re tanes the readers attention on sal things fo hllight neture's pwd: "rma osc k8 filtering ily in the moon." Here, Wardsworth empliasises nature's ineauty and-petfection, but also Barer Spat thie fs dane efforlssly by nature through the word “dl” Wordsworth 260 employs seary to jneaposethe insignificance of man by comparison to netute: “towers up bewece TE and aE athe ward towers’ presents nature qr something nighty and lage, separating the boy ta a auch are gymbotc of orffort 2nd Serenity, Towers the ride of the poem, N80 Tronnitlons into a more oatinous eX grim entity, evident by the shift im the prance used by Wordsworth to personify nature: ‘her, it end his vse of imagery to present nature as a mighty and powerful emis °a buge. peak, black and huge” Here, Wordsorth 3ls0 ‘employs the use of an ee tion of the poweful’b’ or“)! sound to emphasise nature's poser, and coloue ‘connotation of eee eck te rlaferce the Grim image of nature i this fine, Hi vepettion of the wore “ruse are nee power of pare, pertaps inecating thatthe boy's lost for words o esto) Bis me ae cemre Salley aso employs considerable usa of imagery Yo communicate the pouier of nature aor ere cicy of an. THsts evident inthe phase “houndless and are, In which Sheiey ross aa rasienoge of nine nature contrasting th the Pardo’ tal and short ives re) e, crereroe emphases on than's insignificance by comparison to nature, Shelley 2ise oot the aan ans atthe trong sound to emptasise nature's power-In The Prelude, Wordsworth preset aan eensaictinthe mind of he boy through his use of vivid imagery and language, Ts 6 ‘evident iefese tines: dim and undetermined sense of unknown modes ef belngs er my thoughts there Trane a darkness, cal solitude or bank desertion.” Here, Wordsworth uses lair) 12 emphasiseMakeen Darra 10KM Preyoung n's confusion as resuttof his experience in nature; with thelnfuened of naturé’s power Shrowag He thoughts lke a “deriness” Wordswrth also uses adjectives to pat a pictere of onfuson and uncertainty, ‘din undetermined, unknown. Shelly presents conflict between severe and man through his use of Wony, allowing the feeder to criticise Ozymandias" influence, and thos Avastin eutaritarlanregive, Thisls evident igtafter zymanlas makes hs bold statements "Look ‘nm vers, ye mighty, end daspei! Nothing beside remains." Here, Shelley lntaposes Oesrondice, Branca! influence by indleatiig that he's surtunded by nothingness, thus cresting nom end Glowing the reader to criticise Ozymandias himsel{ and acknowledge the power of nature andres cornaanitwerih and Shelley are able to present nature as 2 powerful ond mighty entity by Were kon to man and ents the ifluence of man over the restsodety, however, in The Prelode, Fear enh abet preset nature as something beautiful and aweinspting but capable of evoling Fear, He employs.strong and grandiose Jenguage reflécting the opic poom tradition, and from we potsnectve of the young man tecaling his experience in nature, Unike Werdsworth, Shelley se, {ansuege reflecting 9 tone of deterioration and decay, recounting an interaction witha tavellec enc vere stony of Oxymancias, distancing Shelley from the poem. He employs the use of ive ta rellectthe continuous and intinite mage of nature throughout the poem, fh ihe Prehide, Wordsworth employs thi ise of a fanjestical tane to tinphasie the béalty dn Srondesir of nature elfinpinnace huge peak, upreared’reflecing the epic poem tration Hs ea ot intense and fantastical tone reflects the power af nature and intensifies the young man's experience in nature, whilst also describing the beauty of nature. i Oaynianclas, Shelley uses a tone stcoterca ih deterioration and decay, shaitered, lifeless, d2tay, wreck, to emphasise the Phargoh's downfet and the insignificance of his influence compared to nature and time. Shelly algo employs the wee ot reported speech to cteate a rhore sombre tone té emphasice the dgnty and power of nature-in ihe inspiring entity, by Which man would appear isigrificant in comparison. Both pocts als ert the Figid hounds set by a hierarchal and authoritarian society; influencing ts recone to acknowledge {he Power af nature and Indivcual subjétihy, Furthermore, both posis alo. present confler Between man aid nature, hoivever, unite Wordsworth, Shelloy highlights the conflet heeveen azure ahd tyranny and how ft remains insignificant and futile with the passage of time, Wordsaverte pa the other'hand, paints an litage of 9 beautiful and majestic \endscepe, preising natute fee te ‘beauty, whilst also stggesting that Is Capable af averpowiering man. Un The Prehide, Wordswerth employs the use of blahk verse and frequent enjambment to reflect the ne ane Mitre! low of memarles throughout the pac, much ike arr flowing through Inte o {ake Teeding it wth freshwater. This reflects Wordsworth’s Romantic Ides, suggesting thar rerare basis influgnée over man. On the other and, Ozymandis is written in sonnet form, using thyme red ju lambic pentametey. However, unlike the regular sonnet, Shelley uses elements trom both & Fisrarchan and Shakespearean sarinet, perhaps to indicate that he is nat ailing to Conforin to the Uiald bounds of an authortrian and blererchal society. Furghermare, the paein’s subject water efeambes polver aha confit, a contrary to the ual theme of love found In sonnets, relnforelng Rellsy« desire tp break away from sotltel expectations, Both poets are able to stricture thal poems in way that Is unique, breaking away from the rules’and expectations af Iterature atthe tine, the Emphasis thelr desire to rebel against the authoritarian and hierarchelsocety that daftinted the late eighteenth cantury, in conclusion, both Shelley and Wordsworth communicéte the essence of Romantic belist to their readers, presenting nature as. powerful and formidable force, by whlch man would: eppeay‘Makéen Darra 10KM insignificant ia comparison. They bath present the theme of conflict between man wns nature, however, Shelley presents conflict asthe battle between the influence of man and tyranny, with the power of nature atd the passage of time. Unilke, Shelley, Wordsworth presents conflict in the find bi the speaker in ésponse to is exoerience in nature. He questions nature's influence, which Begins to shroud his thoughts and inspire him to view the world in this new lens. Both poets use strong language to prosent power and conflict between man and nature, tivough mostly alteration to cmphasise the power of nature and imagery'to juxtapose man’s infidence with nature's influence However, in The Prelude, Wordsworth uses mare frequent repetition te emphasise nsture’s power and perhaps presenting the boy to be fightsned by nature, resulting in his loss for words and ‘epstition of words. ln Ozymandlag, Shelley uses strong rény to emphasise nature's darhinance over ‘man, and to allow the reader to critlise Ozymandias’ power by comparison to nature. Although Wordsworth features the use of e fantastical and itense tone as opposed to the sombre tone used by Shelley, bath posts are able to effectively create a tone artical of man and man's influence over society by comparison to nature, especially amongst polticat leaders and tyrants. The lack or unlqve ‘Reacture found in both poems reinforces the poets lesire to break away from the rig bounds of an Suthoritarian and hierarchel society, wilt inspiring others to question the society they Wed in and view the worid from a eifferent lens, bringing about an intellectual and political rebellon, as n the French Revokition that occurred in 1780, a politcal revolution that was supported by Wordsworth and Shelley inthe time that the poems were written. Wordsworth had even visited France in the midst Of the revolution ta dernonstrete his suppart for the movement and his fath in hls own Romantic beliefs, Romanticksm inspired people to question the authoritarian society at the me, eventually feeding many to cebel against tyrennical regimes with hopes for freedom and independence. As 21° cuntury readers ve are sil able to acknowledge the impact of Romanticism on Gur society today, however, the poets tll raise very contemporary questions, regarding our current societal feuds whilst inepting us to pursue ® new movement to challenge the way We see the world, and to break the boundaries we have placed between one another.