Romanticism
This novelist’s vivid descriptions of forests teeming with life helped define the American frontier as both majestic and perilous in The Last of the Mohicans.
Who is James Fenimore Cooper?
Dark Romantics often focus on mood over realism, focusing on the dark side of human nature. Name one of the three Dark Romantic writers we discussed in class.
Who is Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe, or Nathaniel Hawthorne?
This author of “The Cask of Amontillado,” "The Tell-Tale Heart," and "The Raven" is known as a master of Gothic and Dark Romantic fiction, exploring guilt, madness, and death.
Who is Edgar Allan Poe?
Transcendentalists like Emerson and Thoreau believed in the "unified" view of God, which is found inside the human soul, and manifests itself in this place outside of densely populated areas.
What is Nature?
In Women in the 19th Century, Margaret Fuller argues that true equality will only exist when it is recognized as (2 words) a _________ __________,not as a gift from men.
What is a natural right?
This movement, emphasizing emotion, imagination, and the sublime power of the natural world, shaped Cooper’s portrayal of the American landscape.
What is American Romanticism?
Washington Irving sets the stage for mystery and superstition by describing a dreamlike and haunted setting in this New York village.
What is Sleepy Hollow?
Montresor finds this motivation for murder after Fortunato supposedly insults him. Montressor's actions reveal a central Dark Romantic theme: the destructive power of unchecked emotion.
What is revenge?
Thoreau’s main purpose at Walden Pond was not to reject society entirely, but to critique its materialism and promote a life of living ______________.
What is simply?
Fuller supports her claim about women’s equality by comparing and analyzing different men’s views, showing that reason, not tradition, should guide this.
What is the treatment of women?
In Cooper’s novel, the wilderness is portrayed not as a gentle garden but as this kind of realm of the border of civilization. It is vast, abundant, and filled with both beauty and danger.
What is the American frontier?
Irving's descriptions of Ichabod Crane’s awkward frame, fluttering clothes, and scarecrow-like appearance make him appear as this type of character, likely to make readers LOL.
What is comical?
Fortunato’s fatal flaw is this quality, which Montresor skillfully manipulates through flattery and deceit regarding the supposed Amontillado cask.
What is pride or arrogance?
In “Self-Reliance,” Emerson’s famous line “Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string” expresses this transcendental belief.
What is faith in one’s own intuition and inner strength?
Fuller strengthens her argument for women’s freedom by drawing this moral comparison to _________: if one group’s oppression is wrong, so is the other’s.
What is slavery?
Known as this name in The Last of the Mohicans, and also known as Natty Bumpo, this frontiersman bridges European civilization and Native American culture, embodying the Romantic ideal of individualism and self-reliance.
Who is Hawkeye?
When Ichabod’s “heart yearned after the damsel who was to inherit them,” Irving reveals his true feelings for this rich and beautiful farmer's daughter.
Who is Katrina Van Tassel?
When Montresor raises a glass “to your long life,” Poe uses this literary device to highlight the dark humor of the moment.
What is (verbal) irony?
When Thoreau writes that he wished to “live deep and suck out all the marrow of life,” he uses this metaphor to express a desire to do what?
What is experiencing life fully and meaningfully?
When Fuller writes about “a dignified sense of self-dependence,” she calls for this essential feminist virtue.
What is knowing one's worth?
This event at the novel’s closing symbolizes grief and a Romantic theme of elegy for the loss of purity, nature, and a vanishing world.
What is the death of Uncas?
At the story’s end, Brom Bones’ smugness at Ichabod’s disappearance suggests that he himself may have dressed up as this "supernatural" entity to chase Ichabod out of town.
Who is The Headless Horseman?
This event at the story’s chilling conclusion symbolizes a Dark Romantic idea about evil and the corruption of the human soul.
What is sealing Fortunato behind the wall?
Both Emerson and Thoreau believed that this social behavior weakens the soul and prevents people from realizing their true potential.
What is conformity?
Susan B. Anthony argues that this essential American document already guaranteed women the right to vote, and she was arrested for trying out this theory IRL.
What is The U.S. Constitution?