Context - Wordsworth old boy. Flashcards
1
Q
Sister
A
-Dorothy was a year younger than himself and was his only sister.
2
Q
where was Wordsworth born?
A
Cockermouth in Cumberland.
3
Q
school
A
grammar school, Hawkshead, he boarded and his life was outdoorsy.
4
Q
what happened to D and WW after his parents died?
A
for a long time, he and Dorothy scarcely met as both their parents died.
5
Q
when did Wordsworth visit France? and why was it significant?
A
1791-92, most dramatic moments of french revolution which WW witnessed first hand.
6
Q
what about his mental torment?
A
french revolution was about freedom and humanity.
it had taken a turn towards violence - ww very upset.
7
Q
Coleridge
A
- companionship and intellectual stimulous he brought to WW.
8
Q
What happened when WW and Dorothy were at dove cottage? what kind of time was it?
A
- wrote most of The Prelude.
- period of tranquillity and security.
- had married his childhood friend.
- great friends with Coleridge.
9
Q
what occurred in the later years of his life?
A
- shadowed by death at sea of his brother
- loss of two children (one being Catherine who was three and who surprised by joy is written about.
- disintegration of his relationship with Coleridge.
- illness of Dorothy
- death of his daughter Dora.
