Romantics_Percy_Bysshe_Shelley Flashcards
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Context regarding Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
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- Came from a wealthy family, He detested the waste of living in luxury and felt that the royal family were liars and hypocrites, He believed in humanity and equality rather than Christianity, he eloped with Harriet Westbrook, then left her for Mary Godwin ( who became Mary Shelley), His ex-wife Harriet was found dead in a lake where she supposedly drowned herself, Soon Percy died from a storm in a sailing trip.
