Victorian Movement Test Flashcards
Most popular and important figure of the Victorian Movement
Charles Dickens
Wrote Oliver Twist
Charles Dickens
Wrote Great Expectations
Charles Dickens
Wrote Jane Eyre
Charlotte Bronte
Wrote Alice in Wonderland
Lewis Carroll
Quit school at the age of 12
Robert Browning
Spoke Greek, French, Latin, and Italian
Robert Browning
Was part of the first couple of poetry
Robert Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
Obsessed with King Arthur
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Wrote “The Devil and the Lady” at age 14
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Part of an underground society at Cambridge
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Encouraged Tennyson to write
Arthur Henry Hallam
Was engaged to Tennyson’s sister
Arthur Henry Hallam
Wrote “The Charge of the Light Brigade”
Alfred Lord Tennyson
12th poet laureate of England
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Wrote about marrying outside your social class
The Brontes (Charlotte, Emily)
Victorianism quote from your notes.
“Victorianism was a conservative response to the chaos and moral impunity of urban life.”
What percentage of Victorians were literate?
90%
What were 4 urbanization issues that Browning wrote about?
Closed quarters, poverty, violence, lack of hygiene
What were 4 things that Victorian Literature did?
Entertained, Informed, Warned, and Reassured
Know what the stories often were
focused on improving one’s social standing (financial or marrying up), stories of “moving up” were accompanied by making sure proper behavior was demonstrated (at the end issues with status quo led to satire and pieces that questioned why)
What were Dickens characters like and what were they exposed to?
His characters showed descent people being neglected, abused, and exploited.
What did Browning think of urban life?
He thought that urban life was numbing due to overstimulation. His works often related urban living to violence.
define dramatic monologue
A single character delivers a speech addressed to a silent listener.