Romanticism WebQuest

Answer the questions below in your spiral. You will need these for a quiz or test
later.
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Romanticism
1. What is romanticism?
2. What influenced the Romantic Movement?
3. What characteristics embodied the Romantic Movement?
4. What group of people are typically associated with the Romantic Movement?
5. What did the people above focus on?
6. Use at least three different detailed examples to explain the shift in culture
from romanticism and realism.
Watch the following video and take notes:
7. Intro to Romantic Period: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OiRWBI0JTYQ

8. Explain the contributions the ‘big six’ made to romanticism.

https://faculty.unlv.edu/kirschen/handouts/british_romanticism.html

1. William Blake:
2. William Wordsworth:
3. Samuel Taylor Coleridge:
4. Lord Byron (George Gordon):
5. Percy Bysshe Shelley:
6. John Keats:

Watch the following videos and take notes:

9. Lord Byron: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mr8Ki0sAFfk7

10. Explain the characteristics of a Byronic Hero: https://www.shmoop.com/literature-glossary/byronic-hero.html

11. Give 5 examples of modern Byronic Heroes (read the whole list and write only ones you
recognize):http://www.stagenotes.net/phantom/docs/ByronicExamples.pdf

12. Why are the examples you wrote above considered Byronic Heroes?

13. Define AND explain the 5 I’s of Romanticism and how they are important to the Romantic Movement
http://www.dictionary.com/. You will need to complete the entire WebQuest before explaining the 5 I’s.

A. Imagination (definition):
Explanation of how it applies to the Romantic Era:

B. Intuition (definition):
Explanation of how it applies to the Romantic Era:

C. Idealism (definition):
Explanation of how it applies to the Romantic Era:

D. Inspiration (definition):
Explanation of how it applies to the Romantic Era:

E. Individuality (definition):
Explanation of how it applies to the Romantic Era: