Victorian Period PresentationVictorian Period Presentation

Reggie Burris Reggie Burris

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Characteristics of the Victorian Characteristics of the Victorian PeriodPeriod

They focused on RealismThey focused on RealismMany people didn't like the romanticized Many people didn't like the romanticized version of societyversion of societyThere work is more serious subjects such There work is more serious subjects such as religion, education, nature, child labor, as religion, education, nature, child labor, and reformand reform

Dover BeachDover BeachBy: Matthew Arnold By: Matthew Arnold

This poem starts of in the calm setting of This poem starts of in the calm setting of the sea, then turns into a depressionthe sea, then turns into a depression

It shows the realism of life and how It shows the realism of life and how struggles are barriers that you have to struggles are barriers that you have to overcome.overcome.

He uses the sea as and example of how at He uses the sea as and example of how at one point everything is calm then at any one point everything is calm then at any moment everything is disrupted.moment everything is disrupted.

Dover Beach (cont..)Dover Beach (cont..)

Emotion plays a big role in this period Emotion plays a big role in this period because it show how people really feel, to because it show how people really feel, to help express the Realism in his poem.help express the Realism in his poem.Ignorance is used to show the good and Ignorance is used to show the good and bad in poembad in poemThe setting which was at night also helps The setting which was at night also helps show that night time is suppose to be show that night time is suppose to be peaceful but in reality the worst things can peaceful but in reality the worst things can happen at nighthappen at night

Matthew ArnoldMatthew Arnold

Arnolds work mainly consisted of the Arnolds work mainly consisted of the struggles during the Victorian periodstruggles during the Victorian period

His work attacked the working class, and His work attacked the working class, and also talked about the upper classalso talked about the upper class

Also his writing resembled elegy’s to help Also his writing resembled elegy’s to help show realism and the true meaning of lifeshow realism and the true meaning of life