Exercises

1. Tell the story of Shelley’s life.

2. What are the characteristic features of Shelley as a poet?

3. What social idea does Shelley develop in his early works? Name these works.

4. How do Shelley’s revolutionary ideas develop in his later poetical works?

5. Tell the stories upon which the following works are based: a) “The Cenci”; b) “Prometheus Unbound”. How did these plots serve Shelley’s revolutionary ideas?

6. Give a short account of the ideas expressed in the “Song to the Men of England”.

7. Why may Shelley be called the standard-bearer of Revolutionary Romanticism? Refer to “The Mask of Anarchy”.

8. What is the secret of the musical charm in Shelley’s lyrical pieces? Illustrate your answer with lines from his lyrical poems.