The Scarlet Letter

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The Scarlet Letter
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• 13 Romantic Characteristics

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Number 1
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• Reaction against neo (new)-classical spirit (of
  the Revolutionary Period).

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Number 2
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• Prefers freedom to formalism

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Number 3
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• Emphasizes individualism rather than authority

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Number 4
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• Imagination over reason or rationalism

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Number 5
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• Intuition by heart rather than reality or facts

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Number 6
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• Importance of subconscious inner life
• Psychological, inner world of human nature with
  emphasis on emotions and intuition encouraged the
  revealing of most inner self

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Number 7
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• Interest and reverence for nature
• Universe is beautiful and man is chosen and
  favored creature in nature
• Emphasized the beauty, strangeness and mystery of
  nature
• Changing nature serves the imagination as an
  expression of our own inner changes.

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Number 8
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• Accent on strangeness and mysterious aspects of
  human experience

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Number 9
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• Humanitarianism
• Exalts the human element as opposed to the divine
  elements
• Promotes human culture of life, thought,
  language, and literature

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Number 10

• Enthusiasm of the primitive
• May involve the dramatic incidents from the past
  or early history

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Number 11
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• Broad forms of humor

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Number 12
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• Rebellious spirit

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Number 13
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• Usually involves a quest or journey