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Elements of Romanticism

1. Respect/love of nature ("Mother Nature")

2. Admiration for the simple life of peasants, laborers, or anyone who lived close to nature

3. Opposition to the "progress" of the Industrial Revolution

4. Interest in distant lands, times...

5. Including Death (the "unknown country from whose bourne no traveler...")

6. Individualism

7. Idealism (deep down, people are basically good; it's civilization that corrupts)

8. Emotions (any emotions) are more interesting than logic and reason