1. Vs. Puritans & Rationalists
Romantics
Vs. Puritans & Rationalists

2. Prime Examples of differences in general.
ROMANTI C NON-ROMANTIC/CLASSICAL
Emotional                                    Reasonable and Practical
Individualistic                               Public Responsibility
Revolutionary Conservative
Loves Solitude & Nature    Loves Public, Urban Life
Fantasy/Introspection External Reality
The Particular    The Universal
Subjective Perception Objective Science
Satisfaction of Desire Desire Repressed
Organic Mechanical
Creative Energy/Power Form
Exotic Dull
Idealist Philosophy Materialist/Empirical Philosophy
FACT: Romantic writing, when studied, was found to have more left brain activity whereas non romantic had more right brain

3. God Why Things Happen Puritans: God causes it
Comparing Puritans, Rationalists, and Romantics
God
Puritans: God is in direct control of the world
Rationalists: God is like a fine clock maker
Romantics: God is in nature
Why Things Happen
Puritans: God causes it
Rationalists: Law of nature
Romantics: Things happen in nature

4. Men Source of Truth Practicing Religion Puritans: people are bad
Rationalists: people are good
Romantics:
Puritans: Go to church everyday or you go to hell
Rationalists: some Atheists, some Agnastic, some Deist
Romantics: Practice God’s teachings in the woods
Source of Truth
Puritans: Only the elect preach God’s word
Rationalists: Everyone can talk to God; based on reason
Romantics: Nature holds the truth to everything

5. Life What God Wants Puritans: Live, work, die for God
Puritans: God controls life; predestination
Rationalists: You control your own life, not God
Romantics: Live by nature, become nature when you die
What God Wants
Puritans: Live, work, die for God
Rationalists: Be happy, enjoy life, God wants you to do good
Romantics: Enjoy life through nature

6. Romantics and Puritans
Similarites
Like things in natural state, not man made
Differences
Romantics are not as strict about religion

7. Romantics and Rationalists
Similarites
Believe things happen naturally
People are good
Differences
Romantics hate the city
Romantics spend their time in the woods
Rationalists think education and expanding their minds is important

8. Works cited
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