William Wordsworth Treatment Of Nature

The Romantic era was an intriguing and captivating period in the history of English literature. It is characterized by having a great sense of individualism, radicalism and a strong emphasis on aesthetic experiences that marked and revolutionized how literature is perceived today. The romantic period is likewise known for having a great focus on nature, an element widely reflected on most literary works during that time. One of the greatest devotees of this theme was William Wordsworth, a British poet who believed that nature was a living character, a deific spirit pervading all its objects (Sonar, 2015). Wordsworth glorified nature and regarded it as a great honourable teacher, protector and healer of humans . He believed that there is a

For instance, in “Mutability” and “The World is Too Much for Us”, two of Wordsworth most noteworthy sonnets, use nature as the main focus to create an analogy between the changes in humanity in accordance with time and the effects of this changes when it comes to the treatment of nature.
In “The World is Too Much with Us” and “Mutability”, William Wordsworth treats time as the fundamental cause of change that occurs in humanity, and uses nature as a focus to reflect upon the different ways this change may arise; however, he uses these ideologies in each poem with different perspectives. In “Mutability” the author uses nature as an expression of time and tries to explain that all elements in nature are subject to change. This alteration is caused by the progression of time which can be also regarded as the “progression of nature” since nature is being used as an expression of time. On the other hand, in the “The World is Too Much with Us” the author individualizes time and nature by treating nature as a living personality and explaining how humans with the progress of time have lost their interest in nature. In “Mutability” the author begins the poem by conveying an ideology that