Study of Poetry

  Shelley’s Philosophy of Life Man’s ability to imagine a divine nature is often the central idea of many of Shelley’s poems. Hope is often one of his themes of his poetry, and the personification of hope could only be God. Making freedom a reality, was God’s job according to Shelley. God was not omnipotent or a creator. Man’s rule over himself is true sovereignty. Atheists found this to be too religious. They liked his Mont Blanc but disliked his Intellectual Beauty, whereas believers thought his belief to be too independent. So, it is clear that both were bothered by it. The deities of Shelley’s poems were not very steady and dependable. The god of Intellectual Beauty “visits with inconsistent glance each human heart and countenance”. This poem gives a superhuman and supernatural account of moments of joy and satisfaction. The temporariness and not very kind nature of Shelleyian deities make us ponder if they are gods indeed. The diety of Alastor beckons the poet with...