classicist/Romantic in Arcadia
The play, Arcadia, written by Tom Stoppard, shows different characters that expresses varied opinions on certain subjects. The characters in the play are either classified as Romantics or Classicists. Although some characters are both Classicist and Romantic, such as Thomasina, Septimus and Hannah. Thomasina certainly has most of the characteristics of a Classicist, but she is also spontaneous, and has feelings for Byron. Septimus appears to be a Romantic because he views events as being all different, unpredictable and scattered, yet he also is a classicist because he is a practical person, like Hannah. Hannah, like Septimus, is both a Classicist and a Romantic. She first appears to be a Classicist, talking of ‘sublime geometry’ and then she goes through a transition and becomes a Romantic. She soon realizes that things change and become chaotic. Thomasina on the other hand, is purely a Romantic and tends to view things as scattered and un-predictable. Through out the play, Classicism and Romanticism play a major role in how the characters behave."When you stir your rice pudding, Septimus, this spoonful of jam spreads itself round making red trails like the picture of a meteor
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Approximate Word count = 1028
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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