Romantic poets would have enjoyed, agreed with, and perhaps written about which of the following figures as depicted ?
Correct answer: D. A and C only
- A. Goethe's Faust in Faust, who is sinful because he attempts to exceed the bounds of human knowledge by making a pact with the devil but is nonetheless redeemed in his striving to break free of the bounds of mortality
- B. Icarus, who is killed in attempting to fly because only Gods have the power to fly and mortals must be taught the limitations of human existence
- C. Prometheus, who succeeds in stealing fire from the Gods and thereby surpasses the limitations placed on humans by the Gods
- D. A and C only
Explanation
Romantic writers admired figures who challenged human limits, especially Faust's striving and Prometheus's theft of divine fire. Icarus is mainly a warning about overreaching and is killed rather than achieving the liberating triumph celebrated by Romanticism.
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