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Essay about Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold
Written by Matthew Arnold around 1851 while one his honeymoon, Dover Beach is a dramatic monologue addressed to his wife, Frances
Wightman, and "any woman listening to the observations of any man" (Cummings); during this time, the world had just come out of the
Romantic era and was entering the era of the industrial revolution. New inventions in technology were changing the world and science such as
biology and astronomy were challenging long held beliefs of the church and by the church. The church which was going through trials of its own
with the Church of England splitting into the low, broad, and high churches (Unknown). In Dover Beach, Matthew Arnold writes of Religion and
the Industrial Revolution and how they affected the human...show more content...
This is the very sentiment Arnold is expressing when he writes "the light/ Gleams and is gone" (ln. 3–4) (Cummings). In the modern age now this
great shift and change is very much present but as the result of the great evolution of technology with computers, iPods, media, etc. instead of
the Industrial Revolution and the religion question is still out there. Is there room for religion in this electronic age and if so, where?
Religion and faith these days seem to more of a selling point for books (the Left Behind series), movies (The Passion of the Christ), and
popular trends such as televangelists like the 700 Club 4. Religion is often brought up in political controversial topics, especially in the US, and
while Arnold and his contemporaries saw religion possibly fading away, in today's time religion is everywhere (Rosenblatt). The problem is still
relevant though because the religion of today is missing the same simple purity that Arnold was afraid would disappear; people today seem to be
just as conflicted and unfocused when it comes to
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Essay About Dover Beach By Matthew Arnold

  • 1. Essay about Dover Beach by Matthew Arnold Written by Matthew Arnold around 1851 while one his honeymoon, Dover Beach is a dramatic monologue addressed to his wife, Frances Wightman, and "any woman listening to the observations of any man" (Cummings); during this time, the world had just come out of the Romantic era and was entering the era of the industrial revolution. New inventions in technology were changing the world and science such as biology and astronomy were challenging long held beliefs of the church and by the church. The church which was going through trials of its own with the Church of England splitting into the low, broad, and high churches (Unknown). In Dover Beach, Matthew Arnold writes of Religion and the Industrial Revolution and how they affected the human...show more content... This is the very sentiment Arnold is expressing when he writes "the light/ Gleams and is gone" (ln. 3–4) (Cummings). In the modern age now this great shift and change is very much present but as the result of the great evolution of technology with computers, iPods, media, etc. instead of the Industrial Revolution and the religion question is still out there. Is there room for religion in this electronic age and if so, where? Religion and faith these days seem to more of a selling point for books (the Left Behind series), movies (The Passion of the Christ), and popular trends such as televangelists like the 700 Club 4. Religion is often brought up in political controversial topics, especially in the US, and while Arnold and his contemporaries saw religion possibly fading away, in today's time religion is everywhere (Rosenblatt). The problem is still relevant though because the religion of today is missing the same simple purity that Arnold was afraid would disappear; people today seem to be just as conflicted and unfocused when it comes to Get more content on HelpWriting.net