PAPER

GEORGIAN PERIOD
ENGLISH PROSE

Lecturer : Kristanti Yuntoro Putri, M.Pd

Member of Group :

1. Irma Viana J. (19020230039)

2. Mia Mei Lutfi (19020230076)
3. Nadya Anjarwati (19020230064)
4. Nursawalina (19020230008)
5. Stansa Senia (19020230059)
6. Rizki Chandra R.S. (21020230037)

ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF KADIRI KEDIRI

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
2021

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 PREFACE

First of all, thanks to Allah SWT because of the help of Allah, writer
finished writing the paper entitled "Georgian Period" right in the calculated time.
The purpose in writing this paper is to fulfill the assignment that given by
Mrs. Kristianti Yuntoro Putri, M.Pd as lecturer in English Prose major.

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE................................................................................................................i
TABLE OF CONTENTS......................................................................................ii
CHAPTER I............................................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................1
1.1 Background of the paper........................................................................1
1.2 Problem Formulation...................................................................................1
CHAPTER II..........................................................................................................2
THEORY AND DISCUSSION.............................................................................2
2.1 Georgian Period Timeline.......................................................................2
2.2 Literary Figures of Georgian Period.....................................................4
2.3 The Example From One of The Works From the Figures of the
Georgian Period..................................................................................................7
CHAPTER III......................................................................................................10
CLOSING.............................................................................................................10
3.1 Conclusion..............................................................................................10
REFERENCES.....................................................................................................11

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 CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the paper

The Georgian Era (1714 - 1830) was the period of British history that
included the reigns of the first four Hanoverian kings of England, all named
George. That age was followed by the brief reign of William IV, and later by
Queen Victoria, who is the namesake of the Victorian era. During the
Georgian Era, Britain's population grew rapidly from five million in 1700 to
about nine million in 1801. The period was marked by extreme luxury and
poverty, the birth of industrialization, and the growth of the British empire.
There is also the development of art and architecture and the growth of
consumer culture
The Georgian period usually refers to the reign of George V (1910–1936)
but sometimes also includes the reigns of four successive Georges from 1714–
1830. In this paper, we will discuss more deeply about the characters and
literary works of this period.

1.2 Problem Formulation

1. What is the Georgian period timeline?
2. Who are the literary figures of Georgian period?
3. Example of one of the works of the figures of the Georgian period?

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 CHAPTER II
THEORY AND DISCUSSION

2.1 Georgian Period Timeline

1. August 1714 : George I inherits the throne and the Georgian Era begins.
Following the death of his cousin Queen Anne in 1714, George,
Elector of Hanover, inherits the throne. While there are around 50 Roman
Catholic relatives with stronger claims to the throne, George inherits under
the Act of Settlement, which is designed to protect Protestant royals.
2. April 4, 1721 : Robert Walpole takes over the administration.
George I depends on his ministers throughout his reign, and after
1717 he rarely attends any Cabinet meetings. When the South Sea
Company, in which the government and monarchy have heavily invested,
crashes, George's most able minister, Robert Walpole, takes over in 1721.
Walpole becomes known as Britain's first "Prime Minister" and holds the
longest administration in British history (1721 - 1742).
3. June 11, 1727 : George II inherits the throne.
George I dies on a visit to Hanover, and his son, George II of
Wales, inherits the throne. At first George II is unpopular due to his
preference for staying in Hanover, but he gradually becomes respected due
to Britain's prosperity under his rule.
4. April 16, 1746 : Charles Edward Stuart is defeated and the Jacobite threat
ends.
The Jacobite cause, led by James Stuart, the Old Pretender, and his
son Charles Edward Stuart, the Young Pretender, threaten George II's
claim to the throne for much of his reign. Charles lands in Scotland in
1745, thus increasing the threat, but he is defeated at the Battle of
Culloden on April 16, 1746. The Jacobite threat ends.
5. October 25, 1760 : George III inherits the throne.
George II dies on October 25, 1760, and as his son Frederick died
in 1751, his grandson George III inherits the throne. He is the first
Hanoverian monarch to be born in England and to speak English as his
first language.

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6. February 10, 1763 : Britain wins the Seven Years' War.
The Seven Years' War lasts from 1756 to 1763, primarily between
Britain, Spain, and France over their colonial territories in North America.
Britain wins the war in 1763, making it the preeminent colonial power in
Europe. However, Britain incurs a huge number of debts, and its attempts
to pay for those debts with American taxes ultimately contributes to the
American war of independence.
7. December 10, 1768 : George III founds the Royal Academy of Arts.
George III founds the Royal Academy of Arts in 1768 and pays for
its initial costs. It becomes renowned for its education, cadre of eminent
artists, and exhibitions.
8. September 3, 1783 : Britain loses the American colonies.
After a lengthy war, British forces surrender to American forces,
and the United States of America is declared an independent nation with
the Treaty of Paris in 1783. The political aftermath of the loss of the
American colonies places great strain on George III, who ultimately goes
insane in 1810.
9. 1785 : Edmund Cartwright patents the power loom.
Britain begins to industrialize in the 1700s, and in 1785 Edmund
Cartwright patents the power loom. This invention greatly improves the
weaving process, allowing for the mass production of cheap, light cloth.
Britain's cloth comes into demand around the world.
10. 1801 : The Act of Union goes into effect.
On January 1, 1801, the Act of Union goes into effect, uniting
Great Britain (England and Scotland) and Ireland under the name of the
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
11. 1811 : Jane Austen releases her first novel.
Jane Austen releases her first novel, Sense and Sensibility, and
continues to publish novels through 1815. She achieves success with her
work, which highlights life among the landed gentry of the Georgian
period.

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 12. February 5, 1811 : The regency period begins.
George, Prince of Wales, the son of George III, begins his nine-
year rule as regent, as his father has become delusional. This period is
known as the regency period.
13. November 20, 1815 : Britain wins the Napoleonic Wars.
After Napoleon Bonaparte seizes power in France in 1799, Britain
declares war on France, its long-time rival, in 1803. They remain at war
until 1815, when Britain wins a sound victory over France. The victory
reaffirms Britain's dominance as the preeminent naval power in Europe.
14. January 29, 1820 : George IV inherits the throne.
Weakened by illness and madness, George III dies on January 29,
1820, and his son, George IV, inherits the throne. George IV's profligacy
and marital difficulties make him an unpopular ruler.
15. June 26, 1830 : George IV dies and the Georgian Era ends.
When George IV dies in 1830, his brother, William IV, inherits the
throne. The Georgian Era ends.
2.2 Literary Figures of Georgian Period
Jane Austen

Born December 16, 1775, Steventon, Hampshire, England—died July

18, 1817, Winchester, Hampshire, English. Jane, the writer who first gave
the novel its distinctly modern character through her treatment of ordinary
people in everyday life. She published four novels during her lifetime: Sense
and Sensibility and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield

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Park (1814), and Emma (1815). In these and in Persuasion and Northanger
Abbey (published together posthumously, 1817), she vividly depicted English
middle-class life during the early 19th century. Her novels defined the
era’s novel of manners, but they also became timeless classics that remained
critical and popular successes for over two centuries after her death.

Mary Shelley

(1797-1851) English writer Mary Shelley is best known for her horror
novel "Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus." She was married to poet
Percy Bysshe Shelley.Writer Mary Shelley published her most famous novel,
Frankenstein, in 1818. She wrote several other books, including Valperga
(1823), The Last Man (1826), the autobiographical Lodore (1835) and the
posthumously published Mathilde. Shelley was born Mary Wollstonecraft
Godwin on August 30, 1797, in London, England. She was the daughter of
philosopher and political writer William Godwin and famed feminist Mary
Wollstonecraft — the author of The Vindication of the Rights of Woman
(1792). Sadly for Shelley, she never really knew her mother who died shortly
after her birth. Her father William Godwin was left to care for Shelley and her
older half-sister Fanny Imlay. Imlay was Wollstonecraft's daughter from an
affair she had with a soldier.The family dynamics soon changed with
Godwin's marriage to Mary Jane Clairmont in 1801. Clairmont brought her

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own two children into the union, and she and Godwin later had a son together.
Shelley never got along with her stepmother. Her stepmother decided that her
stepsister Jane (later Claire) should be sent away to school, but she saw no
need to educate Shelley.

Shelley also found a creative outlet in writing. According to The Life and
Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft, she once explained that "As a child, I
scribbled; and my favourite pastime, during the hours given me for recreation,
was to 'write stories.'" She published her first poem, "Mounseer
Nongtongpaw," in 1807, through her father's company.

During the summer of 1812, Shelley went to Scotland to stay with an

acquaintance of her father William Baxter and his family. There she
experienced a type of domestic tranquility she had never known. Shelley
returned to the Baxters' home the following year.Made a widow at age 24,
Shelley worked hard to support herself and her son. She wrote several more
novels, including Valperga and the science fiction tale The Last Man (1826).
She also devoted herself to promoting her husband's poetry and preserving his
place in literary history. For several years, Shelley faced some opposition
from her late husband's father who had always disapproved his son's bohemian
lifestyle.

Shelley died of brain cancer on February 1, 1851, at age 53, in London,

England. She was buried at St. Peter's Church in Bournemouth, laid to rest
with the cremated remains of her late husband's heart. After her death, her son
Percy and daughter-in-law Jane had Mary Shelley’s parents exhumed from St.
Pancras Cemetery in London (which had fallen into neglect over time) and
had them reinterred beside Mary at the family’s tomb in St. Peter’s in
Bournemouth.

It was roughly a century after her passing that one of her novels, Mathilde,
was finally released in the 1950s. Her lasting legacy, however, remains the
classic tale of Frankenstein. This struggle between a monster and its creator
has been an enduring part of popular culture. In 1994, Kenneth Branagh

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 directed and starred in a film adaptation of Shelley's novel. The film also
starred Robert De Niro, Tom Hulce and Helena Bonham Carter. Her work has
also inspired some spoofs, such as Young Frankenstein starring Gene Wilder.
Shelley's monster lives on in such modern thrillers as I, Frankenstein (2013) as
well.

2.3 The Example From One of The Works From the Figures of the Georgian
Period
Frankenstein Summary
In a series of letters, Robert Walton, the captain of a ship bound for the
North Pole, recounts to his sister back in England the progress of his
dangerous mission. Successful early on, the mission is soon interrupted by
seas full of impassable ice. Trapped, Walton encounters Victor Frankenstein,
who has been traveling by dog-drawn sledge across the ice and is weakened
by the cold. Walton takes him aboard ship, helps nurse him back to health, and
hears the fantastic tale of the monster that Frankenstein created.
Victor firstly describes his early life in Geneva. At the end of a blissful
childhood spent in the company of Elizabeth Lavenza (his cousin in the 1818
edition, his adopted sister in the 1831 edition) and friend Henry Clerval,
Victor enters the university of Ingolstadt to study natural philosophy and
chemistry. There, he is consumed by the desire to discover the secret of life
and, after several years of research, becomes convinced that he has found it.
Armed with the knowledge he has long been seeking, Victor spends
months feverishly fashioning a creature out of old body parts. One climactic
night, in the secrecy of his apartment, he brings his creation to life. When he
looks at the monstrosity that he has created, however, the sight horrifies him.
After a fitful night of sleep, interrupted by the specter of the monster looming
over him, he runs into the streets, eventually wandering in remorse. Victor
runs into Henry, who has come to study at the university, and he takes his
friend back to his apartment. Though the monster is gone, Victor falls into a
feverish illness.
Sickened by his horrific deed, Victor prepares to return to Geneva, to his
family, and to health. Just before departing Ingolstadt, however, he receives a

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letter from his father informing him that his youngest brother, William, has
been murdered. Grief-stricken, Victor hurries home. While passing through
the woods where William was strangled, he catches sight of the monster and
becomes convinced that the monster is his brother’s murderer. Arriving in
Geneva, Victor finds that Justine Moritz, a kind, gentle girl who had been
adopted by the Frankenstein household, has been accused. She is tried,
condemned, and executed, despite her assertions of innocence. Her name,
Justine, is a direct effect of irony as her name means justice and her
condemnation was not done in justice. Victor grows despondent, guilty with
the knowledge that the monster he has created bears responsibility for the
death of two innocent loved ones.
Hoping to ease his grief, Victor takes a vacation to the mountains. While
he is alone one day, crossing an enormous glacier, the monster approaches
him. The monster admits the murder of William but begs for understanding.
Lonely, shunned, and forlorn, he says that he struck out at William in a
desperate attempt to injure Victor, his cruel creator. The monster begs Victor
to create a mate for him, a monster equally grotesque to serve as his sole
companion.
Victor refuses at first, horrified by the prospect of creating a second
monster. The monster is eloquent and persuasive, however, and he eventually
convinces Victor. After returning to Geneva, Victor heads for England,
accompanied by Henry, to gather information for the creation of a female
monster. Leaving Henry in Scotland, he secludes himself on a desolate island
in the Orkneys and works reluctantly at repeating his first success. One night,
struck by doubts about the morality of his actions, Victor glances out the
window to see the monster glaring in at him with a frightening grin. Horrified
by the possible consequences of his work, Victor destroys his new creation.
The monster, enraged, vows revenge, swearing that he will be with Victor on
Victor’s wedding night.
Later that night, Victor takes a boat out onto a lake and dumps the remains
of the second creature in the water. The wind picks up and prevents him from
returning to the island. In the morning, he finds himself ashore near an

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unknown town. Upon landing, he is arrested and informed that he will be tried
for a murder discovered the previous night. Victor denies any knowledge of
the murder, but when shown the body, he is shocked to behold his friend
Henry Clerval, with the mark of the monster’s fingers on his neck. Victor falls
ill, raving and feverish, and is kept in prison until his recovery, after which he
is acquitted of the crime. Shortly after returning to Geneva with his father,
Victor marries Elizabeth. He fears the monster’s warning and suspects that he
will be murdered on his wedding night. To be cautious, he sends Elizabeth
away to wait for him. While he awaits the monster, he hears Elizabeth scream
and realizes that the monster had been hinting at killing his new bride, not
himself. Victor returns home to his father, who dies of grief a short time later.
Victor vows to devote the rest of his life to finding the monster and exacting
his revenge, and he soon departs to begin his quest.
Victor tracks the monster ever northward into the ice. In a dogsled chase,
Victor almost catches up with the monster, but the sea beneath them swells
and the ice breaks, leaving an unbridgeable gap between them. At this point,
Walton encounters Victor, and the narrative catches up to the time of Walton’s
fourth letter to his sister.
Walton tells the remainder of the story in another series of letters to his
sister. Victor, already ill when the two men meet, worsens and dies shortly
thereafter. When Walton returns, several days later, to the room in which the
body lies, he is startled to see the monster weeping over Victor. The monster
tells Walton of his immense solitude, suffering, hatred, and remorse. He
asserts that now that his creator has died, he too can end his suffering. The
monster then departs for the northernmost ice to immolate himself.
Literature of Jane Austen Pride And Preudice (1813)

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 Pride and Prejudice is a classic English literary work published in 1813
written by the author Jane Austen with volume 3. Various characters are built
there which are described as strong and sharp. The story centers on the love story
between Lizabeth Bennet, the daughter of a country gentleman, and Fitzwilliam
Darcy, a rich aristocratic landowner. This work became famous and many people
read it. Pride and prejudice novel describes Mr. Bennet's thoughts about a man
thinking about having a wife. The work, which Austen initially titled First
Impressions, is the second of four novels that Austen published during her
lifetime. Although Pride and Prejudice has been criticized for its lack of
historical context (it is likely set either during the French Revolution [1787–99] or
the Napoleonic Wars [1799–1815]), the existence of its characters in a social
bubble that is rarely penetrated by events beyond it is an accurate portrayal of the
enclosed social world in which Austen lived.

She depicted that world, in all its own narrow pride and prejudice, with
unswerving accuracy and satire. At the same time, she placed at its centre, as both
its prime actor and most perceptive critic, a character so well conceived and
rendered that the reader cannot but be gripped by her story and wish for its
happy denouement.

In the end, Austen’s novel has remained popular largely because of

Elizabeth—who was reportedly Austen’s own favourite among all her heroines—
and because of the enduring appeal to men and women alike of a well-told and
potentially happily ending love story.

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CLOSING

3.1 Conclusion
The Georgian Era (1714 - 1830) was the period of British history that
included the reigns of the first four Hanoverian kings of England, all named
George. The Georgian period usually refers to the reign of George V (1910–
1936) but sometimes also includes the reigns of four successive Georges from
1714–1830. As for the Georgia Period Timeline, among others August 1714:
George I inherits the throne and the Georgian Era begins, April 4, 1721:
Robert Walpole takes over the administration, June 11, 1727: George II
inherits the throne, April 16, 1746: Charles Edward Stuart is defeated and the
Jacobite threat ends, October 25, 1760: George III inherits the throne,
February 10, 1763: Britain wins the Seven Years' War, December 10, 1768:
George III founds the Royal Academy of Arts, September 3, 178 : Britain
loses the American colonies, 1785: Edmund Cartwright patents the power
loom, 1801: The Act of Union goes into effect, 1811: Jane Austen releases
her first novel, February 5, 1811: The regency period begins, November 20,
1815: Britain wins the Napoleonic Wars, January 29, 1820: George IV
inherits the throne and June 26, 1830: George IV dies and the Georgian Era
ends.
The literary figures of the Georgian period are Jane Austen and Mary
Shelley. Jane Austen is the English writer who first gave this novel a
distinctive modern character through her treatment of ordinary people in
everyday life and English writer Mary Shelley is best known for her horror
novel "Frankenstein, or the Modern Prometheus."
The Example From One of The Works From the Figures of the Georgian
period is a synopsis of Frankenstein in a series of letters, Robert Walton,
captain of a ship bound for the North Pole, tells his sister in England about
the progress of his dangerous mission. One of the example of the literally by
jane Austen is Pride and Prejudice. It is a classic English literary work
published in 1813 written by the author Jane Austen with volume 3. Various
characters are built there which are described as strong and sharp.

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