Shelley's poetry is highly lyrical and highly deficient: it induces emotions that exclude critical intelligence. It is quite possible to read a poem of his for the first time and feel a tidal wave of feelings. But if you come back to it with critical thinking switched on, it points out a number of weaknesses typical of Shelley. It is indisputable that Shelley had no gift for narration and that his poetry is based on …
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…is excusable to an extent: there is the question of whether or not it is advisable to show people how bad the human race is, since such knowledge is a good way to accept evil and consequently become much worse. Shelley has for a long time been regarded as one of the major English poets. All things considered, it is questionable whether he will be treated in the same way in the years to come.