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The eighteenth century in Europe saw the beginning of the intellectual and literary approach known as Romanticism, which lasted until nearly the middle of the nineteenth century. It was both an extension of and a response against the Enlightenment because of its profound concentration on self-awareness. The personalized, the independent, the irrational, the inventive, the intimate, the serendipitous, the passionate, the clairvoyant, and the transcendent were all highlighted by Romanticism. Its perceptions included a real understanding of nature's beauty, an overall adoration of sentimentality over cause and the senses over cognition, a focus on the creative mind as a doorway to spiritual reality and transcendent insight, and a preference for the far-off, strange, bizarre, occult, and horrifying. Therefore, analyzing romanticism regarding its various themes and characteristics is crucial in showcasing its different influences, approaches, and implications to the world as seen by movements and pieces such as Frankenstein and the likes critiquing industrialization.