1. Percy Bysshe
... not care to learn what his "tyrants" taught, but was interested rather, in science (which was outlawed from Eton at the time), Godwin, and the French skeptics. The rebellious nature persisted as he grew older and he developed a "delight" for controversy (Matthews 195). This "delight" ultimately lead to his expulsion from Oxford because of his writing "The Necessity of Atheism." His patience ... very dramatic and reveals Shelley's convictions very passionately. Mary Shelley said that her husband "loved the People...[but] believed a clash between the two classes of society was inevitable....
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- Grade Level: High School
