Question

Which of the following is NOT a tenet of Romanticism?

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. Cynicism of the world, it is not a tenet of Romanticism. 

Cynicism and Romanticism are an oxymoron (they have completely opposite meanings). Cynicism is rooted in pessimism and negativity while Romanticism spreads hope and optimism. 

This applies also in literature and art. The Romanticism movement explored the exotic, the spirituality and was based on individualism and the interest of everything outside the “normal” and rational realm, such as dreams and ghosts.