Romanticism and Impressionism

 
After reviewing the Romanticism and Nature video, and the textbook Chapter on Romanticism, complete the following assignment.

Step 1:
In no less than 300 words total, answer the following questions:

What was the Romantic idea of nature. Why did the Romantics think the way they did?
Identify one specific Romantic writer and discuss how one of his or her works deals with nature as you described in question 1.