The Romantic Hero• The hero-artist: free experimentation over rules of genre, composition, and decorum – Artist is an “inspired” creator rather than a technical “maker” – Lauded Shakespeare as a model writer, but rejected the rules that he followed/created• The heaven-storming hero: striving for the unattainable even though it is often beyond what is permitted• Boldness is now preferred: each person must create a system by which to live—individualism rather than absolutes.