Romanticism was above all about emotions and expressing yourself, be it in literature or other artistic forms. Romanticists valued individualism, but they also constantly longed to be part of society, which caused them great pain being torn like that. They valued aesthetics and beauty, and considered ugly things unworthy. Nature was a huge influence on Romanticists who often escaped there from the city (they loved exotic parts of the world), and in their work, the natural conditions often coincided with their own feelings in their art.
