▁public ▁peace ". ▁At ▁school ▁he ▁was ▁known ▁as ▁" Mad ▁Sh elle y , ▁the ▁A the ist ". ▁According ▁to ▁Han cock , ▁" The ▁God dess ▁of ▁Revolution ▁rock ed ▁his ▁cr ad le ." ▁ ▁Through out ▁his ▁life ▁Sh elle y ' s ▁opposition ▁toward ▁religion ▁grew ▁less ▁violent ; ▁however , ▁he ▁never ▁prof essed ▁a ▁belief ▁in ▁imm ort ality ▁or ▁religion ▁of ▁any ▁sort . ▁ ▁His ▁po ems ▁declare ▁a ▁belief ▁in ▁the ▁perman ence ▁of ▁things ▁that ▁are ▁true ▁and ▁beautiful . ▁Common ▁them es ▁that ▁Sh elle y ▁incorpor ated ▁into ▁his ▁works ▁include ▁the ▁hat red ▁of ▁k ings , ▁faith ▁in ▁the ▁natural ▁good ness ▁of ▁man , ▁the ▁belief ▁in ▁the ▁cor ruption ▁of ▁present ▁society , ▁the ▁power ▁of ▁reason , ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁natural ▁imp ulse , ▁the ▁desire ▁for ▁a ▁revolution , ▁and ▁liberty , ▁equality ▁and ▁frat ern ity . ▁These ▁are ▁all ▁clearly ▁sh aped ▁by ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution . ▁ ▁By ron ▁ ▁While ▁Sh elle y ▁had ▁faith ▁that ▁was ▁founded ▁upon ▁modern ▁ideas , ▁By ron ▁had ▁faith ▁in ▁nothing . ▁He ▁stood ▁for ▁only ▁destruction . ▁Because ▁of ▁this ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁true ▁revolution ist ▁and ▁was ▁rather ▁" the ▁arch - ap ost le ▁of ▁revol t , ▁of ▁re bell ion ▁against ▁constit uted ▁authority ." ▁This ▁statement ▁is ▁easily ▁def ended ▁as ▁By ron ▁admitted ▁that ▁he ▁resist ed ▁authority ▁but ▁offered ▁no ▁substitute . ▁