Previous to this revolutionary era women were always shown to be perfect, flawless characters. This outlook altered when the genre of Romanticism was introduced. Instead women were seen to be flawed, sometimes devious and often manipulative characters. Keats' poem 'Porphyria's Lover' is a classic example of this.
Porphyria is shown to be a rather evil, perhaps contemptuous woman.
This depictin of women is significant to the whole nature of Romanticism. It was a revolutionary concept that focued much more on the realistic and sincere aspects of society rather than glorified and perfected versions.