The Beatles were one of the most successful and influential rock bands of the 20th century. The group was formed by the "Fab Four": John Lennon (rhythm guitar, vocals), Paul McCartney (bass guitar, vocals), George Harrison (lead guitar, vocals), and Ringo Starr (drums, vocals). From Liverpool to Global Domination Formed in Liverpool in 1960, they dominated the British and international charts from 1962 to 1970. In the early 1960s, their enormous popularity sparked a global phenomenon known as "Beatlemania." As their music grew in sophistication—led by primary songwriters Lennon and McCartney—the band evolved from pop idols into the embodiment of the 1960s counterculture. They experimented with psychedelia, Indian classical music, and studio techniques that changed the face of the recording industry forever. A Prolific Legacy The Beatles wrote over 200 songs (including 186 original compositions released during their active years). Their catalog includes timeless mast...

In our time the term "victorian" means prudishness, an extreme propriety, often hypocritical, in behaviour or speech.
In fact, many of the unpleasant sides of the Victorians' were inherited from the previous age and were also hidden after Victoria's death.
Others were derived from the philosophical and social theories of the time.
The utilitarianism was one of the most unpleasant sides of this period.
The utilitarian philosophers, e.g. Jeremy Bentham, claimed that everything had to be judged according to standards of utility and how much it promoted the material happiness of the greatest number of people.
But, this led to unrestrained exploitation of human and natural resources.
The Victorian establishment refused to admit the existence of an utilitarian philosophy of life, trying to hide this aspect behind a veil of respectability and facile optimism.
This was the so called Victorian compromise.
The outward strictness of Victorian morals and behaviour were inconsistent with what was going on society. For example, the upper class couldn't tolerate the word "leg" spoken in polite society - both women's and table legs were covered with long skirts - but didn't care about the social conditions that forced poor women into prostitution.
As the century advanced, Victorian moral standards began to break down and some writers like Robert Louis Stevenson began to expose the hypocrisy of Victorian society.
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