ENG 3318 Lecture 12: Keats continued – March 9

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: English
• Course: ENG 3318
• Professor: Elaine Bailey

Document Summary

Lecture 12 keats continued march 9. La belle dame sans merci : ambiguities, relate to nature of characters, lady"s age, person or fairy?, doesn"t speak except strange language, moan could imply weeping, speakers. Continuation of i : could be inward voice of knight, self-questioning: how to not see lady as evil temptress, hard. Title leads us one way: why are characters unnamed, leaves it up to interpretation for us, helped with figuring out the character of the knight, fantasy, imagination. Can"t be verified: quest narrative: knight searching for impossible dream. Images of contrasts: stanza 1: poem established perspective on holy man, associated with coldness. Porphyro"s actions: 2) how does keats use images of cold and warmth to establish contrast between poetry, sensual pleasure, angela takes porphyro to closet, he gets a peep show, angela was told p intended to marry. Brings life into castle: how is sight associated with sexual power and possession, doesn"t see suitors, indifferent to real world.