La Belle Dame Sans Merci
Poem Analysis: "La Belle Dame sans Merci" In "La Belle Dame sans Merci," John Keats' stresses the idea that beauty is only skin deep and also lies in the eye of the beholder. Through the use of two speakers, Keats' is able to portray his theme by means of a story. As the poem begins, the reader meets the first speaker. As we read on, we come to find out that this is a passer-by. We also find out the state of the other speaker, "wretched Wight." Sounds so full of life. We also find out the setting. "The sedge is wither'd from the lake, /And no birds sing." Again, the reader sees the lack of life in the setting. As the first speaker continues, he starts to interrogate the other man. "...what can ail thee...?" He describes the man as "a lily on thy brow, with anguish moist and
She "look'd at [Sark] as she did love him. "[Sark] set her on [his] pacing steed. He dreamt that "[he] saw pale kings, and princes too, /Pale warriors, death-pale were they all. " Through stating her attributes in past tense, the second speaker is relaying that she is no longer there. " Now, it is time for the other speaker to respond. Sark wakes up and finds himself alone "On the cold hillside. " He then continues to explain that is why the passer-by found him where he is, where "the sedge is wither'd from the lake, /And no bird sings. He then starts to describe her as if in a trance "Full beautiful, a faery's child. " This translated more than likely indicates that the man is sad. " These men can be presumed as others who had fallen for this woman and had come to the same misery as him. " And she sat like a true lady and they were merry.
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