La Belle Dame sans Merci

 

This painting inspired by "'La Belle Dame sans Merci'" is from the late 1800s by a Pre-Raphaelite painter named Sir Frank Dicksee.

Text of "La Belle Dame sans Merci'"

Discussion starters:

  • How does the structure of the poem emphasize themes of the poem?
  • What was Keats trying to accomplish by using the supernatural world in this poem?
  • Does this poem reinforce any themes expressed in "Ode on a Grecian Urn"?
  • How does this poem compare to other poems you may have read (a link might prompt some thoughts here).
  • Is Keats warning his readers of something in this poem?

 

Links to other Internet sources:

A web page that compares it to some other poems

An index to on-line poems for comparison

 

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Created by Stanley A. Galloway 11 March 1999. Last updated 26 January 2001. Contact me at sgallowa@bridgewater.edu