An Analysis of On Sitting Down To Read King Lear Once...

An Analysis of On Sitting Down To Read King Lear Once Again nbsp; The poem On Sitting Down to Read King Lear Once Again by John Keats is a sonnet about Keats relationship with the drama that became his idea of tragic perfection, and how it relates to his own struggle with the issues of short life and premature death. Keats uses the occasion of the rereading this play to explore his seduction by it and its influence on himself and his ways of looking at himself and his situation in spite of his negative capability. nbsp; From the first few lines Keats alludes to the great romances of the previous ages as opposed to William Shakespeares great tragedies. While it could be discerned that Keats is referring to his poem†¦show more content†¦nbsp; The second quatrain gives the reader the insight of the reasons why he must pull himself away from the pull of the Romance and focus on the tragedy. Keats writes once again, the fierce dispute/ Betwixt damnation and impassiond clay/ Must I burn through, (5 - 7). This shows that while tragedy, in this case King Lear, may not be as attractive as the fair plumed Syren (2) he forsakes, it is much more necessary for Keats to burn through (7) tragedy in order to concentrate on his own impending mortality. As Keats forces himself to burn through; once more humbly assay/ The bitter-sweet of this Shakesperian fruit (7 - 8) Keats is faced with that that is bitter (his knowledge of his mortality), and that that is sweet (his learning how to become immortal). In the line Chief Poet! And ye clouds of Albion. (9) it can be seen that Keats addresses both Shakespeare and England as if both were friends were friends as dear, all be they of different qualities, as the Syren of romance. Keats use of th e term Albion (9) identifies England in the terms used in an earlier time by the ancient Kelts. As King Lear is set in Keltic Britain we can see which piece of Shakesperian fruit (8) Keats is bearing here. LineShow MoreRelatedEssay about The Irrelevant God in Ernest Hemingways A Farewell to Arms2818 Words   |  12 PagesThe Irrelevant God in A Farewell to Arms      Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚  Ã‚   A Farewell to Arms begins with a gods-eye-view, cinematic pan of the hills surrounding Gorizia-the camera of our minds eye, racing forward through time, sweeps up and down the landscape, catching isolated events of the first year in the town as it goes. The film ultimately slows to a crawl, passing through the window of a whorehouse to meet the eyes of Frederic Henry watching the snow falling. As we attach ourselves to Frederic Henrys perspectiveRead MoreDamodaran Book on Investment Valuation, 2nd Edition398423 Words   |  1594 Pagesthe valuation should be considered before decisions are made on its basis. For instance, a self-valuation done by a target firm in a takeover is likely to be positively biased. While this does not make the valuation worthless, it suggests that the analysis should be viewed with skepticism. The Biases in Equity Research The lines between equity research and salesmanship blur most in periods that are characterized by â€Å"irrationa l exuberance†. In the late 1990s, the extraordinary surge of market values