La Belle Dame sans Merci in depth mindmap

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  • La Belle Dame sans Merci
    • Plot
      • Climax and Peripeteia
        • The dream the knight has can be seen as the most dramatic part in the play, it shows the faery he was foolisjh
      • Inciting Force
        • When the knight meets the faery, it begins the story.
        • When the knight goes into the faery's territory, gives her the position of power
      • Catastrophe
        • Whether the knight dies isn't explicitly said but it is suggested
          • 'no birds sing'
          • 'haggard'
      • Hamartia
        • The fatal flaw of the knight can be seen as his poor judgement and his hubris
          • The knight presumes the faery cares for him and so he trusts her, which leads to his end
    • Character profiles
      • The Faery
        • Acts as the antagonist of the poem
          • She enchants a seemingly innocent man and leads him to his death
            • You get the impression she has done it many times and will continue to
      • The Knight
        • Acts as the protagonist of the poem
          • He tells the story of how he met a woman which has lead him to his demise
            • He can be seen as misguided and arrogant
              • Believes the faery loves him even when he can't understand her and they just met
      • The Narrator
        • Begins the poem by narrating the first 3 stanzas, introducing and giving an impression of the knight
        • Can be interpreted as the key to breaking the cycle of the faery's actions
    • Poetic techniques
      • Similes and Metaphors
        • Adds depth and symbolism
          • 'fading rose' dying life and love
          • 'lily on thy brow' the knight is pale and dying, he is a victim
      • Enjambment
        • Make what is being said longer, more tired and drawn out
          • Or more like a contemplation
      • Quatrain
        • Every stanza has 4 lines. Isn't too long or like a lectue, readslike a story
      • Anaphora
        • 'I' at the beginning of stanzas 3, 4, 5 & 6 makes knight seem egocentric
        • 'She' at the beginning of stanzas 7 & 8 shows faery's shift in power
      • Repetition
        • Used for emphasis
          • 'pale kings' 'pale warriors' 'death-pale'
        • (REFRAIN) Lines repeated far apart. Beginning and end, cyclical structure makes it read like a story
      • Iambic Tetrameter
        • Line containing four metrical feet each with a stressed and unstressed syllable
    • Themes
      • Love
        • The knight thinks the faery loves him
          • In language strange she said - 'I love thee true'
      • Abandonment
        • The knight is left by himself
          • 'Alone and palely loitering'
      • Supernatural
        • The faery is a mythical creature who can be seen as enchanting the knight
          • 'she lullèd me asleep'
          • 'Thee hath in thrall'
        • The dream the knight has is a supernatural experience
          • 'I saw pale kings and princes'
      • Nature
        • It is symbolic of the impending death and doom
          • 'lily on thy brow'
          • 'fading rose'
    • How it relates to Death of a Salesman
      • Isolation
        • The knight is left alone like Willy in the restaurant
          • 'Alone and palely loitering'
      • Fate
        • The knight has no control over what the faery does to him and arguably seals his own fate by trying to persue her
        • Willy wants to control his fate and be a businessman and tries to force it and it results in his death
      • Misjudgement
        • The knight thinks the faery loves him and it results in his catastrophe
        • Willy has no idea what he actually should do in life
      • Power
        • The knight is seen as having power over the faery at first
          • As the poem progresses, the faery is seen as holding power over the knight and by the end he as lost all power
            • Willy has little power over what happens to himself and in his life
    • Context
      • Romanticism
        • Connection between people and their environment
        • Keats knew he was dying of TB while writing the poem, can be related with the knights death
      • Greek Mythology
        • The faery can be seen as a siren from greek mythology
          • The knight doesn't follow the rules when encountering a faery, he gave her clothing, accepted her food, listened to her sing

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