Aspects of tragedy in all of John Keats' poems

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Tragic Isolation

Lamia and Lycius - isolate themselves from outside town and people

Madeline- individual isolation

Isabella and Lorenzo- couples isolation

Lamia and Lycius- couples isolation

Isabella- (at the end)

'And when she left, she hurried back in swift'

The Knight in 'La Belle Dame...'-

'And I awoke and found me here. On the cold hills side.'

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Tragic Protagonists (unclear)

Lorenzo- is of low status

Porphyro- Brave/high social status

Lycius- intelligent/attractive/we first see him in a chariot race/ goes to church- devout

Knight- chivarlous status

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Tragic Antagonist

'Isabella...'- The 2 brothers

'Lamia'- Apollonius

'La Belle Dame...'- The knight's inability to control himself

'St Agnes...'- Angela (the beldame)- allows Porphyro to sneak into Madelines rooms

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Tragic Setting

Medieval and renaissance-

tragic era's of time- foreshadows the poem will be tragic/ have tragic ending

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