Explore The Ways That Shakespeare And Keats Presen

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Both Shakespeare and Keats present the negative experiences of people in love by using pathetic fallacy. In Act one scene one of Romeo and Juliet, Montague describes how Romeo ‘locks fair daylight out/And makes himself an artificial night.’ This phrase ‘locks fair daylight out’ suggests that Romeo is in morning because his love is unrequited. ‘locks’ could suggest that he has cut himself off from love and happiness altogether because he is no longer loved by the women he wants, he could also be suggesting that he no longer wants to see anybody because of his broken heart. ‘Daylight’ demonstrates life and happiness however Romeo locking himself out of daylight means he is no longer happy and would rather be in depressed than go looking for another women. The phrase ‘artificial night’ might suggest that Romeo is always sleeping and barely leaves his room. ‘Artificial’ could mean that his love was unreal so he locks himself out of happiness and sits in his room alone, waiting. Similarly, Keats uses pathetic fallacy to demonstrate the knight’s negative experiences using pathetic fallacy. The passerby describes how ‘The sedge is wither’d from the lake, /And no birds sing.’ The phrase ‘no bird song’ might suggest that he is would like to be dead because ‘birds’ symbolise live and happiness, a bird song is a happy tune you hear thorough-out the day however saying ‘no’ demonstrates that he is no longer interested in happy tunes because of his broken heart. ‘Wither’d’ could suggest that he is that his heart has dried up because the women he fell in love with has left him. It could also suggest that he is wasting away at the side of the lake because the place he is stilling had ‘wither’d’ up, which demonstrates his feelings. The ‘sedge’ shows where the knight is sitting and saying that it is dry and loosing moisture could suggest that he no longer cares about anything.

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