Question

What themes does La Belle Dame sans Merci by John Keats explore?

• A. The glory of chivalry, the pursuit of earthly pleasures, and the triumph of virtue.
• B. Beauty, melancholy, and the supernatural
• C. The redemptive power of love, the search for spiritual enlightenment, and the harmony between man and nature.
• D. The importance of reason, the celebration of human achievement, and the critique of superstition.

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Beauty, melancholy, and the supernatural

• Keats's La Belle Dame sans Merci (1819) is a classic Romantic ballad.

• It tells the haunting story of a knight bewitched by a mysterious, otherworldly woman.

• The poem explores emotional desolation, dreamlike encounters, and the power of beauty that can both enchant and destroy.