Evaluate Keats As an Escapist
PremiumDo you think Keats wants to escape from reality Justify your answer from your study of Keats Or Evaluate Keats as an escapist John Keats - a renowned English Romantic poet is often associated with the escapist tendencies of the Romantic movement An escapist is a person who tries to avoid the harsh realities of life and wants to escape into the ideal world The ideal world is a world of imagination where life is full of enjoyment and free from all difficulties However Keats accepts the world as it is and returns to the world of reality Ode to a Nightingale The poem Ode to a Nightingale starts with the effect of Nightingale s song on the body and heart of the poet To him the song of the Nightingale is a symbol of everlasting joy For this reason being dissatisfied with the hard realities of real life he