"Adonais"

Poetry | Percy Bysshe Shelley

Why Does Shelley Forbid Men to Mourn for Adonais?

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Why does Shelley forbid men to mourn for Adonais In Adonais P B Shelley - mourns the untimely death of the Romantic poet John Keats - In the poem Shelley tells people not to mourn for Keats called Adonais in the poem because he believes death is not the end of everything Death is a joyful escape to eternal beauty He uses simple hopeful ideas to explain why sadness is unnecessary Adonais is not Truly Dead Shelley believes Adonais is not truly dead He personifies death and says it is Death who is dead So he forbids to mourn for Adonais He lives he wakes 'tis Death is dead not he Mourn not for Adonais Shelley says Adonais has become part of nature and the universe His spirit lives in the wind stars and sunlight Mourning him is silly because he is still here just in a different form For

example Shelley writes He is made one with Nature This means Keats soul is now part of everything beautiful around us Death Frees Adonais Shelley thinks life is full of pain but death frees Adonais from suffering While alive Keats faced cruelty from critics and sadness In death he finds peace and becomes a star Just as starts guide wayfinders Keats s works guide others Shelley says crying for Adonais is selfish it is better to celebrate that he is finally happy after death Art Makes Him Immortal Keats poetry keeps him alive forever People who mourn do not realize Keats words will never die His legacy is stronger than death so tears are pointless Shelley scolds mourners for focusing on loss instead of hope He says sadness blinds people to the beauty Adonais left behind He tells men to admire Keats work and let it inspire them Death is Natural Like flowers that wilt fade fall but grow again Shelley says death is part of life s cycle Adonais death is not tragic it is a step into something greater Mourning him is like crying over winter when spring will come In short Shelley forbids mourning because he sees Keats death as a victory not a loss Keats escapes a harsh world becomes part of eternity and lives forever through his art

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