King Lear

John Keats interprets the nature of King Lear to be rather tedious. He talks about “golden-tongued Romance with serene lute” which could easily be reflected in Lear’s tranquil, half-witted mindset which fails to read between the lines. He refers to Lear’s daughters (Goneril & Regan) as innocent appearing yet seductive devils. A good example of nothing imagery from the play is evident when Keats’ writes “Shut up thing olden pages, and be mute”. He …

…to John Keats’ because when you think about everything he says, it is very hard not to agree with his reasoning. His references to nothing imagery and the storm are rather intriguing because he relates them to his life and possibly our own lives. It takes a brilliant mind to comprehend brilliant writing like Shakespeare’s and Keats’ evidently had the exceptional talent to do so and help us see things from Shakespeare’s perspective.