AO2 and AO4 in La Belle

Question 1

What is the author context the theme of death in La Belle?
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Answer 1

• poem written in 1820
• Keats’ brother had died in 1818 after succumbing to TB
• expains the key theme of death in this work
• Keats questioning mortality and human existence

Question 2

What is the historical significance of the Knight at arms?
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Answer 2

• Knight - a highly skilled solider
• often a nobleman
• high social standing
• well respected
• in the poem the Knight experiences a fall from grace making him a tragic hero