La Belle Dame Flashcards
Knight-at arms
Tragic hero, high status, sets up fall from magnitude
And on thy cheeks a fading rose fast withered too”
Death of the knight, “fading rose” colour from his face
I met a lady in the means, full beautiful -a faerys child
Introduction to the turning point in the knights life, shows beginning of his down fall, intro of superhuman elements
And nothing else saw all day long
Knights obsession causes blindness and naivety, the knights hamartia, also could be down to enchantments of la belle
And there she wept and sighed full sore
Pathos for la belle, suggests she is a victim of her own fate, tragic victim?
And there I shut her wild eyes with kisses four
Woman is innocent and young, knight wants to control her, possibly positioned as tragic villain
I saw pale kinds and princes too
Supernatural warning, realisation of the knights mistakes