Module A Flashcards
who is the director of ‘Bright Star?’
Jane Campion
What differing perspective does bright star offer?
The film is seen through the lens of Fanny Brawne, with Keats being the ‘mystery’ of the medium, in comparison to Keats poetry, with the subjects acting as the ‘mystery’ (example: Grecian urn, with the urn acting as a mysterious object full of information)
Unlike Keats Poetry, What textual effect does the film portray?
Realism.
what symbolistic effect does the movie use to portray different emotions and time periods?
The use of seasons is prevalent throughout the movie, linking to emotions and the changes experienced by the characters. this is further enhanced in Keats poetry: ‘to autumn.’ and ‘La belle dame sans merci’
what are the symbolistic ideas explored in Grecian Urn?
Keats uses the urn as a vessel to explore how its images of the physical, fleeting world (young virgins and trees in springtime) can be made eternal. This acts as an extended metaphor for his fear of death, as he tries to capture and eternally hold that which is fleeting.
What is the main theme explored in bright star which contrasts Keats poetry?
The contrast between the Idealised woman in Keats poetry, with the authentic and multifaceted woman portrayed in bright star
What is the symbolism of butterflies in bright star?
butterflies are a metaphor for Keats’ tragically short life and the brief time he spent with Fanny.
what are some themes explored in ‘La belle dame sans merci?’ what quote supports this?
theme of imagination vs reality -
“I saw their starved lips in the gloam,
and i awoke and found me here…”
what is an example from ‘La belle dame sans merci’ which explores the ideas of seasons
the start of the ballad explores the end of autumn, coming to winter, and links the ideas to death. common imagery of ‘winter’ and ‘death’ in the poem
what common imagery is explored throughout keats poetry
ideas of seasons in nature
