Wednesday, June 20, 2012

Shelley-Keats House 6/8/2012


6/8/2012

Shelley-Keats House

Today's class was all about grand poetry. I enjoyed learning more about John Keats life and death. He was truly an admirable person. His life story, short as it may be, is full of passion and tragedy. That is probably why his poetry is so incredibly touching. I was glad to be in his old home for a brief period of time and to see the room where he spent the last days of his tragic life.

The Non-Catholic cementery was a unique experience. It would have never occurred to me to think that non-Catholics would be buried somewhere else, but now it makes absolute sense. Although I am not a very big fan of cementeries, I was glad to see the Shelley's and Keats' grave. It was an emotional experience for me because both of these two poets died too young and their potential was cut short at its prime.  

I would love to return to both these places one day, mainly to honor these great two men who, although long gone, have been immortalized through their superb writing ability, and their contribution to Romanticism.


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