Written in Disgust of Vulgar Superstition (32) - needs 2B finished
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A level English Literature (Keats) Mapa Mental sobre Written in Disgust of Vulgar Superstition (32) - needs 2B finished, criado por Caitlin McFadyen em 06-11-2017.
Written in Disgust of Vulgar Superstition
(32) - needs 2B finished
Religion
Romantics: More focused on the powers of the
natural world than Religion - furthermore, this
poem is characteristic of the Romantic's tendencies
to relay their authentic emotions and views
'The church bells toll a melancholy
round, Calling people to some other
prayer'
'Bells' have connotations of
celebration but in this
context Keats makes the
Bells a form of alarm (loud,
reverberating, offensive),
that call people to prayer in
an almost oppressive and
controlling way. His use of
'other' could potentially be
meant in a dismissive way, as
if to say all prayers are
similar?
Later in the poem: 'still,
still they toll' - constant
source of repression and
control
'In some black spell'
'Spells' and magic often coincides
with superstition as it is something
that cannot be explained
'A chill as from a tomb'
Explicit references to death - maybe because
religion is the biggest influencer when it comes to
our attitudes towards death, namely what will
come after death
Role of the Poet
An unpublished poem revealing
Keats' attitudes towards
religion - not particularly the
role of the poet as it was not
released but is an example of
how Keats had strong opinions
of authoritative systems
The title in itself shows real hatred towards Religion,
demeaning it to be a superstition - typically superstitious
people were the poorer in society and they put more focus on
good fortune and superstition. Religion is a way to control the majority
'Disgust' and 'Vulgar' - passionate
language that reveals his feelings
whilst writing