Boccaccio v Keats :: English Literature

Boccaccio v KeatsIn reading Lisabetta (Boccaccios version) and Isabella (Keats version)it can supporter us understand Keats intentions, plans and achievementsbetter.Keats deliberately begins his poem with the lovers, Keats sees thelovers as the main nidus and he wants to reinstate their importance.Keats puts effort into portraying the lovers as young and simple anddue to the brothers their relationship is ruined.fair Isabelle, poor simple IsabelleLorenzo, a young palmer in loves eye. Keats seems to write in such arealistic way, it comes across as autobiographical.Keats characterises the lovers differently to Boccaccio. In Keats theyare shy with each other. So spake they to their pillows. I may nonspeak and yet I will, and tell my love any plain. Keats portrays themas being in tune with nature voice pleasanter than the noise of treesof hidden rill and Lorenzo is more than watchful over her than thefalcon. The main attraction between the two lovers happens inMay/June. These are t he summer months when love occurs, and eventuallyit grew like a lusty flower in Junes caress Keats keeps the loversinnocent. In Boccaccio, Lorenzo is experienced he gave up all otheramours and the lovers quickly slept together each that they mostdesired Keats on the other eliminate purifies the lovers. They keepclose company in a bower of hyacinth and musk. In Keats the brothersnotice the love between them found by many signs instead of caught tonic into each others bedrooms. In Keats they noticed each otherall the time. In living in the same house Keats takes trouble over anthesis their frustrations and love, for there is not much they cando (autobiographical). We now setoff to care about them.Both know the danger of the lovers class difference, only the fact thatthey cant be together seems to fuel their lust. Even bees knows thereis richest succus in poison flowersAnother big difference between the poems is the stringency puttowards the brothers. In Keats the brothers are intr oduced late on andthe characteristics have been moulded just about evil. In Boccaccio thebrothers are introduced at the very beginning of the poem and their finish about killing Lorenzo is more to do with wanting the sisterto be happy without consulting the sister. (In Keats) the brotherswork their servants to death. The Ceylon diver went all naked to thehungry shark Their silver is made on the back of great cruelty theworkers did melt in blood from the stinging whipThe brothers cruelty seems to stand for the abuse of the early