Isabella

ottova rima
used in long gripping narratives
natural choice for a distinct itallian setting
rhyming cuplets at the end of every stanza

isabella doesnt immediately know of lorenzos murder and is instead left waiting for his return.

drink her tears
cnnotes his care andsacrificial attitude towards her
tragic irony
forshadowing
he absorbs her tears which become a source of comfort for her
keaps her mind away from the "scares" if "reality"

too many x2
too much x2
cesura
repetitin shows the excessive and melodramatic nature of their love
forcibly seperated

poor simple isabelle
shortened name, part of her is missing
attractiveness is intertwined with moral goodness - mutually exclusive
opening line of the poem, making her seem vulnerable and victimimised- inevitability
encourages the reader to feel sympathy/pathos for her
innocent
sheltered
privilaged bubble
pure
myopic

shape
juxtaposition with her at the end of the poem

any hunger pain
tragic isolation
juxtaposition
causes her to starve and die
mental and physical pain being intertwined
tragic downfall
her hamartia is her obsession

poison of flowers
theme of love and pain being inextricably linked
keats saying how the stronger and more passionate loves dont come without pain and heartbreak (poison)
forshadowing

she prefers his voice than the sound of nature causing her to love too hard and detach from reality causing a loss of identity
"her face was turned to the same skies" (her head was stuck in the clouds)
references a funeral flower (hyacinth) forshadowing

clear villains
hubris
symbol of capitalism

red lined accounts
references the blood they spilt obtaining their wealth

differences in social class restraining their relationship
reflects keats insecurities within his relationship with fanny

keats called it a weak sided poem

lesson to not disrupt the natural order of society

isabelle suffers a loss of identity caused by grief

isabellas brother hold power and authority over her
she is unable to seek justice for or protect her lover
unequal power dynamics