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This 5 page paper supports the thesis that Keats had attempted to use Shakespeare's techniques but could not master them. Shakespeare's "Sonnet 73" and Keats' s "On first looking into Chapman's Homer" are used as examples. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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there common elements? Particularly in the area of poetry, one is compelled to compare works. In reviewing Shakespeares Sonnet 73 and Keatss On first looking into Chapmans Homer, what are
the similarities between the two? First in explicating Keatss work, one sees several bold themes. There are elements which point to religion and philosophy that are quite strong. The
sonnet begins: " Much have I travelld in the realms of gold, And many goodly states and kingdoms seen; Round many western islands have I been Which bards in fealty
to Apollo hold" (Keats PG). Here, the writer begins in first person with the idea that he is well traveled. Then he goes on to say that even though he
has traveled much, he was not awed by Homer until he heard Chapman speak. He goes on to explain why: Then felt I like some watcher of the skies When
a new planet swims into his ken; Or like stout Cortez, when with eagle eyes. He stared at the Pacific-and all his men Lookd at each other with
a wild surmise-Silent, upon a peak in Darien" (PG). One line in the work, which had not been quoted above, is as follows: " That deep-browd Homer ruled as his
demesne" (Keats PG). It is here that religion first crops up in Keats explanation. Further, the entire work is about discovery, opening horizons and expanding ones knowledge. The many metaphors
contained in the piece is not unlike Shakespeare who too is clever in his juxtaposition of words and using terminology in such an unlikely manner as to woo audiences. While
Keats tries this similar strategy, he does not succeed as well as Shakespeare does so often in his plays and sonnets. Looking at Sonnet 73 as a comparison, one
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