1. John Keats: The Tragic Life of a Romantic Poet
... , and probably the one that affected Keats the most was the illness and finally the death of his brother Tom at the age of nineteen on November 30, 1818 (Inglis 35). John had taken care of his brother Tom as soon as it was apparent that Tom was beginning to become increasingly ill (Bate 362). With the illness of Tom came the feelings of guilt by John for wanting to ... still pursue poetry while his brother was deathly ill (Ward 221). "Throughout the rest of August and much of September ... , he John) went out relatively little. Tom needed almost constant attention, and Keats himself cont...
- Word Count: 1584
- Approx Pages: 6
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: High School