1) This essay will compare what both Samuel Johnson and John Keats have to say about Shakespeare in
their works and how these ideas reflect their respective time periods (the Enlightenment and Romantic Era). Use both Keats' "Ode" and his Letter to his brothers.
2) This essay will address how two different Romantic Era poets address the dynamic between Ignorance
is bliss/Knowledge. Use a close reading to display this dynamic within the chosen works and make sure you use historical context to highlight the significance of this binary.
3) Explain the significance of dreams/the unconscious for a couple of Romantic Era poets. Why the
interest in
dreams? How does the poetry/non-fiction prose focus on dreaming and, again, why?
THE ESSAY IS BASED OFF OF:
SAMUEL JOHNSON - PREFACE TO SHAKESPEARE
AND
JOHN KEATS ''ODE'' AND LETTERS TO HIS BROTHERS.
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