John Keats and the Romantic Movement

The video explores the life and legacy of John Keats, an English Romantic poet. Despite personal and professional struggles, including family tragedies and harsh criticism of his work, Keats' poetry has endured. His life experiences deeply influenced his writing, contributing to the Romantic Movement. Keats' belief that his name would be forgotten was proven wrong, as he is now celebrated as a key figure in English literature.

Where is John Keats buried?

• In a cemetery in London

• In a leafy cemetery just outside the center of Rome

• In a cemetery in New York

• In a cemetery in Paris

What was John Keats' belief about his legacy?

• He thought it would be controversial

• He believed it would be remembered by a few

• He believed it would be celebrated forever

• He thought it would be forgotten and washed away by time

What series of misfortunes plagued Keats' family?

• His father and mother died of plague, his brother died in a fire

• His father died in a war, his mother and brother died of old age

• His father and mother died in a car accident, his brother died of cancer

• His father died in a riding accident, his mother and brother died of tuberculosis

What profession did Keats initially train for before dedicating his life to poetry?

• Lawyer

• Teacher

• Doctor

• Engineer

Who was Fanny Brawn?

• Keats' sister

• Keats' critic

• Keats' neighbor and fiancée

• Keats' mother

What did Keats hope to achieve by traveling to Rome?

• To meet other poets

• To find inspiration for his poetry

• To escape his critics

• To improve his health with the warm weather

Which poem by Keats reflects the effects of consumption?

• La Belle Dame sans Merci

• To Autumn

• Ode on a Grecian Urn

• Ode to a Nightingale

What is the Romantic Movement's stance on the mysteries of the universe?

• They reveled in the mysteries and detested reducing the world to facts

• They believed in religious explanations

• They sought to illuminate them with science

• They ignored them completely

Which famous maxim did Keats contribute to the Romantic Movement?

• Knowledge is power

• Beauty is truth, truth beauty

• To be or not to be

• The unexamined life is not worth living

How is Keats' memory preserved today?

• Only in his poetry

• Only in museums

• Only in academic texts

• In stone, film, paint, and various other forms