Le Belle Dame Sans Merci

Question 1

Title of la dame derived from?

Answer 1

Alain chartier ( french writer) - medieval french poem with the same title.

Question 2

Theme of la belle

Answer 2

1. A knight wanders
2. Attracted by a beautiful lady
3. She appears partly witch and partly fairy
4. Found princes and knights in her dungeon.
5. They tell him la belle dame sans merci and to escape from there
6. Knight found wandering in the pasture.

Question 3

What is the opening line of la belle?

Answer 3

O what can ail thee, knight at arms.

Question 4

Which work of keats inspired ( not shocked) pre-raphaelites?

Answer 4

La belle dame sans merci.