John Keats?s attitudes towards death and how he copes with the idea of mortality

In this thesis, John Keats?(1795-1821), one of the greatest literary figures of English literature in the Romantic period attitudes towards death and the ways he copes with it will be dealt with. Keats got to know death at a very early age. His father died as a result of an accident and his mother died of tuberculosis. His brother, Tom, died of the same illness in a later period of his life. Keats himself is suffering from tuberculosis, too. He knows his end will be the same. All these, of course, affected deeply someone with a sensitive heart like Keats and this effect was reflected in his works.The thesis is divided into three parts. In the first part, a brief account of his life will be given, putting the emphasis on his tragic affair with death. His attitudes towards death will be given in the second part and his ways of coping with it in the third part.Key Words: John Keats, Death, Immortality, Attitudes Towards Death, Ways of Coping With Death