Bright Star- Jane Campion

Katlynn 2022-04-21 09:03:34

Campion utilises John Keats' poetry as a stimulus for the reimagining of Keats' and Fanny's romance through Fanny's perspective. Campion effectively reimagined aspects of Keats' Romanticism values ​​and ideas through this medium to engage the audience and resonate with contemporary beliefs of love and perception of women. Campion's initiation of textual conversations ultimately ignite new ideas, proposing the power of poetry, mirroring the deepened appreciation of nature and rising irrationality.

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Bright Star quotes

  • Fanny Brawne: [the night before he leaves] You know I would do anything.

    John Keats: I have a conscience.

  • Charles Armitage Brown: I - failed - John - Keats! I failed him, I failed him! I did not know till now how tightly he wound himself around my heart.