Lamia.

• "when move in sweet body"
• Lamia is in desperate need of a human body


  In order to have a chance with Lycius
• Lamia: '"Ah! miserable me!"'
• Lamia's self-pity makes the audience feel sorry for her, with the alliteration heightening the effect
• Keats: '"real are the dreams of Gods"'
• Keats is telling us that human dreams are unrealistic, and only the Gods have dreams realistic enough to happen
• Ironic as Lamia's dream is unrealistic? But is it?- as it comes true
• "Crete's forest heard no more"
• Eery atmosphere around Lamia; she causes mysterious events to happen
• "convulsed with scarlet pain"
• This synaesthesia implies that something so unnatural shouldn't happen, it is painful
• "his eyes had drunk her beauty up"
• He is intoxicated by her good looks, he doesn't see her for what she really is
• "even as thou vanishest so I shall die"
• Foreshadows Lycius' death, makes it more tragic, as we are expecting it in the end, heightening the catharsis we feel
• "White", "light", "flared", "shadows", "shade"
• Lots of colour references to describe the guest's movement, suggesting that they are voices of reason
• "Lycius' arms were empty of delight"
• When Lamia dies, Lycius is unhappy with his life
• "no pulse, or breath they found"
• Also shows how Lamia is very enticing and beautiful and leads to Lycius' downfall
• "Gordion shape of dazzling hue, vermillion spotted"