Bright Star! Would I Were as Steadfast as Thou Art | Themes
Art and Experience
The qualities that Keats attributes to the star in this poem are the qualities of the artist—it is said to be "watching, with eternal lids apart," while remaining uninvolved in the events that it is witness to. In this particular case, the observations are made of nature, which is described as being holy, "priest-like" acts, while the star that observes them is also described with the religious term "Eremite." There is a difference in their religious qualities, though, as the observer keeps aloof, removed from the situation. It all adds up to the...
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