"La Belle Dame Sans Merci" translates to 'the beautiful woman has no mercy'. This is not the first time in Keats's poetry that we have heard this phrase- he also used it in "The Eve of St Agnes", another romantic poem rich "negative capability". It is as if these syllables have continued to haunt him; he has expressed this questioning in "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" by presenting us with the set for a story, …showed first 75 words of 947 total…

…showed last 75 words of 947 total…I don't necessarily agree it is a puzzling poem-as it is concise in its fact, I think it's a haunting poem; in its captivation of the reader. Personal opinion of "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" depends on how you read it, however it is haunting as its questions haunted my mind prior to reading it, however I felt I could comply to Keats "Negative capabilities" and remain satisfied while conserving some doubt in the poem.