A Thing Of Beauty (Intro & Theme)

In Greek mythology – a vast component of Romantic-era education – the Aeolian shepherd Endymion, who resided in Olympia, attracted the attention of the Titan goddess Selene, of the moon. This youth makes a resolution to go after her and seek her. In this quest, he wanders through the forest and under the sea - So enamored was 'she' of the mortal that she asked Zeus to make him immortal so that he would never leave her as mortals did when they died. Zeus decides to grant her wish and puts him into an eternal sleep, which allows Selene to visit him every night. The subject of the story of Endymion has gone through a few variations over the years, but it was on this that John Keats based his 1818 poem, Endymion, which featured ‘A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever.' In the poem, the poet tells us that beautiful things bring immense pleasure and delight. 

Furthermore, the poet explains that God's creations provide happiness as well as energy. The things present all around provide us with plenty of reasons to feel happy. Moreover, the brave soldiers’ stories bring inspiration and enthusiasm to the love life. Beauty is a heavenly tonic. Furthermore, it is like an endless fountain of nectar. Also, beauty can come in various forms. Beauty gives us good health and removes sadness from our lives, resulting in everlasting joy.

The main theme of the poem "A Thing of Beauty" is the romantic notion of searching and actually finding an ideal love, which is otherwise often construed as whimsical. A secondary subject that the poem tackles are the contemplation of beauty, where the author imparts the idea of timeless beauty. Any beautiful object is always treasured in our minds because it provides us eternal and everlasting joy. The happiness that a beautiful object provides never fades into nothingness but multiples manifold whenever it returns to our mind. In the poem, the poet says that a thing of beauty is a joy forever a joy even in the midst of disease, sufferings, and disappointments of life. The object of beauty makes a lasting impression on us and gives us joy even when they are not present before our eyes. The joy that they give never fades into nothingness, but increases whenever they flash across our minds.