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Short summary, themes, and critical analysis of romantic poem "To Sleep" by famous romantic poet John Keats.  1) Title of the poem is ‘To Sleep’, written by John Keats in the year 1819.  2) Background information of its composition: Keats had seen his mother and brother die from Tuberculosis and he himself got this disease from his brother. His fiancé Fanny Brawne broke the engagement after knowing about his disease. So, the very act of writing this poem could be taken to suggest that he was longing to escape his physical and emotional sufferings.  3) Main theme : The main theme of ‘ escapism ’ is presented as the poet wants to escape the bitter reality of life. The theme of ‘ impending death ’ is also portrayed as Keats knows he is going to die early because of TB, he longs to pass from this painful mortal existence soon. He invokes death to come and lead him out of his sufferings. Thirdly, the theme of “ sleep ” is presented as he longs for the forgetfulness...

English Literature:   World Literature Existentialism: The Wall by Jean Paul Sartre  Existentialism is a philosophical theory or approach that emphasizes existence of  the individual as a free and responsible agent determining his own development through actions or will. It is not a set of fixed beliefs, but rather an attitude towards life. For the existentialist, the world is  one in which human beings are constantly confronted with their own freedom; they are forced to do so  to decide how they will live their lives, what projects they will pursue and how they  will act towards others. We see five main existentialist elements or ideas of Jean Paul Sartre in  his short story "The Wall" , which are listed below: 1) Problem : Existence is absurd. Man is born by chance and dies by chance. 2) Solution : Man must use freedom, only freedom of choice can allow him to escape  nausea. 3) System : Existence precedes essence. 4) The others : ...