# Fanny — Poetry character guide

> Fanny in Poetry by John Keats.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Fanny Physician Nature, sweet Fanny, Nature, thou, your, Yourself—your, thee, thy

**First appearance:** 0051-i

## Who they are

A beloved figure, possibly a real-life inspiration for Keats.

## In the story

### [On ⸻](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/on)

The beloved addressed as 'sweet one,' whose sadness and pale appearance prompt the speaker's tender reassurances.

### [To John Hamilton Reynolds](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/to-john-hamilton-reynolds)

Addressed as 'my friend' in the poem, likely the recipient John Hamilton Reynolds, though the canonical character Fanny is used as a placeholder for the friend.

### [Ode to Fanny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/ode-to-fanny)

The beloved addressed in the poem, whose beauty and fidelity are the focus of the speaker's pleas.

### [To Fanny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/to-fanny)

The beloved addressed directly, from whom the speaker demands total love and possession.

### [Lines to Fanny](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/lines-to-fanny)

The beloved addressed in the poem, referred to as 'my brilliant Queen' and 'my lady bright'.

### [The Last Sonnet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/poetry_14_se/chapters/the-last-sonnet)

Implied beloved whose 'ripening breast' and 'tender-taken breath' are the focus of the speaker's desire.

## Links

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