# John Keats — Table-Talk character guide

> John Keats in Table-Talk by William Hazlitt.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Poor Keats, The poet Keats, Mr. Keats, himself

**First appearance:** 0028-volume-ii-on-the-disadvantages-of-intellectual-superiority

## Who they are

Young poet, mourned and discussed for his untimely death and talent.

## Relationships

### [William Hazlitt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/table_talk_se/characters/william_hazlitt)

_friendship_

Keats admired Hazlitt's criticism and they shared mutual respect, with Hazlitt influencing Keats's poetic theory.

### [William Hazlitt](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/table_talk_se/characters/william_hazlitt)

_friendship_

Keats admired Hazlitt's criticism and they shared mutual respect, with Hazlitt influencing Keats's poetic theory.

## In the story

### [On Effeminacy of Character](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/table_talk_se/chapters/volume-ii-on-effeminacy-of-character)

Criticized for a deficiency in masculine energy of style; his 'Endymion' is described as soft and fleshy, without bone or muscle.

## Links

- HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/table_talk_se/characters/john_keats
- Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/table_talk_se
- All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/table_talk_se/characters