In all of Keats' poems the characters emotions are key in understanding the poem. He uses feelings of love and passion throughout his poems and uses them to add depth. His use of feelings also help the reader relate to the themes. In The Eve of St. Agnes Keats highlights the love between characters. The main portrayal of this feeling is through "Madeline" and "Porphyro". However there is more than one relationship of love key in this poem. One example of this is the Beadsman and his love for "God". The other key relationship is between Angela, Porphyro and Madeline as they all care for each other and wish none of them harm. Porphyro's and Madeline's' families are enemies, much like in Romeo and Juliet, and Angela allows him into the castle without telling the Master of the castle. At the time that the poem was set this would have been severely punished and she would most certainly lose her job. However she only agrees to Porphyro after a long time which shows that she was hesitant to do wrong and must have felt that letting him into Madelines bed chamber was the right thing to do. Not only is she hesitant to do wrong but she is very religious. Angela prays for Porphyro "each morn and evening" which again highlights her good intentions in helping the couple. However along with the feelings comes arguably the most important theme and message in the poem, age and wisdom. Angela is the character, along with the beadsman, who are "meagre" and old characters. Keats uses these character to highlight the youth and innocence of Madeline and Porphyro. The whole poem seems to highlight age gaps between characters. Another theme that, arguably takes precedent over the feelings is the mix between reality and an idyllic world. Madeline is referred to as a "mermaid" and also a "saint", these idealise Madeline through Porphyro's eyes, blurring his view on reality. In La Belle Dame Sans Merci there is a clear feeling of unrequited and forbidden love. This related to Keats as a poet as he could not "think of nothing else" except being with Fanny Brawne. However his love for her was forbidden to him. The knight is feeling reflective emotions to how Keats felt. The knight is ill and has fallen in love with a "beautiful" "faery's child". He invests all he can into loving her, he adorns her with garlands to make her more appealing to him. However the lady does not love the knight, we find out that she has had many "pale warriors" come to her. The lady did not love any of the knights and this one was no different. However unrequited love does not show as the only important factor in this poem. Keats highlights the seductress theme in this poem. The Lady is portrayed as both a villain and a victim. She seems to be broken and may be mentally unstable which could be why she asked him to go to her house. In contrast she is seen as a seductress by telling the knight that she "love[s] thee true" which seems weird to say to someone who you have just met and could have just been a way to get him to go back to her house for her own uses. Overall Keats uses a range of feelings and "thoughts" in his poetry. Feelings seem to be at the fore front of them but the underlying themes are arguably more important to understanding the poetry fully.