Write a 1 page essay on Compare Percy Shelley's main purpose in Alastor to William Wordsworth's in Resolution and Independence.He rejects the ‘Arab maiden’ due to imperfections he perceives in her

Write a 1 page essay on Compare Percy Shelley's main purpose in Alastor to William Wordsworth's in Resolution and Independence.

He rejects the ‘Arab maiden’ due to imperfections he perceives in her. When a “vieled maid” visits him in his dreams one night, he gets an illumination into the world beyond the merely physical. In this supernatural world human love is regarded highly. The rest of the poem is about the Poet’s perseverance at gaining an understanding of the supernatural through natural experiences. The metaphor of a free-floating boat is perused to depict the Poet’s journey further into the depths of the natural. The swift currents of the river take him further into the realm of the infinite, where he attains a renewed understanding of man, nature and the supernatural.

The poem by William Wordsworth, Resolution and Independence, addresses a different theme compared to that in Alastor. The poem is based on the poet’s encounter with a leech-gatherer upon the beautiful terrain of Barton Fell on a morning after overnight rain. Less metaphysical than Alastor, Resolution and Independence is about placing the travails of poets in perspective. The early stanzas of the poem allude to poets from the past who perished prematurely, perhaps due to the demands placed on their health by the task of writing poetry. These eminent poets include Robert Burns, Thomas Chatterton, etc. Wordsworth fears if their fate might visit him as well. But his gloomy mood is dispelled by the encounter with the leech-gatherer, who, despite poverty and old age, confronts the challenges of life with courage and perseverance. This changes the poet’s mood from one of melancholy to one of inspiration. Having thus gathered strength by the leech-gatherer’s example, Wordsworth resumes life with optimism and