Both Wordsworth and Keats find a redemptive and pure quality to nature. Their poems extol nature as the one domain that remains free from social corruption and impurity. There is a sense that order in the world and ethical structure to it is present in the natural setting. In many poems, Wordsworth artculates this belief. Take a read at the poem, "I Wandered Lonely as Cloud" and see how many ways nature provides a sense of inspiration and salvation to the speaker. From the cloud wandering to the field of daffodils, there are images and direct connection to the powerful nature of nature. In "The Solitary Reaper," Wordsworth conjures up the image of a woman who is inseparable from her natural setting, making her as elusive and as pure. In Keats' poems, the theme of nature is a backdrop which allows for his delving into the nature of truth, art, and existence. At the same time, his ode "To Autumn" contains imagery and moods that help to bring out the glory of nature and its natural beauty. In "La Belle Dame Sans Merci," the natural setting is what allows the story of the knight and his fall from grace to take place.
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