ADOLECENSE
- Was described as having a volatile character
- When he was 8, his father died.
- When he was 14, his mother died.
- Went to apprentice with a surgeon.
- Both his mother and grandfather left him significant sums of money.
Liked to get into fights
Father died from skull fracture when fell off horse
Mother died from TB
Grandma appointed two London merchants to watch him, Abbey= tea broker. Didn't tell Keats about inheritance worth 334,000 pounds today. Would have made a difference.