When looking at imaginative journeys, they need to be seen as movements where the individual does not have to physically move anywhere. It is a journey which occurs within the mind, allowing them to visit any place they desire, even those that may not even exist.

Even though "LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI" a poem written by John Keats and "ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND" a children's book my Lewis Carol explore the journey in different ways, they are not only perfect examples to describe the imaginative journey, but also the imaginative journey taken by the audience.

Today I will be exploring the imaginative journey present in these two texts as well as "THE TEMPEST" a play by William Shakespeare.

In the first text "LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI", the...