It would have been terribly romantic if it was like the movie version wouldn't it though?
Yes, it would- I bet it was even more romantic than the film- his letters to her are the most powerfully passionate and romantic letters I've ever read.
This clip from the movie shows how they might have connected through the wall in the house:( this clip is so amazing..the music and the expressions are beautiful, it maches my heart ache watching it..)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD8cPem1hfI I'm sure something must have stirred in him because his letters to Fanny are so ardent and full of admiration. Unmarried women were highly restricted in their conduct with men so I believe she would have had to "make the first move" so to speak.
Well John thought she was a "minx", so she was lively and chatty it seems. She might have flirted with him in the first few days, smiled at him and made little hints that she wanted him to court her. I think his calling her a "minx" is funny and cute. I think he made the first move in kissing though- no young lady would have done that in those days. Even today most women wait for the man to make the first move. John was indeed passionate and ardent in his letters- I think that reflects his feelings rather than her egging him on ( tho she welcomed his attention)- we only have to read his poems to see how sensual and passionate he was. He was someone who felt very deeply.
I think shyness is a wonderful, sweet, and endearing quality in a man.
So do I.

Maybe John was a bit shy at first in declaring his feelings as he was unsure of his own attractiveness to women ( I think because of being 5 foot one )- he had no idea how handsome he was it seems! But once he got over that hurdle he was full on it seems.
I've not seen Bright Star yet, have you?
Yes- twice. It is the best film I've ever seen. It was so romantic and moving and Ben and Abbie were very convincing as two lovers. Watching it felt real- like you had actually gone back in time. Ben is very attractive and expressive, though he doesn't look like our beautiful poet at all. I felt he brought integrity and respect to the role- he has said in one of his interviews that it was a "privilage" to play John keats and that he was "an amazing soul". It was nice that Ben had such respect for our dear Junkets and genuinely has been affected by reading his works.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsFkJ-QOjkgI found these interviews interesting- Jane Campion called him " a channel for the divine"- how sweet! I see our dear Junkets as this channel too- Jane said as much in her intro to the recent edition of the poems.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3pXZhxpyW0Ben is talented and intelligent. here's another interview:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AsFkJ-QOjkg