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The Lady of Shallot (Poem)

The Lady of Shallot (Poem)

Hal.E.Lujah

Hey guys, am looking for some help on Tennyson's 'The Lady of Shallot'.

This poem is often treated fairly ambiguously by critics, which causes alot of awkwardness trying to incorporate a discussion of it into my work.

I want to know if there's any analysis anyone can make on the poem revealing any of the following aspects of victorian society:

- A desire for political conservatism
- Silent female voice
- Art's relation to politics
- Class/Gender divisions anxiety

So, here's the poem, looking forward to hearing your thoughts on it!

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Hal.E.Lujah

Bump, come on, don't leave me to the dreaded 'Why not check out marked by teachers' post..

i duno tbh man

i looked at it in Year 7 English but for some reason i don't think that will be much help, But you haven't seemed to mention its relation to Arthurian legend, you could probably derive some good points from that