Which of the following lines from “The Lady of Shalott” is the best evidence to support the poet’s message that the Lady is doom
ed? a. “She knows not what the curse may be,” b. “She hath no loyal knight and true,” c. “She left the web, she left the loom” d. “There she weaves by night and day”
The line from “The Lady of Shalott” which is the best evidence to support the poet’s message that the Lady is doomed is:
a. “She knows not what the curse may be,”
Explanation:
"The Lady of Shalott" has been written by Alfred Tennyson. It is a lyrical ballad. The ballad is a story of a lady who has been imprisoned in a tower. The lady lives in a castle built on an island. She is said to be experiencing from a curse. She is unknown about the cause of the curse from which she is been suffering. She has been cursed to not to look at the world directly.
The correct answer is A."She knows not what the curse may be." Lady of Shalott is indeed cursed, however, she doesn't know why that happened. She just happened to be - the curse forbids her from leaving her high tower or looking at Camelot, or else she will die. However, she does want to leave her tower once she sees a handsome knight, which is when the curse kills her.
