Question

How does the poem "The Lady of Shalott" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson convey the position of Victorian women? A curse is on her if she stay To look down to Camelot. She knows not what the curse may be, And so she weaveth steadily, And little other care hath she, The Lady of Shalott. And moving thro' a mirror clear That hangs before her all the year, Shadows of the world appear. There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: There the river eddy whirls, And there the surly village churls, And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott. A. Most Victorian women were restricted to their homes. B. Victorian women were confined to domestic duties. C. Most Victorian women worked hard but were often bored. D. Victorian women employed themselves by weaving.

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The Victorian Era was the period of Queen Victoria's reign, from 1837 to 1901. The Victorian women was seen as belonging to the domestic sphere, and had very limited privileges. The Lady of Shalott is a beautiful poem by Alfred Lord Tennyson, written around 1833.

This particular text describes an abstract idea of the thoughts that a Victorian woman could conceive, in the same way that the Lady of Shalott could.

She enjoys her solitary world, even though she expresses a deep frustration about this 'world of shadows' around her. Let's remeber that during the Victorian era, women had very limited privileges and a small participation in society. This could have been her 'world of shadows'.

Ideally, this text would describe how Lord Tennyson perceived society in his era and he used the Lady of Shalott to reflect these thoughts and perceptions.

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