Question

Is the speaker who tells the Lady of Shalott’s story also a character in the poem? How can you tell?\

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

"The Lady of Shalott" is a poem by author Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The speaker of the poem tells the story of a lady who is cursed. Several people are mentioned in the poem, the main characters being the Lady of Shalott herself and Sir Lancelot. However, the speaker himself is NOT a character in the poem. The whole poem is told from a third-person point of view. At no moment does the speaker insert himself in the story. To do so, he would have to shift to a first-person perspective, even if briefly, and that does not happen.