The Lady of Shalott

by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

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How does Tennyson reveal character in "The Lady of Shallot"?

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Posted by mari88 on August 12, 2008 at 3:20 AM and tagged with characters, style, tennyson, the lady of shalott

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Tennyson uses imagery to reveal the character of the Lady. "There she weaves by night and day a magic web." The Lady is caught in the trap of weaving, is not able to make her own...

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Tennyson reveals the characters in this poem through visual descriptions, and the use of sound. Since the Lady is not permitted to look directly out the window, she views the world through a...

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Posted by pmiranda2857 on August 12, 2008 at 4:10 AM

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