Question

Read this excerpt from "The Lady of Shalott" by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. In what way is the Lady of Shalott symbolic of an artist such as a poet?

There she weaves by night and day
A magic web with colours gay.
She has heard a whisper say,
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.

a)She is forced into isolation from the real world by devotion to her craft.
b)She is aware of the existence of her curse although she doesn't know its origin.
c)She devotes night and day to her craft and thinks of it as magical.
d)She has no interest in social concerns because they aren't relevant to her craft.

Answer 1

I believe the correct answer is B. She is aware of the existence of her curse, although she doesn't know its origin.

She shares the poets' "curse" because they also don't know where their talent comes from, but they have to practice it. The option A isn't correct, as it isn't the devotion to her craft that forces her into isolation. It is the curse that threatens her. The option C isn't right because she does devote her night and day to the craft, but not because she wants to. She actually longs to see the outside world. Option D isn't right because she has interest in social concerns, but she just mustn't leave her work. As soon as she takes a look at Lancelot, she has to die.

Answer 2

Answer:

It is not B

Explanation:

said it was wrong