Link for the poem: The Lady of shalott https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45359/the-lady-of-shalott-1832
The Lady of Shalott Questions
1. What is to be found on either side of the river? In the middle of the river?
2. What do the second and third stanza tell us of the Lady of Shalott?
3. Where does the river eventually take someone who follows it down stream?
4. In part two we learn much more about the lady and her circumstances. What is the curse upon her?
5. How does she spend her time?
6. What does she know of the world outside her tower?
7. What happened to tempt the lady to defy fate? Explain
8. Explain why Lancelot’s arrival is the climax of this narrative.
9. What is the first sign that tells the Lady of Shalott she is doomed? Explain.
10. What other things did the poet use as symbols of her fate?
11. Why did she write her name on the boat?
12. What is the significance of her wearing white?
13. Explain the irony of the last stanza.
14. Scholars often point out that this poem could also be a commentary about the life of an artist (any type of artist) and his or her role in the world. Explain this commentary and give details from the poem that support this idea. Explain, explain, explain.
