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Tennyson - The Lady of ShalottFrom Shalott to Camelot to Lancelot to plot: Movement in Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shalott”
I. Shalott as stasis
A. Images of isolation
B. Fragmentation through synecdoche
C. Desire for connection
II. Lancelot as catalyst for movement
A. Allusion of the “knight in shining armor”
B. Illusion of the “knight in shining armor”
III. Moving towards or away?
A. Tension of movement
B. Aural vs. visual/subject vs. object
IV. Language as re-presentation
A. To present again: make a present (that is, a thing?), to make present?
B. Self-objectification
C. Desire for presence
V. So what?: The role of the poet
A. Limitations of language
B. Poetry as a reflection of life
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