Part one of term paper
This paper will try to analyze the growth of consciousness of the Lady of Shalott. Ranging from her state of mind in total isolation, her ‘childhood’, to her changing ‘adolescence’ and eventually reaching ‘adulthood’ and death, all in a sort of quick-motion. It will further deal with the development of te ...

Part two of term paper
... of Consciousness and Development of Tension 2.1. Initial Isolation Lord Alfred Tennyson’s poem starts out with the total seclusion of the beautiful, young Lady of Shalott surrounded by “…four grey walls, and four grey towers…”. (Tennyson, line 15). She is largely unaware of the world outside and of her own existence as a woman, only being able to see shadows of reality, which are reflected by her magic (?) crystal mirror and worked into her web. At th ...