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jillezton

Joined: 23 Nov 2007
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Location: Canada

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 3:51 pm Post subject: Do you like "The Lady Of Shalott?

On either side of the river lieLong fields of barley and of rye,That clothe the wold and meet the sky;And through the field the road runs by To many-towered Camelot;And up and down the people go,Gazing where the lilies blowRound an island there below, The island of Shalott.1Willows whiten, aspens quiver,Little breezes dusk and shiverThrough the wave that runs for everBy the island in the river Flowing down to Camelot.Four gray walls, and four gray towers,Overlook a space of flowers,And the silent isle imbowers The Lady of Shalott.By the margin, willow veiledSlide the heavy barges trailedBy slow horses; and unhailedThe shallop flitteth silken-sailedSkimming down to Camelot: But who hath seen her wave her hand?Or at the casement seen her stand? 25Or is she known in all the land, The Lady of Shalott?Only reapers, reaping earlyIn among the bearded barley,Hear a song that echoes cheerlyFrom the river winding clearly, Down to towered Camelot:And by the moon the reaper weary,Piling sheaves in uplands airy,Listening, whispers "'Tis the fairy Lady of Shalott." Part IIThere she weaves by night and dayA 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.And moving through a mirror clearThat hands before her all the year,Shadows of the world appear.There she sees the highway near Winding down to Camelot: 50There the river eddy whirls,And there the curly village-churls,And the red cloaks of market girls, Pass onward from Shalott.Sometimes a troop of damsels glad,An abbot on an ambling pad,Sometimes a curly shepherd-lad,Or long-haired page in crimson clad, Goes by to towered Camelot;And sometimes through the mirror blueThe knights come riding two and two:She hath no loyal knight and true, The Lady of Shalott.But in her web she still delightsTo weave the mirror's magic sights,For often through the silent nightsA funeral, with plumes and lights And music, went to Camelot:Or when the moon was overhead,Came two young lovers lately wed;"I am half sick of shadows," said The Lady of Shalott. Part IIIA bow-shot from her bower-eaves,He rode between the barley-sheaves,The sun came dazzling through the leaves, 75And flamed upon the brazen greaves Of bold Sir Lancelot.A red-cross knight for ever kneeledTo a lady in his shield,That sparkled on the yellow field, Beside remote Shalott.The gemmy bridle glittered free,Like to some branch of stars we seeHung in the golden Galaxy.The bridle bells rang merrily As he rode down to Camelot:And from his blazoned baldric slungA mighty silver bugle hung,And as he rode his armour rung, Beside remote Shalott.All in the blue unclouded weatherThick-jewelled shone the saddle-leather,The helmet and the helmet-featherBurned like one burning flame together, As he rode down to Camelot.As often through the purple night,Below the starry clusters bright,Some bearded meteor, trailing light, Moves over still Shalott.His broad clear brow in sunlight glow'd; 100On burnished hooves his war-horse trode;From underneath his helmet flowedHis coal-black curls as on he rode, As he rode down to Camelot.From the bank and from the riverHe flashed into the crystal mirror,"Tirra lira," by the river Sang Sir Lancelot.She left the web, she left the loom,She made three paces through the room,She saw the water-lily bloom,She saw the helmet and the plume, She looked down to Camelot.Out flew the web and floated wide;The mirror cracked from side to side;"The curse is come upon me," cried The Lady of Shalott. Part IVIn the stormy east-wind straining,The pale yellow woods were waning,The broad stream in his banks complaining,Heavily the low sky raining Over towered Camelot;Down she came and found a boatBeneath a willow left afloat,And round about the prow she wrote 125 The Lady of Shalott.And down the river's dim expanseLike some bold seer in a trance,Seeing all his own mischance —With a glassy countenance Did she look to Camelot.And at the closing of the dayShe loosed the chain, and down she lay;The broad stream bore her far away, The Lady of Shalott.Lying, robed in snowy whiteThat loosely flew to left and right —The leaves upon her falling light —Through the noises of the night She floated down to Camelot:And as the boat-head wound alongThe willowy hills and fields among,They heard her singing her last song, The Lady of Shalott.Heard a carol, mournful, holy,Chanted loudly, chanted lowly,Till her blood was frozen slowly,And her eyes were darkened wholly, Turned to towered Camelot.For ere she reached upon the tide 150The first house by the water-side,Singing in her song she died, The Lady of Shalott.Under tower and balcony,By garden-wall and gallery,A gleaming shape she floated by,Dead-pale between the houses high, Silent into Camelot.Out upon the wharfs they came,Knight and burgher, lord and dame,And round the prow they read her name, The Lady of Shalott.Who is this? and what is here?And in the lighted palace nearDied the sound of royal cheer;And they crossed themselves for fear, All the knights at Camelot:But Lancelot mused a little space;He said, "She has a lovely face;God in his mercy lend her grace, The Lady of Shalott."Victorian Website Overview Alfred Lord Tennyson Ladyof Shalott.http://www.jwwaterhouse.com/paintings/images/waterhouse_the_lady_of_shalott02.jpg

jazmynhudsosvw

Joined: 08 Apr 2008
Posts: 3
Location: USA

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 6:06 pm Post subject: Do you like "The Lady Of Shalott?

I like it. We discussed it in my English class. The Lady of Shalott never experiences life except through glancing at it through the mirror's reflection, in the reflection of Lancelot's armour, in the reflection on the lake.

Hopulhobra

Joined: 03 Apr 2007
Posts: 7
Location: Poland

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 8:21 pm Post subject: Do you like "The Lady Of Shalott?

amazing poem i saw the painting first very sad indeed.the poem ends with the tragic triviality of Lancelot's response to her tremendous passion: all he has to say about her is that "she has a lovely face" . Having abandoned her artistry, the Lady of Shalott becomes herself an art object; no longer can she offer her creativity, but merely a "dead-pale" beauty

cindyabc

Joined: 24 Jan 2008
Posts: 3

Posted: Fri Apr 18, 2008 10:36 pm Post subject: Do you like "The Lady Of Shalott?

I remember this from my school days, one or two years ago! I can still recite the first bit and remember odd snippits of the rest of it. I've enjoyed reading it again - thanks!

hicksjenn

Joined: 02 Dec 2007
Posts: 4

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 12:51 am Post subject: Do you like "The Lady Of Shalott?

The singer Lorena mckennit did an amazing version of this poem as a song and it is so lovely it almost breaks the heart. made me look at the poem anew.

cooolestonesd

Joined: 17 Apr 2008
Posts: 1
Location: USA

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 3:06 am Post subject: Do you like "The Lady Of Shalott?

I first came across this poem when doing my O levels back in 1975 - loved it ever since. Fortunately it had such a profound effect on me I was able to recall a lot of the comments from my youth when my son studied it for his GCSE!I also loved Masefields "Reynard the fox" despite the sad and cruel end, and was strangely moved by Brocks "Five ways to Kill a man" and "Song of the battery hen". These two poems broke my erstwhile belief that poetry should be beautiful and allowed me to explore the darker side of poetry which opened huge chasms of emotional feelings that had not previousl;y been unlocked.

floydculpin

Joined: 07 Jan 2008
Posts: 4
Location: USA

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 5:21 am Post subject: Do you like "The Lady Of Shalott?

I love it.I think that 'When the moon lay overhead, Came two young lovers lately wed, 'I am half sick of shadows' said the Lady of Shallot is one of the most beautiful lines ever.But you try teaching the poem to girls and you get to 'The curse is come upon me' and they just laugh.

egyln

Joined: 27 Mar 2008
Posts: 7
Location: Russian

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 7:36 am Post subject: Do you like "The Lady Of Shalott?

I can recite it still (from learning it for an English Lit exam back in the 1950's!)It inspired me to suggest to the son of a chair-bound lady, that he put glass wall tiles on a wall opposite the window so that she could have a view of the garden and street outside her house!

DoctorBretonDen

Joined: 25 Feb 2008
Posts: 3
Location: USA

Posted: Sat Apr 19, 2008 9:51 am Post subject: Do you like "The Lady Of Shalott?

ya i like itwe have to write an essay on it though...on the theme "inequality"and how she was locked up and didn't have any control of herlife... etc.if u can help me, please do.=]

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